Amber “Abby” Sepulveda

Have you ever seen those commercials where they just talk so fast and the commercial lasts a few seconds? Then you ask “What the heck was that ad all about?”

Sometimes you just have to wonder how someone got paid to create it.

Or how about when you see a commercial and you really don’t like it – and all of a sudden it repeats itself, twice. It almost seems as if the commercial is stalking me. Is there a law against this?

Notice how some ads love to have the number NINE in their phone numbers? Well my favorite number is two. Why not put “two” in the phone number? Why are there so many 9s in phone numbers? Something to do with an omen?

I mean, come on. Can’t sponsors do better than that? Have a nice catchy theme song like McDonald’s “bada ba ba baa I’m loving it” Well I’m not loving some of those other commercials, that’s for sure.

I can’t even watch Cartoon Network because most of the time stupid commercials pop up and some don’t know when to shut up. I just get annoyed and don’t watch TV for a day or two until my favorite show airs. During that time, sponsors can’t sell anything to me, can they?

Now, Jerry Springer has really funny commercials during his show. And because they’re not that serious, I remember them. Some ads are so serious they don’t even get my attention.

What commercials really annoy you? Is repetition good marketing? Do serious commercials get your attention, or do you prefer something lighter and comedic?

Photo Credit: Amber “Abby” Sepulveda