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I... I don't really get it.

So, the kid couldn't sleep because of his imaginary monster. The monster saw this and bought him a star lamp to help him sleep. Or maybe his mum knew about the 'monster' and pretended it was from him.

I dunno. Nice tune though.


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They bought him a night light to get rid of the monster but it's his buddy so he turned it off. I liked it.


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I’m not watching any of these this year.

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I haven't watched it yet, but I just heard on the radio that it's directed by Michel Gondry with music by Elbow.

Getting a bit self-important I think. The advert is now the event, and not fulfilling its purpose of advertising any more. It certainly won't increase sales at John Lewis by over and above the amount they've spent in my opinion.

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Front page on the BBC News website must be worth a bit.


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The advert is now the event, and not fulfilling its purpose of advertising any more.

It's been this way for years.

It's worth the money though, don't fret.

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The advert is now the event, and not fulfilling its purpose of advertising any more.
What is the purpose of advertising?


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The advert is now the event, and not fulfilling its purpose of advertising any more.

It's been this way for years.

It's worth the money though, don't fret.

I'd like to buy one "Christmas" please.


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The advert is now the event, and not fulfilling its purpose of advertising any more.

It's been this way for years.

It's worth the money though, don't fret.

I mean, let's say there's two universes where people go Christmas shopping, and there's the whole associated uptick in sales.

One universe is where they just spent £20m (or whatever) on a John Lewis advert, and one where they didn't.

Are you saying that the advert universe causes sales to go up by £20m more than it would have done in the non-advert universe?

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Oxford has a John Lewis now. This is probably one of the most exciting things to have happened to the city since it was besieged by Parliamentary forces in the Civil War.


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Mr Russell wrote:
Grim... wrote:
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The advert is now the event, and not fulfilling its purpose of advertising any more.

It's been this way for years.

It's worth the money though, don't fret.

I mean, let's say there's two universes where people go Christmas shopping, and there's the whole associated uptick in sales.

One universe is where they just spent £20m (or whatever) on a John Lewis advert, and one where they didn't.

Are you saying that the advert universe causes sales to go up by £20m more than it would have done in the non-advert universe?


I suppose it gets folks talking about and raising awareness of the brand..

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Mr Russell wrote:
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The advert is now the event, and not fulfilling its purpose of advertising any more.

It's been this way for years.

It's worth the money though, don't fret.

I mean, let's say there's two universes where people go Christmas shopping, and there's the whole associated uptick in sales.

One universe is where they just spent £20m (or whatever) on a John Lewis advert, and one where they didn't.

Are you saying that the advert universe causes sales to go up by £20m more than it would have done in the non-advert universe?

They don't seem to advertise on telly the rest of the time so it must help people keep them in mind. Having a series of adverts that's become a "thing" has to be something you'd be crazy to just bin off.


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Are you saying that the advert universe causes sales to go up by £20m more than it would have done in the non-advert universe?

It's not just about the boost to sales though. The advert will be tax deductible. The advert will generate column inches in the papers that would cost fortunes in advertising. The chit chat spreads like wildfire on the information super highway, again saving a shit ton. It's well worth the money to them.

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I... I don't really get it.


I’m with Grim... on this. It felt like it needed to be a bit longer to explain the gift and that the monster only comes out when it’s dark. Great monster though.


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What are we doing for our BeeX Christmas campaign?

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Let's talk about brand advertising, using cars as an example because it's pretty clear cut.

Even a high spender on cars is only going to walk into a dealership and walk out with a brand new car a few times in their life. So why are we bombarded with so many car ads, all the time, across all media? Because cars are big ticket items and the choice of which dealership you walk into is critical. Car ads work to establish certain qualities in your mind as associated with the brand. VWs are reliable, Porsches are well-engineered, BMWs come from a rich motorsport heritage, etc etc. If you share those values, and if you want to broadcast those values to the world, you gravitate towards the brand that matches. No car ad is designed to make you go and buy a car then and there; that's simply not a thing that happens. They are designed to add up, over time, to have a subconscious effect on you, and influence your future decisions. And they do.

John Lewis's Christmas ad is exactly this. It's not supposed to make you do your Christmas shop at John Lewis. It's supposed to make you associate a blend of desirable Christmassy things -- kindness, generosity, warmth, family, wholesomeness -- with John Lewis. And it's amazing at it! The release of the ad is now an annual event. People talk about it. Soon ,or maybe already, if there was no ad, someone, somewhere would say "it doesn't feel like Christmas without it." And ding ding ding -- that's gold dust to advertisers. To create links in people's mind between the shop you run and an event that is so positive is amazing stuff.


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Yep, I talk about the John Lewis advert, but I'm still not heading there for my Christmas shop. Talk and buzz and column inches and stuff is great, but I just don't believe it translates to an equivalent boost in profits.

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It cost £7 million.

If it wasn't worth the money for them, believe me they wouldn't do it.

They also spend ("A huge amount "- Ed) on advertising awareness research.

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I didn't really like that one either.

Mind you, the people that think the burglar said "fuck you, little bear" are clearly deaf.

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Yep, I talk about the John Lewis advert, but I'm still not heading there for my Christmas shop.

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Yep, I talk about the John Lewis advert, but I'm still not heading there for my Christmas shop.

Scrubber.


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Uh, John Lewis just straight up murdered that kid's monster friend.

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M&S one is 100% better because it has Mark Benton. Teesside accents make everything better. See also, BBC Breakfast's Steph Mcgovern.


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It's all a metaphor about a child turning away from the assistance and lightness offered by his family, and choosing instead to embrace his inner monster. He decides to switch off the light and welcome back the beast. It's sort of like a kiddy, Christmassy Fight Club. They'll be a follow up ad where the monster hands him a box of matches and a jerry can and they both smile as he heads off to school.


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Shops are getting worse, its all decked out for Christmas before Halloween is over these days.

Just gets on my nerves until maybe the week before when you start to feel the Christmas spirit.

John Lewis Advert is always good, but I would never shop there, nearest one too far away :p


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Christmas decorations up in Bradford.
I've been doing Christmas since Feb. Thoroughly sick of it.

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The steel drum man was out playing jolly Christmas tunes today. It really made me feel a bit festive so I bought myself a mince pie from Boots and had some hot Ribena (it’s supposed to be made hot because it’s mulled wine flavour and says ‘make with hot water’ on the bottle!!) from my travel mug.

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I was trying to avoid that!!

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This makes me so happy! This is what I would drink last year when I couldn't have wine. Also, it's bloody lovely! Where did you get it from Meems? I might have to get dressed and go shopping!!

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My friend bought it for me, she said it’s really hard to get hold of as it keeps selling out everywhere so she went out hunting in branches of Asda until she eventually found two bottles in an Aldi.

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M&S alcohol free Christmas punch is bloody lovely.

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My friend bought it for me, she said it’s really hard to get hold of as it keeps selling out everywhere so she went out hunting in branches of Asda until she eventually found two bottles in an Aldi.

Ooh, thanks. I'll check it out. :)

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M&S alcohol free Christmas punch is bloody lovely.

I'll look out for it next time I'm by an M&S. Cheers Cras. :)

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Slam some rum in the fucker and it's even better.

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Slam some rum in the fucker and it's even better.

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Shops are getting worse, its all decked out for Christmas before Halloween is over these days.

Just gets on my nerves until maybe the week before when you start to feel the Christmas spirit.

John Lewis Advert is always good, but I would never shop there, nearest one too far away :p


Imagine if they sold online....

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I like the Sainsbury's ad. No twee sentimentality, just some christmassy stuff.


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I like the Sainsbury's ad. No twee sentimentality, just some christmassy stuff.

Does it feature any of the following :
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I like the Sainsbury's ad. No twee sentimentality, just some christmassy stuff.

Does it feature any of the following :
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I didn't spot any Noddy.


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