AD Quality - CoasterBuzz

I've noticed some higher quality ads scrolling across my screen lately, like Lowes and Domino's and as I type this I'm attracted to a $69 rate to Sheraton Chicago on the right side of my screen. Was there a change in ad content providers? I haven't seen the "You have won!" popup dialog box in a while. I guess I'm saying, and it's hard to believe I am saying this, I like these new ads....

Wow... someone actually commenting on better ads. Someone want to check the temperature in hell? :)

Web advertising is making some minor steps toward a comeback as some advertisers are starting to see the effectiveness of the medium. Still waiting though for big players to get in there and see the branding opportunities through frequency... people like McDonalds, Ford, Coke, etc. Those are the big scores I'd like to see.

The Sheraton ads are doing well, and it was sold by Burst Media, just like most of the stuff you've seen the past three years. It's a good campaign, pays well and is relevant to our traveling audience, so it's good to see them spending money. You can see Cheap Tickets has also gone out of their way to spend the bucks in travel areas.

Here's hoping the trend continues...

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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com - Sillynonsense.com
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Jeff,

You get enough grief from pop-up ads etc... Can't say that I like them either, but at least it's something that catches my eye, name brand items are more eye catching than a monkey sliding in from the left side of my screen telling me I have won a trip to hear the latest sales pitch for some vacation club (or whatever it was I won). I'm sure you get your share of complaints but I'm one that likes to point out the positive and not just the negative.

Where are the ads from SF, CP etc...? I would think a board like this would be a great advertising oppurtunity. Not all of my friends have season passes ya know?
*** This post was edited by coasterguts 8/5/2003 10:15:52 PM ***

Lowe's? Really?

*cheers* ;)

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Could you please get rid of the "Escape Now" ad, or at least set it to only hijack my browser once a visit to cb

And now let's look at the Ironic Post of the Week when translated:

Hey, while I'm plugging my web site with my username, would you mind stopping some other paying site from plugging their products during my visit? Man, it's just sooooo very annoying!

-CO

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The CPlaya 100--6 days, 9 parks, 47 coasters, 2037 miles and a winner.....LoCoSuMo.

Those shooter ads are getting better too now. Now you actually have to hit the target before you are taken to the site.

Ooo Schwans

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*** This post was edited by Fury 8/7/2003 12:04:17 AM ***

A "sight" is something you see. A "site" is a place, in this case a "Web site."

I noticed the Schwan's ads. Try the spicy breaded chicken... puts the Wendy's version to shame.

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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com - Sillynonsense.com
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But whatever you get from Schwan's, never ever ever buy their ice cream. Ever. Not a carton, not a bar, not a lick.

Think about it--their ice cream poisoned 200,000 people with salmonella in '94 and nobody sued 'em. Think about it. Half of the complainers shut right up with a payoff no bigger than more ice cream. Do you really want to start an addiction that freakish? Run while you can! Save yourselves!

-'Playa

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*** This post was edited by CoastaPlaya 8/7/2003 12:54:13 AM ***

Hey!!! I signed up with Schwans 10 years ago BECAUSE of their ice cream..mmmm summer's dream.... Um...anyway. The reason no one sued them in '94 is because they sued the trucking company who delivered the mix to their plant. Apparently the trucking company didn't feel it was necessary to sufficiently clean out the tank from the previous delivery before loading up again.

BTW, Schwans notified us BEFORE it even hit the news, and not only took back the "offending" cartons of ice cream, but ALL of our ice cream, and replaced them all for free.

Jeff, if you haven't tried the pizza stuffed pretzels yet, they are excellent (don't do much good for my diet, though).

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I think the pizzas suck. It's hard to get them to cook all the way through, and there's about a week's worth of fat content in them. No thanks!

The only ice cream I've had from them consistantly are the crunch bars.

Stuff we regularly get from them includes the spicy chicken, burgers, seasoned potato curls, the new yummy potato wedges, pierogies, Italian-style meatballs, hashbrowns, breakfast sausage and bacon once in awhile, cheese sticks for parties, and I grew up on the juices, back when they were called "Vit-a-sun."

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Jeff - Webmaster/Admin - CoasterBuzz.com - Sillynonsense.com
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Read between the lines of Jeff's lawyer-ese. He just can't figure out which ice cream flavor to stick to and he's tryin' to be cool about it.

I've been known to run Schwan trucks down on the street for a carton of that Peanut Butter Chocolate stuff. Curse that Playette and her friends!

-'Playa

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The CPlaya 100--6 days, 9 parks, 47 coasters, 2037 miles and a winner.....LoCoSuMo.

Who does these nickel a day ads, they are really getting on my nerves. ;)

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