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- nexah3, on 11/29/2007, -0/+82I think it's time to switch my career to advertising..
- allaboutdatiki, on 11/29/2007, -1/+71Only $250K? Brilliant!
- HenvY, on 11/29/2007, -0/+62'We dun' need yer feckin' English bastard tourism!'
- CannedMango, on 11/29/2007, -3/+60They completely overlooked my "Welcome to Scatland" proposal.
- VIrus9, on 11/29/2007, -3/+55I could have come up with that for half of what they paid.
- inactive, on 11/29/2007, -1/+50I really don't get advertising companies
99% of the time they charge some outrageous fee, deliver something that looks like it took more than 10 minutes MAX, and slap on some buzz words that make it sound like they know what the hell they were doing. See: 2012 London Olympics logo - inactive, on 11/29/2007, -16/+53I would have made it, "Scotland: They may take our lives, but they'll never take... OUR FREEDOM!"
- VaporBro, on 11/29/2007, -0/+24If there is any country reading this: Please let me come up with your country's slogan. I can come up with any slogan to fit any country. Need to show off your country's good side? "Come to ******, Our Land is pretty Neater than any other place's land....space". I would give another example, but I don't give this ***** away for free. I also come at an INSANE deal, only $200,000. Send me a message on how I can work....for YOU!
- Daggity, on 11/29/2007, -2/+25Perhaps the writer's strike extended to Scotland?
- dunderballer, on 11/29/2007, -0/+20Ha, that's funny that the writers sought out a comment from the creator of the 2012 London Olympics logo. I'm sure that the writer expected readers to recognize the irony in his comment.
- bigbadgoat, on 11/29/2007, -2/+21My university spent $200K on a new logo and slogan.
New logo? A ***** solid burgundy cliff-shaped rock with the word "memorial" taken out of it, and "university" written underneath it.
That isn't even the worse part. Their slogan? "become."
Thats it. Just "become".
check it out.
www.mun.ca - Rikushix, on 11/29/2007, -0/+18Any ad company that comes up with an abstract Lisa Simpson giving head does not deserve to be paid any fee (the olympics logo, I mean)
- noots, on 11/29/2007, -1/+19for the rest of the people who think all they got was the words "welcome to scotland" for $250k, think again. All design work on the posters etc will be included in that price, and at a push possibilly even the actual construction of the signs.
once you actually start adding all of the things up it takes to fully complete a project like this, it's not that bad of a deal...
p.s i can't believe they got that wanker who designed the London Olympics logo to critique the work. - chesscat, on 11/29/2007, -0/+14They should have come to me. I could have saved them 249,950 bucks.
- d3sp, on 11/29/2007, -0/+13"a senior consultant with 2012 London Olympics logo creator Wolff Olins"
BECAUSE THEY DID A GREAT JOB - epic lols at his opinion - xyphur, on 11/29/2007, -2/+14...what more do you want from a bunch of Newfies?
:) - madhouseradio, on 11/29/2007, -0/+12I would've sold them "I Love Scotland" for $5,000
- EmperorAwesome, on 11/29/2007, -0/+10As opposed to the male one?
- loopyloopy, on 11/29/2007, -0/+10$250K, wouldnt that be about 100 thoosand poonds?
- EdgarVerona, on 11/29/2007, -0/+9I'll put in a bid for the next redesign project at just a big mac.
I think my entry for the slogan's replacement would have to be:
"Welcome to Scotland. We wasted a perfectly good Big Mac on this." - ajchavar, on 11/29/2007, -0/+8did the slogan itself cost 250K, or is that including the cost to replace signs, brochures, pamphlets etc? i would assume it does include that, which makes it more reasonable.
- Fell, on 11/29/2007, -0/+8The City of Edmonton, Canada, spent tens of thousands on a new slogan. Which ended up being the original slogan with no changes. Not sure how that came about, or who got paid, but that's the job I want. Leave it to the government to embrace innovation and a solid positioning to stand by!
- fani, on 11/29/2007, -1/+8How about this one - "THIS. IS. SCOTLAND" ... with a periodic voice-over by Gerard Butler thrown in for that audio effect
- Brad324, on 11/29/2007, -0/+7Person A: alright boardroom, shut the door and be seated. We need a new slogan for Scotland.
Person B: ... can we order Chinese food?
Person A: .... yes. - purag66, on 05/13/2009, -1/+8it's about market research...you're not seeing it properly. They haven't just determined that "Welcome to Scotland" is the best available option--more importantly, they've made sure (as realistically possible) that there isn't a more appealing slogan. Companies pay millions to do market research, and a lot of times, the answer comes up as "change nothing." These companies pay for the assurance that there isn't an opportunity cost associated with their decision making models and processes.
It may seem like nothing, but it's about minimizing lost revenue, etc., and not necessary maximizing current revenue. - EdgarVerona, on 11/29/2007, -0/+7You've got to wonder if, with projects like that, it's actually just a money laundering scheme or an elaborate alibi for a bribe/payoff.
- novask, on 11/29/2007, -3/+93 Trillion dollars later, "Welcome to Iraq".
- CptBuck, on 11/29/2007, -0/+6Brendan Behan was once paid 4 kegs of Guinness to come up with their new slogan and after a month the beer was all gone and all he had for them was "Guinness gets you drunk." The slogan was subsequently rejected.
"Welcome to Scotland" is worse. - hendrixlives64, on 11/29/2007, -0/+6you know exactly what the last words were in that meeting: "***** it."
- euro22, on 12/17/2008, -2/+7I could have come up with that for 10 bucks and a big mac.
- Teej, on 11/29/2007, -0/+5Hello. I represent the country of Yemen. Let's talk.
- EdgarVerona, on 11/29/2007, -0/+5In unrelated news, the employees of several advertising agencies working for Scotland were summarily executed today.
The Prime Minister has reacted strongly to the news in a statement asking why it hadn't been done earlier. - neko, on 11/29/2007, -0/+5Ah, the cycle of bureaucracy.
- postaldave, on 11/29/2007, -1/+5looks like we are exporting our form of government across the world.
- theutopian, on 11/29/2007, -2/+6The currency in the UK is the female vagina?
- PeppermintPig, on 11/29/2007, -0/+4If it isn't Scottish, it's crrrap! LOL
5 bucks pls - ChromaVita, on 11/29/2007, -0/+4"We've got women. Bring Yemen"
That'll be $150,000 please. - prophet5, on 11/29/2007, -0/+4For $25,000, I'd have given them "Come in and grab a drink, ya bonny bastard!" - they would've saved $225,000!
- jazh, on 11/29/2007, -1/+5So this is where my tax goes? To Scotland?
- ajchavar, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3sorry, full comment should read:
"did the slogan itself cost 250K, or is that including the cost to replace signs, brochures, pamphlets etc? i would assume it does include that, which makes it more reasonable.
they also said that the signs have new photography, etc. . . even though the slogan isnt creative i'm sure they had to pay at least one photographer (or buy expensive rights to use stock images on billboards). theres also a designer, workers to install, etc.
it seems like a lot on the surface, but its more than $250K for three words"
damn comment system expiring my session - topace3000, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3Really stupid slogan, but maybe the money mostly goes to implementing it and not just making it up..?
- inactive, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3AND YOU NEVER WILL
hey-o! - truthiness, on 11/29/2007, -4/+7Wow. Why are people digging down a Braveheart (William Wallace) quote?!? WTH?
- gfunk84, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3It cost Manitoba $600,000 to come up with "Spirited Energy."
Not only does it not make any sense, but it's also awkward to say. - jellygraph, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3Seriously, $250K is reasonable sum for the amount of alcohol they had to consume to come up with that one!
Genius - Dynamo418, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3ugh. read that number... i get the reference but it's still full o' fail
- gudnbluts, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3How about
"We're not as stabby as you think!" - clayasaurus, on 11/29/2007, -0/+3It probably is.
- Tarnum, on 11/29/2007, -0/+2Example: the Coca Cola logo
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