Graffiti by seanoneill

Graffiti

We have a series of adverts in the UK for an insurance comparison website called go compare.

They feature an opera singer singing a version of the George M Cohan song "Over there". They are dreadful. They are cheesy, they are truly awful. If you don't live in the UK and want to see for yourself.

http://news.gocompare.com/press-office/tv-advert/

There are a series of billboard posters in Loughborough for go compare, and they have been defaced in different ways. I like this one best.
LOL! Great Shot! or Maybe he needs to be Shot! he.. he.. he.. I cant stand cheesy advertisement especially on billboards! So sorry i have been so behind on your pics! i have been sick and swamped with paperwork..hope all is well! :)
July 5th, 2012  
Hate to tell you this but the graffiti is part of the ad.... clever you could say
July 5th, 2012  
@fueast BUGGER!!!!
July 5th, 2012  
@seanoneill I know - I think its a clever but quite cynical piece of advertising.
July 5th, 2012  
@fueast Ah well, I'm not going to change it. Originally it was a power to the graffiti artist elbow shot, now it's a lame tribute to some ad creative...
July 5th, 2012  
It's still pretty funny which is unusual in advertising!!
July 5th, 2012  
@sjodell Agreed! When my eldest pointed it out on the school run my first inclination was to think it was a set up, but he assured me it wasn't!! Still, it has provided a talking point thus far.
July 5th, 2012  
This advertising has worked. it's got everyone talking about their campaign. Very funny, Sean!
July 5th, 2012  
@asutherland1964 It certainly has Andrew!!
July 5th, 2012  
hahahahahah
July 5th, 2012  
Too funny, just looked at the link, very annoying, but if people are talking about it is working!
July 5th, 2012  
lol....
July 5th, 2012  
Oh yes, Sean! Very funny! Lets encourage whoever did that to deface a few more of these ads that treat us like morons! Do these ads work? Not for me they don't. Unfortunately you have now told me what go compare is so I will have to have part of my brain removed!
July 5th, 2012  
LOL - too funny!
July 5th, 2012  
LMAO! I love it! their lame advertising worked hahah you made it go viral :D great work! (by the way I mean that in a nice way)
July 5th, 2012  
@tracywilliams I'm cool with it Tracy, though disappointed that one of my townsmen hasn't had the wit to do it, and more disappointed that the company themselves had to resort to parodying themselves to get publicity....
July 5th, 2012  
@seanoneill I think they have done a great job of getting creative with their publicity, we don't have advertising like that here :D
July 5th, 2012  
They are so dreadful that you remember them, clever advertising, I used their site and reduced the house insurance by over £1,000 this year!!! Great shot and really funny!!
July 5th, 2012  
Now you have gone & done it Sean I have got that awful song in my head, that add is just terrible !
July 5th, 2012  
Tacky often works
July 5th, 2012  
Funny - Great shot!
July 6th, 2012  
This is great! Show us the other ones!
July 8th, 2012  
Lyn
Ha! How fun. . .
July 9th, 2012  
Haha someone did a great job on this one. :-)
July 9th, 2012  
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