Phrase that doesn't pay

Or why traditional #radio #advertising no longer works for me.  Sweeping statement - but I am getting increasingly irritated by poor 'shout shout, money off, shout shout - website address - shout shout phone number' radio commercials.  In an age where I get banner ads and content delivered to my phone, iPad and computer that are based on my browsing and buying history I am now getting used to more relevant advertising targeted towards me, and I am far more likely to click through or listen on Spotify to ads for products that reflect my interests.

Don't get me wrong I still love some of the traditional advertising - I watched the 3 minute long Dove commercial on YouTube and thought it was one of the best pieces of clever advertising this year - compelling - interesting and relevant to the product - but had great content that would interest a much wider audience (me).

So if you make quirky, funny or human scale non-shouty commercials carry on.  If you are an advertiser cramming 40 seconds of copy into a 30 sec ad that mentions your website 3 times and the latest bogoff deal - you are doing it wrong for me - and whereas before I might persevere - I now reach for the OFF switch.