Comments on: Zune, Zune, Zune http://www.acorncreative.com/blog/2007/01/02/zune-zune-zune/ Thu, 09 Sep 2010 16:31:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Lani Voivod http://www.acorncreative.com/blog/2007/01/02/zune-zune-zune/comment-page-1/#comment-478 Lani Voivod Fri, 05 Jan 2007 17:31:10 +0000 http://www.acorncreative.com/blog/2007/01/02/zune-zune-zune/#comment-478 I just watched that commercial, and I feel dirty. I don't even know what a Zune is, but I now have an image of a phallus walking around with an eyeball stuck into its, er, head, by a giant, bloodshotted, multi-eyeballed, upside down, flesh-colored Boohbah, and I don't care to find out more about this Zune thing. In fact, I'm inspired to run in the opposite direction and never look back. I guess Microsoft gets SOME points for trying to get creative in their advertising. But gee - it just goes to show when you try to be something you're not, you REALLY miss the mark. -Lani Voivod www.EpiphaniesInc.com "A-HaYourself!" I just watched that commercial, and I feel dirty. I don’t even know what a Zune is, but I now have an image of a phallus walking around with an eyeball stuck into its, er, head, by a giant, bloodshotted, multi-eyeballed, upside down, flesh-colored Boohbah, and I don’t care to find out more about this Zune thing. In fact, I’m inspired to run in the opposite direction and never look back.

I guess Microsoft gets SOME points for trying to get creative in their advertising. But gee - it just goes to show when you try to be something you’re not, you REALLY miss the mark.

-Lani Voivod
http://www.EpiphaniesInc.com
“A-HaYourself!”

]]> By: Chief Nut http://www.acorncreative.com/blog/2007/01/02/zune-zune-zune/comment-page-1/#comment-428 Chief Nut Tue, 02 Jan 2007 19:02:59 +0000 http://www.acorncreative.com/blog/2007/01/02/zune-zune-zune/#comment-428 Thanks for the comment Gene, I'm not passing judgement on the quality of the product. I can't do that since I have not (yet) experienced a Zune. I have, however, extensively read product reviews and feature comparisons. It looks like Zune may, indeed, be a VERY high quality product. The only problem with that is (a la my post, and Seth Godin's post, etc.) that product excellence may possibly fail when put up against an established industry leader that is ALSO excellent. The only way to buck that is to go beyond excellence and to become remarkable. Thanks for the comment Gene,

I’m not passing judgement on the quality of the product. I can’t do that since I have not (yet) experienced a Zune. I have, however, extensively read product reviews and feature comparisons. It looks like Zune may, indeed, be a VERY high quality product.

The only problem with that is (a la my post, and Seth Godin’s post, etc.) that product excellence may possibly fail when put up against an established industry leader that is ALSO excellent. The only way to buck that is to go beyond excellence and to become remarkable.

]]> By: gene http://www.acorncreative.com/blog/2007/01/02/zune-zune-zune/comment-page-1/#comment-427 gene Tue, 02 Jan 2007 18:47:57 +0000 http://www.acorncreative.com/blog/2007/01/02/zune-zune-zune/#comment-427 While I agree that the Zune commercials are not at all effective (ad agency that must be run by a bunch of Ivy-League 20-somethings who spent too much work time updating their MySpace pages), Zune, the product, is excellent. And if it didn't come from Microsoft, most of the reviews would reflect that excellence. Gene from ZuneChannel.com While I agree that the Zune commercials are not at all effective (ad agency that must be run by a bunch of Ivy-League 20-somethings who spent too much work time updating their MySpace pages), Zune, the product, is excellent. And if it didn’t come from Microsoft, most of the reviews would reflect that excellence.

Gene from ZuneChannel.com

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