New Posts For Thread: The nationwide adhttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834189/the-nationwide-adSo buffoon, failed marriage and he's something that rhymes with banker?Middle-aged white man obviously, in the world of telly ads.The ad was poor and so was their new logo or identity. Nationwide arose from helping people to own their own home, but their new logo was so insignificant and non-descript that anyone not familiar with the Nationwide origin will not be able to identihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834189/the-nationwide-ad?post_id=563927715#563927715The ad was poor and so was their new logo or identity. Nationwide arose from helping people to own their own home, but their new logo was so insignificant and non-descript that anyone not familiar with the Nationwide origin will not be able to identiSun, 07 Apr 2024 08:08:37 -0500Just read that the advert has now been banned, apparently not because of anything that was said in the opening post, but because Nationwide was being economical with the truth about not closing branches.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68711510https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834189/the-nationwide-ad?post_id=563927461#563927461Just read that the advert has now been banned, apparently not because of anything that was said in the opening post, but because Nationwide was being economical with the truth about not closing branches.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-68711510Sun, 07 Apr 2024 06:48:11 -0500Have you heard Cissie, ads not what they were!https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834189/the-nationwide-ad?post_id=563850163#563850163Have you heard Cissie, ads not what they were!Tue, 05 Mar 2024 18:10:23 -0600Saddo, agree, first time I heard it thought he was saying exactly thatNearly spilt my cocoaAdvertising standards slipping, I feel a strongly worded letter to The Times is appropriatehttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834189/the-nationwide-ad?post_id=563849927#563849927Saddo, agree, first time I heard it thought he was saying exactly thatNearly spilt my cocoaAdvertising standards slipping, I feel a strongly worded letter to The Times is appropriateTue, 05 Mar 2024 16:12:30 -0600A blatant one (to Northerners at least) is Booking.com with the McGuiness fella. He always pronounces book like Luke, as someone from his birthplace would. But he changes (flattens) it markedly when he says 'booking genius'.Quite unnatural, so certaihttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834189/the-nationwide-ad?post_id=563849751#563849751A blatant one (to Northerners at least) is Booking.com with the McGuiness fella. He always pronounces book like Luke, as someone from his birthplace would. But he changes (flattens) it markedly when he says 'booking genius'.Quite unnatural, so certaiTue, 05 Mar 2024 15:15:08 -0600Yes, GeorgeAnd apart from that, I am surprised that they used that "banker" gag in the adCan imagine a few home counties retired couples closing their accounts over ithttps://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834189/the-nationwide-ad?post_id=563849731#563849731Yes, GeorgeAnd apart from that, I am surprised that they used that "banker" gag in the adCan imagine a few home counties retired couples closing their accounts over itTue, 05 Mar 2024 15:04:46 -0600So buffoon, failed marriage and he's something that rhymes with banker?Middle-aged white man obviously, in the world of telly ads.https://community.betfair.com/horse_racing/go/thread/view/94102/31834189/the-nationwide-ad?post_id=563849539#563849539So buffoon, failed marriage and he's something that rhymes with banker?Middle-aged white man obviously, in the world of telly ads.Tue, 05 Mar 2024 13:50:31 -0600