Huh? The pure one or the not so pure one?
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Pure Michigan - Ann Arbor Commercial Goes National
April 13th, 2012 at 3:14 AM
#2
Huh? The pure one or the not
April 13th, 2012 at 4:56 AM
#3
Actual Pure Michigan. Not
Actual Pure Michigan. Not Forgazi
April 13th, 2012 at 3:18 AM
#4
Very Nice
April 13th, 2012 at 3:37 AM
#5
Thanks for the embed!
Thanks for the embed!
April 13th, 2012 at 3:40 AM
#6
There's also another Pure
There's also another Pure Michigan commercial that advises tourists not to visit East Lansing. Just saw it the other day.
April 13th, 2012 at 4:53 AM
#7
we can switch places
I love AA but Hawaii is not to bad either.
April 13th, 2012 at 6:18 AM
#8
I hope ...
they bought ad space in Columbus.
April 13th, 2012 at 7:05 AM
#9
I've never seen that
I've never seen that commercial - loved it! I live in Chicago, but get back to see my parents in Saline once a month. I rarely go up into AA but that commercial just clinched it, I'm going next week. Btw, Helle, you undoubtedly have my favorite avatar! I have six words for you. . .thank you, thank you, thank you.
April 13th, 2012 at 8:05 AM
#10
Haha..
Yeah, I always get crap for bringing a small pair of binoculars to every game for this beautiful reason. I never let anyone else use them unless they call them by their proper name... The Perves.
April 13th, 2012 at 8:45 AM
#11
Y U not go to Ashley's more
Y U not go to Ashley's more frequently???
For the beer enthusiast, have not found a place out in Maryland that replicates Ashley's laid-back/casual atmosphere with the beer selection they have.
The places out in the MD/DC megasprawl with such selections typically have a large stick-up-their butt beer snobitude that irritates me. Don't judge me because I follow-up a $30 bottle of Chimay or an extra-hopped IPA with Natty Boh!!
April 13th, 2012 at 11:53 AM
#12
Quarry House
Have you tried the Quarry House in Silver Spring (corner of Georgia ave and Bonifant street), 4 or 5 blocks from the SS metro station. It's beneath the Bombay Gaylord Indian resturaunt. I've have definitely put in that order there and not had any snobitude, and their jukebox is awesome.
April 13th, 2012 at 7:10 AM
#13
saw it last night
saw it last night here in Indiana while watching tv with the wife. can't wait to head back up there this fall. please let me have some saturdays off!
April 13th, 2012 at 7:17 AM
#14
How can you make a commercial
How can you make a commercial about Ann Arbor and not have just a flash of the winged helmet or team running out in front of 110K?
April 13th, 2012 at 7:24 AM
#15
Because the town's already full enough on football saturdays.
Ann Arbor is already fairly crowded on football saturdays. We don't need to promote that.
April 13th, 2012 at 8:13 AM
#16
Masters
They showed the golf pure michigan commercial during the masters multiple times.
April 13th, 2012 at 8:34 AM
#17
I saw it here in Fort Wayne
I saw it here in Fort Wayne last weekend a couple of times. Nice.
April 13th, 2012 at 8:37 AM
#18
all the time
I see those commercials all the time in Atlanta
April 13th, 2012 at 8:55 AM
#19
No offense to Ann Arbor,
No offense to Ann Arbor, since it is really nice, but you could make almost any city look good by taking a few select shots of an outdoor restaurant in good weather, a farmers market, a bridge, a flower shop, some family riding bikes.etc... I've seen tourism ads for places that I know are not anything special and they still seem really nice with the soft lens camera shots, syrupy music and good looking actors.
April 13th, 2012 at 9:28 AM
#20
It's not an act...
There is a constant loop of syrupy music on the public p/a system and the LED lighting makes everything look soft. That is why property taxes are so high. I don't know why you think they used actors; everyone in Ann Arbor is above average in looks and intellegence.
April 13th, 2012 at 2:38 PM
#21
Lake Wobegon
Lake Wobegon is the Ann Arbor of Minnesota.
April 13th, 2012 at 9:32 AM
#22
I guess I'm kinda with Elmer
I am glad they did the ad, because AA is one of the best things about this state IMO. But I felt they took an amazing city and made a kind of generic ad for it. A lot of the shots resonated with me because I recognize them, and if I wasn't already living here they'd make me homesick to come back for a visit. But I wonder if the ad is as compelling to someone who hasn't been to Ann Arbor before.
Example: I think they needed to make Zingerman's more prominent. That place is on the food network and other places all the time, so make sure the logo/name is visible. They needed to do some wider shots of downtown so you can see how vibrant it is and that yes, AA has a REAL downtown. And instead of having some generic guy carrying his generic bike down a generic porch, why not a shot of people biking through Ann Arbor? I hate to say it, but the slowly-opening gate was possibly the most boring shot of Michigan stadium I have ever seen. Why not have someone stepping out of the tunnel and looking around in amazement at the size of it?
/curmudgeon
April 13th, 2012 at 9:54 AM
#23
Pure Wisconsin / Ohio
April 13th, 2012 at 6:20 PM
#24
That's pure gold...
Starts slow clap.
April 13th, 2012 at 10:33 AM
#25
$1,000,000 Question:
What is the over/under that the advertising agency was paid to make one of these commercials for East Lansing also, just to be fair to that other school (even though they have no plans to air it because it would be stupid)?
/joke that was not funny
April 13th, 2012 at 12:25 PM
#26
So that would be what?
A :30 video of a trash tornado?
April 13th, 2012 at 10:40 AM
#27
Ann arbor
Is an amazing place to live. However, for vacation you are better off with makinac, sleeping bear, traverse city, or grand haven.
April 13th, 2012 at 12:47 PM
#28
God, I don't want to
God, I don't want to graduate. The things I would do to be a freshman again
April 13th, 2012 at 1:32 PM
#29
Got.
Chills.
Missing A2 as well...
April 13th, 2012 at 3:06 PM
#30
FWIW Pure Michigan has been
FWIW Pure Michigan has been sponsoring Red Sox broadcasts.
April 13th, 2012 at 8:12 PM
#31
saw it last weekend
I saw it last weekend (in Connecticut) - can't remember what show.
April 13th, 2012 at 9:16 PM
#32
Yeah, it comes on CNN when
Yeah, it comes on CNN when I'm watching in the community college. Good stuff
