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Rust Reaper Contest Time #2.....Pitching an advertisement

Started by Percy, March 02, 2005, 02:29:15 AM

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Percy

OK...its time to give away some more Rust Reaper. Jeff thought it would be a good idea for the last winner(me) to decide on how the next winner is chosen. Like Slowsuki's(Ken's) idea but different, I thought any one interested could pitch an idea for a RUST REAPER advertisment.  LIke they do in the brainstorming shows on TV.  Respectfull of the product is important but so is ...entertainment.... ;D ;D ....anyone is welcome to submit but due to shipping regulations, RUST REAPER cannot be shipped internationally so  if you dont live in the USA or Canada and you win, you can have it shipped to the FF member of your choice(in the USA or Canada) and that member can tell you how good the stuff is. ya?? So advertising guru's, gimme your best ideas and mebey we can sell some of CKtate's mud......really......

GOLDEN RULE : The guy with the gold, makes the rules.

Percy

 :D :D :D Hmmmmmm maybe this wernt a good idea??? :D :D :D
GOLDEN RULE : The guy with the gold, makes the rules.

Fla._Deadheader

All truth passes through three stages:
   First, it is ridiculed;
   Second, it is violently opposed; and
   Third, it is accepted as self-evident.

-- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)

redpowerd

ever see them infomercials that show some idiot trying to do the most basic of all tasks and just screwing it up royally? apply that to a jammed up nut, trying and trying, each attempt more pitiful than the last. finally after the nut is totally buggerd and all hope is lost.....the reaper comes in and spins the nut off magically without assistance. (audience applauds violently)

youll need a fast talking disclaimer guy or some very fine print
NO FARMERS -- NO FOOD
northern adirondak yankee farmer

sandmar

Rust Reaper.....almost as good as grits!
Rust Reaper.....slicker than owl doo!
Rust Reaper.....cause we all know that rust never sleeps!

Sandmar...in a moment of delusion

Stephen_Wiley

In real time..........Had a friend upon marrying his young bride, found himself tied up and bolted(rusty) to an iron rail in the center of town, as a practical joke.  Would have escaped much sooner, if he had had some rust reaper. :D

It is amazing the many attitudes potrayed when one cannot reach his desire: Honeymoon!!!
" If I were two faced, do you think I would be wearing this one?"   Abe Lincoln

etat

Don't know that I'm much at figuring out words for a advertisement. Get some ideers sometimes.  I got some REAL smart folks helping and working on my Ideer for selling Mud though so maybe I'm not as crazy as you'd think. ;D

It is some REAL good mud though, best in the world.  8) 8) 8))

Reckon I'll repeat my idea I had a while back  in the Deep Thoughts thread.

Was thinking .  If I had a  product I was trying to sell that would maybe, let's see, loosen up a rusted bolt or something like that I think I'd furnish my salesmen and  promotional guys with a box of them little plastic twist off tubes with a few drops of the stuff in it to give away to help promote the product until I got enough interest in it to get it on the store shelves so's I could get filthy rich off the stuff.  Yeah I know, long sentence but that's the way I thought it.  It wouldn't have to have more than just enough to use one time.  What I'm thinking about don't even have a top you can put back, just twist it off, squeeze out the drops on a nut or bolt that's rusty.  One time use.

I'd probably be careful how many boxes of them samples I give each salesman though.  They might want to take a case or two of it home for 'Personal Promotion'. :)


Anybody that contacted my website that was a new customer I'd offer to send one of them little trial thingies for free.  One time offer.  Can't see much difference from that than other company sending catalogs.  Maybe mass mail the samples.  Think I wouldn't mind getting some junk mail that had a little tube of Rust Reaper in it. Even if it weren't more than a few drops. Promote the heck outta the stuff. Send it everywhere.  Use the mailings and the samples as a tax write off, use the money coming in from the new customers to get filthy rich.


Anyways, just a thought I had.
Old Age and Treachery will outperform Youth and Inexperence. The thing is, getting older is starting to be painful.

CHARLIE

A cowboy is crawling through the hot dusty desert needing a drink of water real bad. He crawls up to an old pump sitting right out in the middle of nowhere.  He barely makes it to the pump, reaches up with great effort to the pump handle and it's rusted tight and doesn't move. He slowly reaches down to his holster and pulls out some Rust Reaper. He squirts some on the handle pivot and tries to pump again.  Water comes gushing out. As the cowboy quenches his thirst, flowers pop up and a fish swims by pulling a sign that reads: "RUST REAPER WORKS.....RUST REAPER SAVES THE DAY....AGAIN."       
Charlie
"Everybody was gone when I arrived but I decided to stick around until I could figure out why I was there !"

Rockn H

Well here goes...
  Commercial starts with this cheesy imfo commercial guy showing you this wonder cleaner.  He pours some on dirty concrete then using a large steel brush ,to scrub with, He shows how easily it cleans.  Thats not all He goes on to pour some on a badly oxidized car hood,  then using only sanding paper, he shows how easily the cleaner removes the oxidation.   Then he starts to show how easily the wonder cleaner will remove rust when an everyday joe walks up an gives him a bottle of Rust Reaper and says try this and leave the gimmicks to products that dont work. ::)

F.Y.I.   It was just a thought



Mike_P.

Romance, cowboys, television, infomercial salesmen, samples, Rust Reaper, trains, grits, owl droppings and lube samples.  This is not only material for a marketing campaign, it could launch a television series or, at least, a song.

Lots of imagination.  Keep them coming!

FDH.  I'll throw in a Rust Reaper hat.

Thanks,

Mike

Kirk_Allen

Imagination please: Visualize a man in a three piece business suit in downtown NY saying this:

Are you tired of all those new fangled tools that promise the world?  You know the ones I'm talking about.  The fancy wrench guaranteed to loosen that rounded nut or bolt.  Or how about the one-size-fits-all socket for those of us that cant afford more than one socket?  What about those gimmick product from Ronco.  How much have you spent on your slicer, dicer, mixer thingy majob?

Imagination: Now the next clip shows this guy broadcasting the commercial from the top of a 100 story skyscraper under construction:

Well finally there is a product that stands on its own.  We are here in Downtown NY and we are going to demonstrate how well this new revolutionary product works. We are atop the World Info Tower and it appears the Engineers have made a major mistake.  Somewhere in the planning the blueprints were screwed up and now they have to take the top 50 stories off of this building one piece at a time.  Those welds are going to be tough to break loose but thats why we are hear!

Imagination: Big Burly Iron worker (Bubba)

You see we have given Bubba a small bottle of Rust Reaper.  Thats right, Rust Reaper. All this exposed steel is not only bolted and welded together but it has rusted together from the harsh NY elements.  Now watch Bubba closely!

Bubba puts two drops of Rust Reaper on the weld.  Then he pulls out a Thermos from his lunch box and decides to sit down and take a break.  The Foreman sees him and starts chewing him out for sitting on the job.

"Dang you Bubba, those welds take hours to break free and I cant have you sitting on you butt all day.  Get to work!" 

Bubba:  "Relax boss, I gots that new Rust Reaper stuff.  Watch this!"

With one smack from his trusty hammer the weld breaks free and the beam drops 100 stories to the ground!  "See boss, it only took me 5 minutes!  Can I finish my coffee now?

The next clip is the original spokesman back on the ground finishing the commercial:

There you have it folks. Rust Reaper has proved again that if you have old tight rusted welds you can count on Rust Reaper. 

Imagination Please:
Just as he is saying that the camera goes on the blink.  Then on the TV in the Window next door there is a Breaking News Cast with Dave and Betty channel 7:

Betty: What your seeing folks is first hand video of a falling beam from a downtown high-rise construction site.  It shows the beam falling 100 stories and smashing a cameraman.  Hold on, we have some more information.  We are being told that the camerman was filming a Rust Reaper commercial during the accident. 

Dave: Rust Reaper?  I know about that stuff.  I have some at home. It works great on everything. You can get it online and I think there is even a contest going on for the stuff on the Forestry Forum. 

Betty:  Well, there you have it.  Rust Reaper appears to be what it claims.  Now for the weather.............


Drum roll

redpowerd

or you could just totally blatantly lie about the stuff.......

answer yes to any one of these questions.....
got gum in your hair again?
cant open that pickle jar?
like peanut butter, but dont like it on the roof of your mouth?
ran out of toothpicks?
beaver dam flooding your feild?
garage door too small for that new truck?
new truck stuck in back 40?
pesky wedding rings from past marrages?
pants dont fit no more?
boss on your back?
paper jam in the copier?
arm stuck in vending machine again?

ect ect...........
NO FARMERS -- NO FOOD
northern adirondak yankee farmer

Tom

Kirk,
You finished it too soon.  Before Betty can say "now for the weather",  A big rusty beam should fall from out of camera, above theri lheads and take out Dave.  A rain of debris, plaster, light fixtures, ceiling tiles, etc rain down leaving  Betty with white dust all over her and stuff sticking out of her Beehive hair-do.

...........now she can anounce the weather. ;D

Paul_H

A young man named Arthur watches as burly men try in vain to pull a sword from a large stone.He walks up to the stone ignoring the laughter and taunts of the wasted Knights.He kneels down as if to pray and slips a bit of the Reaper on the base of the sword.

8) Lifts and separates(I borrowed the last line from another commercial)
Science isn't meant to be trusted it's to be tested

Kirk_Allen

Tom, looks like we are partners in the winnings 50/50 sounds good to me ;D

Jeff

Quote from: redpowerd on March 03, 2005, 11:34:58 AM
or you could just totally blatantly lie about the stuff.......

answer yes to any one of these questions.....
got gum in your hair again?
cant open that pickle jar?
like peanut butter, but dont like it on the roof of your mouth?
ran out of toothpicks?
beaver dam flooding your feild?
garage door too small for that new truck?
new truck stuck in back 40?
pesky wedding rings from past marrages?
pants dont fit no more?
boss on your back?
paper jam in the copier?
arm stuck in vending machine again?

ect ect...........


I cant figure out which one might be a lie??
Just call me the midget doctor.
Forestry Forum Founder and Chief Cook and Bottle Washer.

Commercial circle sawmill sawyer in a past life for 25yrs.
Ezekiel 22:30

Bill Johnson

Ok now don't anybody be offend but how about.

Rust Reaper it's like viagara for tools!! :D
Bill

Roxie

Hmmmmm....I agree with Mike P, seems there should be a song in here.  I hope you know the tune to "Stuck in the Middle with You"....
Rust Reaper Version:

Stuck in the middle with you
And I'm wondering what it is I should do
I can't get this stuck nut off of my frame
I can't move that DanG roller chain
Cowboys to the left of me
Bubba to my right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you

Yes, I'm stuck in the middle with you
I wish I had a lube sample or two
I can't get the grits off of my train
My honeymoon is sure down the drain
Cowboys to the left of me
Bubba to my right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you

(Bridge)
Well the Rust Reaper just showed up
And the stuff it just come unstuck, man
Even owl snot just rolled off and the knight he just jumped up and said
E E E Easy
E E E Easy

I'm not stuck in the middle with you
Rust Reaper pulled my whole job right through
I just put a few drops on the frame
Now I know I'm the king of the trade
Cowboys to the left of me
Bubba to my right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you.....
Say when

CHARLIE

An old steam powered escort destroyer built about 1944 was coming into port from a six week cruise at sea.  Everyone was tired and anxious to hit the shore so they had the ship going full steam ahead.  As the ship nears the dock the captain hollers down the tube to the engine room, "Reduce speed by half!"  The Engineer replies, "Aye Sir!" and runs to turn the valve wheel. To his shagrin, the wheel was froze open and could not be budged. The needle on the gauge was approaching the red line. The engineer was frantic. If he coudn't close the valve, the ship would barrel into the dock at full speed or if the gauge needle hit the red line the whole ship would blow. Sweat was pouring off his brow as he struggled with the frozen valve wheel. Meanwhile, Tom the sailor was sitting there calmly watching the engineer. Finally, just as the needle approached the red line, Tom hopped up, sauntered over to the wheel, took out a bottle of Rust Reaper and put a few drops on the shaft. Turned and smiled at the engineer and then spun the valve wheel shut with one hand. The engineer dropped to his knees and said "Thank goodness for Rust Reaper, it saved the ship!" Tom smiled and sauntered out of the engine room.
Charlie
"Everybody was gone when I arrived but I decided to stick around until I could figure out why I was there !"

FeltzE

It's mid winter, 3 am only 2 men out in the highway staging yard, one highlift operator, one mechanic as a truck loaded with salt leaves the yard

Ambient lighting is dim, snowing lightly

Their discussion rolls to the storm that just beginning to run in an if all goes well they have it just covered... When a full truck rolls in...

Thats Bob, he shouldn't be back he's got the critical run for the emergency routes and hospital.

Bob - Getting out of the truck ... The feed is broke it won't unload...

Mechanic - It's probably the drive motor, they fail every couple years that one was about due.

a quick look

Mechanic - Yep but worse, this one hasn't been changed since I've been here, We're going to have to drill, tap and rebuild the mount, .. it's rusted too bad to break free.

Driver Bob - Come on , there's no way anyone else can turn a truck back in time to cover those routes.

Mechanic - disgruntled, ... LIKE ANYONE IS GOING TO GET THAT JOB DONE IN LESS THAN 8 HRS.  But good news I've got everything we need in stock.

Dispatcher Arrives - (attractive woman)  . Whats up guys?

They discribe the situation.

She comments about a product her husband used to loosen the lug nuts on the truck (Beefy 4wd in the backgroud) ... he left it in the truck.

Mechanic grumbles, nothing lost nothing gained, beats torching it out if it works

appropriate amounts are dispensed to incredibly rusty cap screws on a hydraylic drive.

Mechanic- starts collecting torches, drill tap set, Driver grabs a ratchet, breaks the first one loose...

Next sceen is the truck leaving the yard, through the window, Mechanic comments to the dispatcher that he's never seen a penatrent work so well, saved him 8 hrs work, and she replys it's not about the work but getting those trucks out making the highways safe for ....

neslrite

The Scene:
An old wooden farm garage, Rustic but neat and organized with lots of tools for working equipment.

The Cast:
A distinguished gentleman farmer, in his 60s with a large bushy beard and overalls, (I was thinking DanG)

The scene starts, it shows him cleaning the shelves in the back of his shop, the camera moves in showing him putting cans into a recycle bin. Then the camera zooms in to show the contents of the bin(filled with WD40, Cyclo, PBblaster, Kroil,ect)

The camera pulls back to show the empty shelves except for a bottle of Rust Reaper.


Across the bottom of the screen with a deep voice over


RUST REAPER its a KEEPER







Rust Reaper is a Keeper
rule#1 nobody ever puts just one nail in a tree  LogRite Tools  www.logrite.com

FeltzE

Scene, Beautiful day, behind a huge old barn,  horses cows somewhere in the background

Three men A crotchity farmer, an older man his son, and grandson looking at the find of a century. An undistinguishable rusty tractor, tires rotted half off, not a flake of paint.

Middle aged man to his father: I think this may be a challange, this thing is older than you,

Grandfather to son: It'd be a cold day ... before you'll ever brake this thing apart and restor it, It's older than my grandpa.

....Grandson wiggles something and it breaks...

Father cautions the son: carefull there is only one way to handle those old bolts

Scene switches to a 50's vintage pickup pulling a trailer with the rusty old tractor on it and the farmer shakng his head putting his wallet away.

Scene switches to a suburban garage

Grandfather to son: So how ARE you going to get this wreck apart

Son: simple... "Rust Reaper" you'll see as he applies a drop here and there, we'll tear it down after dinner.

Voice from the kitchen... dinner's ready

quick split back to the tractor, and the grandson races out with dad and grandpa behind (more appropriately slowly)

Rust reaper positioned in camera on the hood of the tractor in background

As the man reaches in with a wrench grandpa wagers "that'll break off 'fore it ever moves"

A Sweak, snap... Grandpa smiles about to say....

Father cuts him off.... " works every time" pulling a old rusty bolt into camera view.

Next sceen is the grandson driving the fully restored sparkling tractor in a 4th of july like parade everyone cheering,

Sceen fades to a Rust Reaper container, and MC "Rust Reaper" works on the impossible....


Jeff

There is still more time for some more entries! 

Mike just did a small face lift on the Rust Reaper site, I would invite everyone to go visit and do some reading. The customer comments page has some good stuff on it as well as the rest of the site.

www.rustreaper.com
Just call me the midget doctor.
Forestry Forum Founder and Chief Cook and Bottle Washer.

Commercial circle sawmill sawyer in a past life for 25yrs.
Ezekiel 22:30

Percy

This was one of the hardest things I had to do in a long time. They are all so good. I had to  read CKtates in shifts cause I was laffin so hard. Sandmar pretty much killed me too :D :D :D. The tune from Roxie was excellent.....they all were great but someone has to win(too bad Rust Reaper couldnt give you all a can ;D) so I pick REDPOWERHis take on humorusly lieing/exaggerating claims busted my gut...Congrats Redpower.......
GOLDEN RULE : The guy with the gold, makes the rules.

Jeff

 :D  Way ta go Red and congratulations! Email me your address and phone number so Mike can ship out your Rust Reaper! We will be looking to see if any of those lies can be made truths, ;) :D 

I liked that one too Percy. Thanks for doing this for us!


Let's not forget to Thank Mike P and RUST REAPER!!!

I am a firm believer now that not having Rust Reaper around is like not having a screw driver, or a hammer, or a wrench. It is one of my basic gotta have tools.

www.rustreaper.com
Just call me the midget doctor.
Forestry Forum Founder and Chief Cook and Bottle Washer.

Commercial circle sawmill sawyer in a past life for 25yrs.
Ezekiel 22:30

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