http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ CityCyclingEdinburgh Forum » Topic: "Marketing group’s ‘Incredinburgh’ campaign is ‘suicidal’ says council insider" en Fri, 22 May 2026 02:44:29 +0000 http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-109213 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:09:47 +0000 chdot 109213@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/politics/councillor-slams-incredinburgh-firm-over-waffle-1-2912840" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/politics/councillor-slams-incredinburgh-firm-over-waffle-1-2912840</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-89708 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:45:32 +0000 crowriver 89708@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Cue a rash of jokes about coke fuelled ad creatives Tweeting after one too many shandies. Ah well, makes a change from hearing about some dead DJ all the f'ing time... </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-89704 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:18:40 +0000 Uberuce 89704@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Off topic @kaputnik: </p> <p>I will hazard a guess that 'poisonous' means the bulk of the entity in question is toxic, whereas 'venomous' means the entity is capable of injecting a toxin, but aside from that toxin's storage vessel isn't itself toxic?</p> <p>Or: if you bite a poisonous snake, you're dead, but you can bite a venomous snake all day as long as it doesn't bite you back. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-89701 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:53:27 +0000 Min 89701@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/edinburgh-evening-news/latest-news/advertising-guru-gerry-farrell-suspended-over-steve-cardownie-incredinburgh-tweets-1-2612164">The guy has been suspended.</a> I mean, its not often that someone can make Steve Cardownie look less worse than them but this guy managed! </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-89681 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 15:21:38 +0000 kaputnik 89681@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>At the very least the council is the major funder of the "arms length organisation". Regardless of how long the arms were intended to be, if the people putting up the money aren't pleased, that's what will ultimately matter.</p> <p>I'm no expert, but delivering a public attack at the source of the money I hear is called "doing a Ratner", and isn't very clever. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-89663 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:33:56 +0000 chdot 89663@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@k</p> <p>Yes</p> <p>I think one problem here is that it's not entirely clear who client is. </p> <p>Councillors (esp. Cardownie) think it's them. </p> <p>Presumably the 'arms length org' thinks differently (?) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-89662 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:29:51 +0000 kaputnik 89662@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If the client doesn't like the g*ff that the marketing agency has come up with, and begrudges the huge amount of money it has to pay for it, then Mr Leith Agency could do himself a favour and bite his lip, rather than have a public and childish rant at the client.</p> <p>Clients are notoriously indecisive, ask for it in green but really want it in black, but ultimately they're paying the bill and if they don't like it, they don't like it.</p> <p>And if Leith Agency is going to expect hunners of thousands of public money then it better accept it is going to be in the public spotlight if what they come up with isn't hitting the spot.</p> <p>Oh, and cobras aren't poisonous. They're venomous. Big difference. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-89638 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 12:20:31 +0000 Min 89638@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Wow, that is edinburghly childish. How old is this guy? Five? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-89633 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:54:24 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 89633@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I still think, abroad, it worked.</p> <p>*lone voice* </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-89632 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:50:00 +0000 cc 89632@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Steve Cardownie isn't always my favourite councillor, but surely he was right this time - the slogan is incrediburghly bad. Just awful. Anyway, that was pretty much the reaction of all the councillors wasn't it, not just him? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-89628 Fri, 02 Nov 2012 11:30:54 +0000 chdot 89628@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/senior-councillor-steve-cardownie-branded-king-cobra-by-advertising-guru-in-marketing-row-over-incredinburgh-campaign-1-2611328" rel="nofollow">http://www.scotsman.com/news/scottish-news/top-stories/senior-councillor-steve-cardownie-branded-king-cobra-by-advertising-guru-in-marketing-row-over-incredinburgh-campaign-1-2611328</a> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-88973 Sun, 28 Oct 2012 18:15:36 +0000 alibali 88973@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Stunning photo WC!</p> <p>Maybe they could park the "spare" trams up there in an ironic/iconic marketing ploy in the manner of The Ramsden's/Specsavers/Wonga(*) thing in Scottish Football?</p> <p>(*)Pawnbrokers sponsor an SFL cup, Opticians sponsor referees, Wonga sponsor a club in need of a loan to get them to the end of the month) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-88805 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 09:30:01 +0000 Roibeard 88805@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@amir - I'm not dead yet!</p> <p>Somebody had to do it - we couldn't all leave him hanging...</p> <p>Robert </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738&page=2#post-88795 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 07:23:32 +0000 gembo 88795@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Our one sided Parthenon on Calton Hill probably funded by slavery too, so both Edinburgh's Disgrace and Scotland's shame. Tho as kapps says in his ref to trambles, they ran out of money back then ( see also the Darien Scheme which was the original basis for Fred Goodwin's economic plans and resulted in England bailing out Scotland and the act of union 1707)</p> <p>This summer I took thing 2 and thing 3 along. I was lifting them on to it and then moved to hauling myself up at which point some helpful young tourists offered to help me, I declined their kindness. I must look very old and decrepit now.</p> <p>Lovely photo from WC </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88791 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:34:10 +0000 Wilmington's Cow 88791@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackpuddinonnabike/6133931142/"><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6078/6133931142_2cef3eb3aa.jpg"></a><br /> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/blackpuddinonnabike/6133931142/">Disgraceful Sunset</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/blackpuddinonnabike/">blackpuddinonnabike</a>, on Flickr </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88790 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:28:00 +0000 crowriver 88790@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>@Tom, oh I know. Hence Mr. Happy as the 'o' in Glasgow. </p> <p>Cheesy as heck. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88789 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:24:45 +0000 crowriver 88789@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Edinburgh's Disgrace</em></p> <p>Eh? Do you mean Scotland's Shame? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88787 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 00:03:48 +0000 kaputnik 88787@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>London's Big, but Biggar's Incredinbigger? </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88786 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 23:56:26 +0000 Cyclingmollie 88786@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>crowriver "'Glasgow's Miles Better'" was also meant to be read as "Glasgow Smiles Better". Still terrible though. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88781 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:20:32 +0000 kaputnik 88781@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Edinburgh's Disgrace</em></p> <p>I read about that. They wanted to show off something "iconic" to the world but they mismanaged the project, ran out of money and only built half of it.</p> <p>Due to finish in 2014 they claim. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88779 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:14:50 +0000 gembo 88779@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>I sometimes visit Edinburgh for a holiday, it is a great place. Calton Hill, Edinburgh's Disgrace, Arthur's Seat, Salisbury Crags, Duddingston Loch, even walking round the old town, parliament, Jacob's Ladder, Royal Terrace, New Town (tho funded by slavery). </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88778 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 22:12:24 +0000 Arellcat 88778@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>If CCE is anything to go by, "Cycling: Get Aheadinburgh". </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88776 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:45:24 +0000 amir 88776@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Bring out yer Deadinburgh<br /> [code]<br /> (for a specific market) </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88775 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:11:29 +0000 kaputnik 88775@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Incredinbrubbish </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88774 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 21:07:48 +0000 Uberuce 88774@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Ninja cyclists have no LEDinburgh.</p> <p>The rest don't pay their VEDinburgh.</p> <p>Quality they saidinburgh.</p> <p>Permission for a shedinburgh. </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88769 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:49:35 +0000 steveo 88769@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p><em>Surely the response to 'Glasgow's Miles Better' was always 'Edinburgh: slightly superior' </em></p> <p>Edinburgh; Its not Glasgow.</p> <p>That works on both levels </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88763 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:32:18 +0000 gembo 88763@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Edininbrrrrr tonight, the gritters are out </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88761 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:28:35 +0000 Greenroofer 88761@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Surely the response to 'Glasgow's Miles Better' was always 'Edinburgh: slightly superior' </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88760 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 20:26:49 +0000 LaidBack 88760@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>The best line to include the city's name is the one used to get dog owners to clean up. </p> <p>'Don't make it Edinbur..urghh!'</p> <p>Stenciilled on pavements with crouching dog graphic. All in the best possible taste!</p> <p><em>cc = Go to Glasgow instedinburgh - good one :-) </em> </p> http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/topic.php?id=8738#post-88749 Thu, 25 Oct 2012 18:17:11 +0000 crowriver 88749@http://citycyclingedinburgh.info/bbpress/ <p>Could be worse, it could be 'Glasgow's Miles Better'. </p> <p>What a smug, self-satidied, parochial and boastful slogan <em>that</em> was!</p> <p>Miles better than.....? </p>