Do find that it's popping up ALOT more lately??
(this is the last gap question i swear!)
2007-12-23 09:49:15 · 27 answers · asked by cry_wolf 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
GUYS DON"T WRITE TO Y/A's OR GAP ANYMORE!! All they do is repeat everything "word for word" on a sheet that they read from and e-mail the same thing to all Complaining customers. We have to wait it out I suppose.
2007-12-23 09:57:57 · update #1
Lol! I have noticed this! I suppose maybe they are thinking they have people talking about it, which is what they want, so they think its working even if its annoying people... Any publicity is good publicity in the eyes of these crazy people.... Why do you think there are SO many annoying adds on TV? They know they are annoying, but people talk about them.....
xox
2007-12-23 12:02:03 · answer #1 · answered by Alleshiea 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Not so much, but Yahoo! said this about the ad:
"We usually don't allow ads with audio on Yahoo! Answers and have been removing these from the site. Thank you for your feedback.
Jane"
I also sent an e-mail to Gap Marketing and Advertising because I was irritated and cannot turn down the volume on my computer for business reasons, and can't disable Flash for the same. I actually got a response from The Gap. Here was my e-mail:
Good Afternoon,
The Gap advertisement with Will Arnett & Amy Poehler is extremely irritating, unexciting, and based on all the chatter on Yahoo!, detrimental to the Gap. Not only detrimental to the Gap, but I now cannot stand Will Arnett & Amy Poehler.
The person who put together this little 'snipet' either must not have spent a lot of time working on it or they are sadistic, because othewise, they would have realized how torturous it is and therefore would not have released such an assault on the thousands of people who visit Yahoo! Each day. I've never heard such anger and frustration from the Yahoo! Community -- even little girls are cussing up a storm about it!
Could we please at least get a pause button that works instead of the fake one that links people to a website that nobody cares about? There have been a lot of prayers asking for such a miracle this Christmas.
Here was their response:
Dear Mr. Spears,
Thank you for your e-mail regarding our current GapTidings Yahoo!
advertising campaign. We always want to know how our advertising is being received, and your comments are appreciated.
We have several different campaigns a year, and each one is designed to target various segments of our consumer base. We regularly evaluate our ads for effectiveness and reach because we want to make sure our advertising is appropriate for our customers and our brands. Feedback like yours is an important part of this process, and we have forwarded your concerns to the marketing managers who are responsible for these decisions. We are sure they will be interested to hear your thoughts on this matter as well.
Again, thanks for bringing your concerns to our attention. We hope you will continue to let us know how we are doing.
Sincerely,
Jill
Customer Service Consultant
DON'T WRITE TO YAHOO! OR THE GAP?! Why? That's how you get results! As long as they see fit to irritate us with this poo-poo, why not do them the same favor and irritate them with ours? That's how the relationships between consumers and marketers work.
2007-12-23 17:54:52 · answer #2 · answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Disable Gap Ad, Here's How...
Click on Tools - Internet Options - Programs - Manage add-ons. Looks for Shockwave Flash Object click on "Disable"
This works with IE7.
2007-12-23 17:53:41 · answer #3 · answered by Don't Panic! 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I just wrote to the gap. Go to the source, not Yahoo, but the one paying for the ad. Let them know.
custserv@gap.com
2007-12-23 17:54:08 · answer #4 · answered by marie 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
GOD, YES! And I cannot tell you how irritating it is to hear that guy's voice over and over again, whoever he is. I can't wait for Christmas to be over for the simple fact that this GAP ad will be gone!
2007-12-23 17:55:17 · answer #5 · answered by Jelyol 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋
If it is, I wouldn't know....i used Mozilla Ad Block after I got tired of muting and Poof! Problem solved.
2007-12-23 17:52:10 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the best thing to do is to call up the nearest GAP store and yell at them. Yahoo is deaf, dumb and blind to everything.
2007-12-23 17:52:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋
Maybe we should send mass emails to GAP instead of complaining among us.
2007-12-23 17:52:20 · answer #8 · answered by manonski 5 · 3⤊ 1⤋
It doesn't bother me anymore.
EVERYONE WHO THIS DOES BOTHER!!!! Click on this link http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AjsH.HfM5HxmEaJYxPxVMxPty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20071223095020AAlCkdx&show=7#profile-info-fbz1OSsSaa then star it so more people will be able to get rid of it.
Or just follow the instructions of "I give up!" three answers below me.
2007-12-23 17:53:11 · answer #9 · answered by Kingdiana Jones 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It pops up even when I'm on other pages now. I wish other things popped up that often!
2007-12-23 17:53:09 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋