Hi folks,

Just wanted to know everyone's thoughts on our advert.

Generally when I'm talking to people on the phone they are saying it's fine but one or two people have posted messages saying it's too big.

Under no circumstances do I want to annoy anyone with the advert but please remember I have paid for this. I'm also aware I'm not going to please all the people all the time but it's the same size as all the others but with less text.

Your thoughts

Rob
A-Plan Insurance - 01635 874646

 

People will whine, but you paid your money...

As you said, it's the same size as other advertisers, you just chose to fill it with text rather than something else (naked women)

Fine by me!

 

I dont think the banner is an issue at all, The weird lighting you have in the A plan shops....now thats a different matter

 

Don't talk to me about the lighting!

I go home every night looking like the 'ready break man' for those of you that can remember him!

Rob

 

When i originally saw your advert i thought it was a bit overpowering, but then after a couple of days i got used to it.

I then saw another large ad for K SPORT in another forum and thought the same thing and wondered when the next big ad would be and which forum it would appear in.

For this reason i have installed Firefox Ad Blocker and zapped all of them.

Im sure people will have different opinions on this. Some will say ScoobyNet needs the revenue from advertisers to pay for the site, which is fair enough and 100% true.

Some will say the ads are too big and intrusive and others will be happy to see them and not complain at all.

Personally, i dont mind the ads on SN, but did think the latest editions were just a little too big to live with, especially if more are on their way.

 

IMO its just too big

 

Might be an idea to run a poll Rob?

a) Too big, make it smaller
b) Its not too big, dont know what all the fuss is about
c) I dont care either way
d) I dont care i block ads

 

What banner....where???

 

to be fair at first i thought 'bloody hell thats mahoosive', but now its just part of scoobynet general and i can't say it bothers me one way or another

P.S good job you put the phone number at the end of your first post i'd nearly forgotten it

Aaron

 

What do people expect it to be changed to? Not really a lot to an insurance company advert ! I vote for busty women...

 

I dont think anyone has an issue with the content.

 

I can't see the banner all I see is the outline of the box it should be in!

 

i dont have a prob with the banners at all. shows that people are putting money into adverts to tempt us.....which is good!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Don’t see the big deal, it all helps to pay for the site etc ,

Nice to have another active trader offering advice and good service. I was very impressed when i phoned rob. Will try them again next year ..

 

fooking merhoosive

 

Putting a graphic of a Scooby and a smaller telephone number would make it easier on the eyes, IMO.

The current size of the Number does seem to be ramming it in your eyes

 

It's an eye sore to me.

No doubt when you are speak to people over the phone and giving them your 'best quote' the customer is not going to whinge now, are they?

I am not a customer and will gladly tell you it is awful.
If the same space was filled with a pic of an Impreza or something else easy on the eye then I would have no complaints.

Reduce the size of it please.

 

Just leave it, its fine.

 

I've got the same, A great big box which is blank apart from A-Plan in very small print in the top right hand corner.

Does this for all advertisers

 

As long as you guys can keep my insurance premiums as competitive as you have for the last 3 years, it can be as big as you like!!

 

I think its too big, so big and in your face ive used firefox's adblock for the first time since I have used firefox (about 3 years).

hth

james.

 

When I first saw it I thought.. christ that's a bit big..

However its certainly noticed.. unlike the smaller banner ads in the top right corner (BRDevelopments currently) which I never really notice.

So I'd say leave it there, as long as an increased number of scoobynet members taking out your insurance gives us some discount for your great service

If we're never gonna get some discount then its too big and I want it removed!!

 

never see banners thanks to ABP

 

No problem with it being there, but it's just too much in your face. Looks out of context with the rest of the page.

Allan

 

Yeh, i agree with that. Almost look like A-Plan forums lol

 

It's way too big.

I block ads normally, but when I switched it back on to see what your ad looked like it engulfed half of my laptop screen - that's including the scoobynet header. Probably wouldn't be as obtrusive on a larger monitor but not everyone looks at the web that way these days. I would have to scroll down to see more than a sentence of a first post.

 

Imagine what it looks like on a PDA or mobile phone.

 

Far too BIG.


Red.

 

They've made all the banners too big.



Just because they're bigger than before doesn't mean they will get more hit's

Mods should really reconsider their sizing, really hit's you when you first enter, all you want to do is scroll down asap!