Comments on: The Sphere Agency behind Nando’s Bruno premiere hijacking

By: Mezza

Mezza — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 06:57:38 +0000

Our guys put it together, well the staffing side of it..nevertheless, all you commentators who seem to have a problem with it need to lighten up, all PR stunts are put together in the same way, for an ultimate goal or objective.
So get over it, and enjoy it for what it is.
Damn Nazi’s

By: Sully

Sully — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 05:56:03 +0000

Nando’s + Hot Sauce + Blonde models + Bruno doesn’t quite add up in a relevant way for me? A bit try-hard, but top marks for effort to put it together.

I would also suggest that too little was in the way of those “crazy” Nando guys (the one man security gauntlet / the camera at the door etc). Suspicious maybe?

Perhaps even Bruno needs a little extra brand sauce to spice things up these days?

By: C K Cash

C K Cash — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:48:37 +0000

Cant wait for Bruno to disappear off our screens. Cohen’s work will get tired very quickly if he keeps coming out with parody characters (Ali G, Borat, Bruno..etc)

By: Great Strategy

Great Strategy — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:22:39 +0000

And then to see the same jokes repeated on “A Current Affair” the next night..

By: Conan

Conan — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:19:21 +0000

Advertising stunts like this are so lame. I remember seeing a Dame Edna impersonator at a launch for a women’s cosmetic brand and thinking it was such a small idea; it made the brand look cheap like it couldn’t afford the real thing. No offense though, I actually love to see a ripped set of abs & a hummer. And those images of a hot rack smothered in hot sauce will keep me occupied indoors for the next 5 days – but I’m a vegan… On another note -was anyone else sadly disappointed by that interview of Bruno on Rove? Seeing Bruno rehash his Conan interview schtick on Rove really wore the edge off for me. I love Sacha B Cohen – but after seeing Rove it went down many notches. The same gags showed the king of spontaneity revealing his script. & seeing Rove yet again try to make himself the center of it all was one of the most cringe worthy things I’ve ever seen on TV.

By: Billy C

Billy C — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:51:07 +0000

Oporto had a radio ad that was set in a proctologist’s office. I could seriously not eat there after hearing it. Nando’s bring back the birdman rally was a great campaign. Pranking Bruno is a good idea in theory but just makes me shrug my shoulders.

By: Ronald McDonald

Ronald McDonald — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:24:23 +0000

Doesn’t anyone eat at my restaurant anymore?

By: TONY RICHARDSON

TONY RICHARDSON — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:51:23 +0000

Pranking authority figures is what The Chaser and SBC do so well.

But Pranking a prankster just doesn’t seem to be that funny to me. It’s like yelling out the punchline to someone elses joke: kinda pathetic.

Is ‘kinda pathetic’ the brand image that Nandos wants?

By: C K Cash

C K Cash — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:38:59 +0000

One thing to remember about Nando’s is that they are going with controversy in their advertising and promotions.

They’ve taken off Clare “Chk Chk Boom” Werbeloff, Rudd and the “fair shake of the sauce bottle”, Big Brother..etc to name a few.

How effective it is who knows? Nandos is quite expensive compared to Oportos (now owned by Red Rooster).

By: Billy C

Billy C — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:35:53 +0000

This is the only place I’ve read about it being a stunt for Nandos. They wrote Portugasm on the footpaths nears my house and I haven’t been back to a Nando’s since. I wonder if the people they put off by putting ads on the sidewalk is counterbalanced by the promotional worth.

By: And the Cannes PR Lion Award for worst publicity stunt goes to … Nando’s « Dennis Rutzou PR’s Blog

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 05:22:54 +0000

[...] Mumbrella recently reported on The Sphere Agency’s Nando’s stunt at Monday night’s Sydney movie premiere of Bruno which saw a fake Sacha Baron Cohen pull up with a group of models, climb onto the rostrum, open Nando’s posters and pour what was claimed to be Nando’s Peri Peri sauce all over themselves. As expected, it wasn’t long before security escorted the disruptive group from the lime light. [...]

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:45:59 +0000

hmmm.. Peri Peri on boobs must sting..

By: C K Cash

C K Cash — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:27:30 +0000

Good on them…Cohen gets to pull pranks on people so why not a company? Wonder if the Chaser boys will do something

By: Oporto's is better

Oporto's is better — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 17:36:31 +0000

How is “I feel raped” funny? What a disgusting pig to say that. Also, Bruno wasn’t there so that was an edit. Please, don’t use rape as a joke when selling greasy chicken to kids.

By: Anon

Anon — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 06:19:45 +0000

Hey gerd,

Don’t you get it? Nandos is so “HOT” right now?

Better luck next time!