{"id":224,"date":"2008-12-29T01:05:00","date_gmt":"2008-12-29T08:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blogWORDPRESS\/2008\/12\/29\/monday-radio-commercial-smackdown-mgm-grand-hotel-casino\/"},"modified":"2008-12-29T01:05:00","modified_gmt":"2008-12-29T08:05:00","slug":"monday-radio-commercial-smackdown-mgm-grand-hotel-casino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2008\/12\/monday-radio-commercial-smackdown-mgm-grand-hotel-casino\/","title":{"rendered":"MONDAY RADIO COMMERCIAL SMACKDOWN: MGM Grand Hotel & Casino"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The spot opens with, “Wishing you could get away for a mini-vacation?”<\/span> That certainly could be the premise of a commercial for a Las Vegas resort. But after asking the question, they don’t do anything to deliver on its implied promise.<\/p>\n

“Here’s a little secret exclusive for our K-EARTH listeners. MGM Hotel & Casino has it all….”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Actually, I swear the guy is saying “had” it all. But that doesn’t make sense. It’s more likely that my hearing ability has deteriorated than that the copywriter or voiceover performer accidentally wrote or said “had” instead of “has” \u2014 and that no one at the radio station caught it.<\/p>\n

Where was I? Oh, yeah: <\/p>\n

“Here’s a little secret exclusive for our K-EARTH listeners. MGM Grand Hotel & Casino has it all….”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s not a secret, and it’s certainly not exclusive for K-EARTH listeners.<\/p>\n

Saying that something is exclusive for your listeners when it’s not is what we in the radio advertising biz call “not true.”<\/p>\n

“Treat yourself to a massage at the spa.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Gee, a Vegas hotel with a spa? Hard to believe. And the spa offers massages? Unheard of.<\/p>\n

“See an award-winning show.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

SHE: We never do anything fun any more.<\/p>\n

HE: How about seeing an award-winning show?<\/p>\n

SHE: What a great idea! Honey, I love you!<\/p>\n

TOGETHER: Thanks, MGM Grand Hotel & Casino!<\/p>\n

Here Comes The Clue Train:<\/span><\/p>\n

If you want people to attend your award-winning show, tell them the name of the show or performer.<\/p>\n

“But the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino has a number of different shows, and they might change from one week to the next.”<\/p>\n

Yeah, so? Either do the work needed to create the spot that sells the show, or don’t waste your breath and the listeners’ time talking about it.<\/p>\n

“Indulge yourself in any of the 15 restaurants.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Indulge myself? Oh, you mean eat food?<\/p>\n

15 restaurants? Doesn’t sound particularly inviting to me. Sounds like a gigantic, impersonal place. But by golly, “15 restaurants” is on that list of bullet points, so….<\/p>\n

“Oh, and the room accommodations? Wow, where do I start?”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Well, you could start by noticing that no one you know ever comes back from a mini-vacation and refers to their “room accommodations.” Never. <\/p>\n

HE: How about staying at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino?<\/p>\n

SHE: Hmm, I don’t know. What are their room accommodations like?”<\/p>\n

And apparently the announcer never did figure out “where to start,” because she didn’t say anything at all about the “room accommodations” \u2014 other than to imply that the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino has some.<\/p>\n

“Exclusive package offers won’t last long.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Hey, they met the “not true” standard twice in just six words:<\/p>\n

1. <\/span>We’ve already established that the offers are not exclusive.<\/p>\n

2.<\/span> The “special offers” probably will be featured on the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino’s website for years.<\/p>\n

“I tried radio advertising, and it didn’t work….”<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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