Play with your selfie: Optus asks punters to #FanUpAUS in support of our Athletes in Rio
July 21 2016, 5:15 pm | | 10 Comments
Olympic sponsor Optus believes that If celebrating were an Olympic sport, Australia would win gold.
The telco wants punters to send celebrations and messages of support straight to the athletes in Rio with #FanUpAUS.
The spot stars Ian Thorpe, SBS newsreader Lee Lin Chin and the Bondi Hipsters.
10 Comments
I wouldn’t put my name on this steamer either, but which agency on the roster is responsible?….
Seriously…
No words.
Bloody funny. Well done anonymous people who did this. Made me laugh. Sheets and smart, I gather you work for the rostered agencies who didn’t do it.
@ Go Thorpie good for you, you’re a true blue aussie with a heart of green and gold who always looks on the bright side, great that you got a giggle out of this cobber, I’ve changed my mind, it’s actually really hilarious, super stuff from all involved.
Yeah this is amazing. So amazing that the people who did it should put their names to it. Total amazing. Amazing. Thorpe. Amazing.
Feels like a cutdown might help the gags out a bit, but I like Thorpie rising to the role of self deprecating celebrity. Having said that, this is a straight outta Sydney ad and feels a bit culturally insular.
Thorpie has never been comfortable in front of the camera, and nothing much has changed. I can see the whole ‘Dollar Shave Club’ vibe they were going for, it just wasn’t executed as well. Cute enough for the masses though.
It tries to do bad well, but it just does bad badly.
Just no.
This is utterly crap. The original Thoprie Optus Small Business ad was much funnier.
Is it the same people responsible as the last campaign or the cheaper Jungle option?
Surprised that no one at Optus has spotted the editing error at 0:47