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Bang Bang lounge bar, Brixton....oh dear

Something tells me the asshole in question will have the 'any publicity is good publicity' response to any press about this.
 
editor said:
We have a SLP journo on the case!
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Well if it's the SLP....

"Restaurant owner causes storm with offensive ad campaign and addition of pan-fried crack addled squirrels to menu"

Still. More interesting than the Waltham Cross and Cheshunt Mercury. :( (God I am bored up here)
 
tarannau said:
What a crass, grossly insensitive advertising attempt. It's the kind of lazy, overdone concept that some smartarse believes is edgy, but is in fact the kind of routine noncery that every 2-bit advertising numpty could knock out whilst having a shower and sneaky wank getting ready for work in the morning.

It's a nonsense concept too of course - how does a inconspicuous poo-brown bar change perceptions of Brixton in any way. By its exciting and thought provoking range of pizzas and cocktails I guess, just as Neon's cocktails and pizzas opened our eyes and made Brixton an entirely different place. Hang on, wait a second...

What a pile of cock. Rarely have I seen such a tasteless, unimaginative and boneheaded an approach with such a tawdry, cheap attempt to stir up some controversy. And I work in advertising.

I've never wished anywhere misfortune based on a single marketing execution before, but I'll make an exception in this case. I won't be shedding a tear if the cunt in charge of this campaign loses a bundle.
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Fancy a pint down there then? :D

Oh sorry, a cocktail :p :D
 
gabi said:
Something tells me the asshole in question will have the 'any publicity is good publicity' response to any press about this.
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the trouble is that people who think like that don't realise that actually any publicity is NOT good publicity. he's just going to go bust again. if brixtonians didn't like neon, they're not going to like the same again in brown. even with an 'edgy' shooting-related theme.
 
bluestreak said:
the trouble is that people who think like that don't realise that actually any publicity is NOT good publicity. he's just going to go bust again. if brixtonians didn't like neon, they're not going to like the same again in brown. even with an 'edgy' shooting-related theme.
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The thing is that they actually succeeded in getting lots of good initial publicity for Neon - gushing reviews in the national press and some good comments all round the web and listings. Where the business failed was in the owner's terrible customer service skills, a lack of consistency and an entire inability to appeal to and integrate with the local market/community.

This tawrdy press release is hardly going to make things better - it'll just raise the hackles of folks all around Brixton and compound negative impressions of the place. And if - as PO suggests - he thinks he's going to attract people from the affluent, established style bars or Notting Hill and Chelsea to go to a mildly rejigged, recently failing lounge/pizza bar in 'edgy' Brixton, then they're really fooling themselves. The whole creative idea stinks of laziness and desperation.
 
Can't help thinking "what a wasted opportunity". :mad:

When Neon thankfully closed, we all hoped something decent would replace it.

Guess that most u75 posters will be avoiding it like the plague, I know I will.

There are much nicer places to eat and drink in brixton and much nicer restaurant owners.
 
Didn't the neonbangbang guy actually post here a few times? I hope he's reading this, and I hope he has a sick feeling in his stomach.
 
Nickster said:
Can't help thinking "what a wasted opportunity". :mad:

There are much nicer places to eat and drink in brixton and much nicer restaurant owners.
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To be honest though - and it almost pains me to say this - when Neon first opened I had a couple of excellent meals in there. Technically and tastewise it was exemplary at the time, arguably justifying the hype. Some Italian friends liked the place so much they virtually set up home there, possibly the highest compliment they could pay the place.

The owner gradually pissed them off and away, one by one. Either that or the increasingly empty, strained atmosphere put them off going. The atmosphere was never great, but the looming presence of Mr No Customer Skills was always a bit offputting.

As time went on the food seemed to get less and less consistent - Blagsta had a particularly nasty meal in there iirc, compounded by an unapologetic response. I've no idea whether the original chef left or whether the manager worked his communication magic and demotivated all the staff, but it certainly helped kill off any urge I had to visit the strangely unwelcoming place.
 
I just did some googling, and the reviews (around 2000-2001) reallt were good."most authentic italian in london" "I'd travel across town for lunch here" etc. That manager must have been a 5* idiot to mess up with that sort of press.

PS: How close to libel are we treading here?
 
If those "BB" chaps are serious then they are soooo way off the mark and have fucked up well before they've started.
- That flyer/poster's shit. What does that have to do with food/fun/chilling/having a nice time?
- The tag line. Are they supposed to be offending people?

Like why don't I open a bar in SW£ (oops I meant SW3) and call it Toffs? Coss that would be crass.
 
I particularly like the way the "BRIXTON, yOuR PERcEPTion...?" copy on the ad is supposed (I presume) to evoke words and lettering cut from newspapers or magazines. Y'know, like in ransom notes and extortionists' letters.

'Cos it's the perception that Brixton's a centre for kidnapping and extortion, innit?
 
This Neon guy is fucking twisted.
Who in their right mind thinks "Two guys got shot and nearly killed in broad daylight so I will use that to try and sell pizza."
Its like; Come to Brixton, flirt with mortal peril and enjoy a mojito at the same time!
Loser.
:mad: :mad:
 
I mean what the fuck!!? This guy is selling Brixton as some of sort of cool ghetto for tourists. Come and gap at the gun-totting locals! Be amazed at the edgy urban reality of SW2!!!
Can't we get him arrested for some sort of "generally being a twat". Surely Blair has come up with some sort of law we could use!!
 
RushcroftRoader said:
I mean what the fuck!!? This guy is selling Brixton as some of sort of cool ghetto for tourists. Come and gap at the gun-totting locals! Be amazed at the edgy urban reality of SW2!!!
Can't we get him arrested for some sort of "generally being a twat". Surely Blair has come up with some sort of law we could use!!
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:D

I like the way the first rant obviously hadn't got rid of your outrage. :D
 
RushcroftRoader said:
I mean what the fuck!!? This guy is selling Brixton as some of sort of cool ghetto for tourists.
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The place will be full of gap-yearers next trying to find themselves and wanting to live like the locals ;)
 
I say Chaps,

I was just about to go to Angola on the first leg of my gap year when Tristian phoned me from Compton telling me about this place called "Brixtion".

"Like, Brixtion is soo uber-ghetto, you know. Everyone's going there. You'll see looooads of Old Wanktonians hanging with the locals, you get me, blud? Why not try out the local food? There's a decent sushi place and everyone from our year will be squatting at a place that Daddy bought a few weeks ago."

- j
 
PacificOcean said:
How can it be edgy and carefree? :confused:
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Edgy because the owner and/or manager is the likely to be very rude to you and carefree because he's confusing you with someone who gives a flying fuck about his opinion?
 
here's my little effort

brixton-barley.jpg
 
Jonti said:
I particularly like the way the "BRIXTON, yOuR PERcEPTion...?" copy on the ad is supposed (I presume) to evoke words and lettering cut from newspapers or magazines. Y'know, like in ransom notes and extortionists' letters.

'Cos it's the perception that Brixton's a centre for kidnapping and extortion, innit?
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Oh I thought that the letters were supposed to represent that no one knows how to write properly in Brixton, they keep mixing up their small and capital letters cos nobody goes to school they just run around shooting each other all day.
 
Once again, some of our local entrepreneurs are beyond parody...
Gumtree.com said:
Bang Bang bar needssomeone to design a Mailing List and Data Base
Reply to: [email protected]
Date: Sunday 1st October

We are the bang bang bar in brixton, a cool and chilled lounge bar in the heart of Brixton.

We are looking for preferably a recent graduate, to create a database/mailing list for our website. He or she must live in or near brixton Send us your CV, (telephone number and address in covering letter please)

Please write in the subject box 'I live in or near brixton' to be considered for this job! (If you don't live in or near brixton we will cancel the email)

www.bangbangbar.com
Anti spam: Do NOT contact me offering services or anything of a commercial
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