Blind date couple feature in new ANZ campaign
A new ad for ANZ bank features a couple preparing for a blind date.
The bank’s creative agency is Whybin\TBWA\Melbourne. The campaign is one of the first rolled out since Matt Boss became the bank’s marketing chief.
Unlike much of ANZ’s recent work, Mentalist star Simon Baker is absent from the ad.
View the ad:
God I hate all bank ads. This one included. A complete waste of money.
Looks like a trend away from that campaign. The new spot running in the Aussie Open with Ivan Lendl don’t feature him either.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=9jF_vGiBkEc
If I scored her on a blind date I’d be cheering. Cute and clever ad I guess. Gets the message across quite simply, and is a refreshing departure from Simon Baker.
I’m confused!? Our male character does use the supposedly, “simpler banking” from ANZ, but still forgets her name. So either he’s a ninny or simpler banking doesn’t free your mind…
Is this supposed to make me bank with ANZ ?
Wow. Amazing. Genius.
every melbourne cliche in 45 seconds.
Is this a commercial for ROOFTOP CINEMAS or ANZ?
I wish banks would stop showing those “Pay-Wave” & “Tap’n’Go” banking transactions in ads – they’re so deceptive! The RFID chips in my transaction cards only last 2-3 moths before failing & intead of making my banking simpler, I then have to INSERT the card twice & then SWIPE at least once (3x the effort – so much for simpler banking!).
And yes, I do bank with the ANZ, and their solution to the problem? (other than replacing the cards constantly) – they advise me to keep my cards separate. How do you do that in a wallet? Have 4-5 wallets?
It doesn’t matter how simple you try and make banking, you still have to deal with banks and no amount of advertising can eradicate the humdrum of banking.
Drab….
ANZ are definitely the best bank and have the best ads to watch on a television at home in the night time or sometimes while sleeping over at a friends place on saturday night.
I think she forgot his name too … Simple … Simon ….
Why did he bring a bottle of wine to Rooftop? It’s a bar right…
Guys Are Idiots advert No. 2,890,354.
Very lame..
Glad I’m not with ANZ lol
God I hope this doesn’t evolve into a lame ongoing storyline, trying to imitate the likes of AAMI’s ‘Rhonda’
Awkward at best. And a 50% premium for the 45…
I’m with you @Picky!
This advert made no sense to me the first 20 times. Stupid, rubbish advertising.
Interesting ANZ TV add where the guy walks up from Center Place (City) to get a wine at a bottleshop (Bendigo Hotel Johnston St) gets to the date place and heads up the stairs (belonging to Ferdydurk Tattersalls Lane, off Lonsdale City) and meeting the girl in what looks like Rootop Level 7 (Around the corner at 252 Swanston). No wonder he got her name wrong 😉
I agree with claire, would you want a date with this guy? Would you want to bank with ANZ ? It doesn’t encourage me to change banks!