Mumbo Report: Selling potatoes, flying on the cheap and the Nescafe turkey

Tim Burrowes

March 11, 2010 11:00

In today’s Mumbo Report from Studio 33:

Most played ads of the week – from fixing windscreens to selling potatoes
The Nescafe turkey – ads for people who are scared of the internet

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Tim Burrowes

Tim Burrowes is the publisher of Mumbrella and Unmade. He co-founded Mumbrella in 2008 and sister title Unmade in 2021. He's worked in the UK, Middle East, Asia & Australia and has specialised in writing about the communications world for the last 25 years. He wrote the book Media Unmade, published in 2021, and became the presenter of MediaLand on ABC Radio National in 2025.

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7 COMMENTS

dave m 11 Mar 10

How brilliant is that jetstar ad? Their marketing team MUST be the best in Australia!

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Anonymous 11 Mar 10

Don’t get the turkey comment

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Brent W 11 Mar 10

That Nescafe ad is so bad it makes me want to hurt myself.

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Ingrid 01 11 Mar 10

Totally agree with the Nescafe Ad receiving the Turkey. Reminds me of an ad for a telecommunications company or bank, just makes me not want to watch it.

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Terry 11 Mar 10

I need a cup of Nescafe just to stay awake during their 30 seconds

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Riva 11 Mar 10

Calling the Nescafe ad a turkey is an insult to turkeys.

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mumbrella 11 Mar 10

And their marketing director is modest too, David M…

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Tim – Mumbrella