Vimto rejected my pitch - a true story

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  • @jamz9756
    @jamz9756 4 місяці тому +106

    vimto will be really confused why have their sales gone up after this gem was posted here.

  • @sheppo
    @sheppo 4 місяці тому +56

    “Vimto, you can buy it in the shops” has to be without a doubt the best marketing slogan I. have.ever. heard. !. 🤣

    • @czolg1980
      @czolg1980 2 місяці тому +1

      "Drink it with your mouth" got me

    • @dche00
      @dche00 2 місяці тому +1

      "It's made of things!"

    • @she_wench9856
      @she_wench9856 Місяць тому

      @@czolg1980 Feels like the origins of peanut dust...wibe

    • @REYNmusician
      @REYNmusician 25 днів тому

      "You might get ill, as it's mostly sugar!... hahahaha ;-D

  • @tychothefriendlymonolith
    @tychothefriendlymonolith 4 місяці тому +82

    With the right animator you could have been part of the most memorable ad campaign since Ariston.

    • @JeccaJ
      @JeccaJ 4 місяці тому

      @@tychothefriendlymonolith oh, now that's in my head now! It goes on... and on... and on... and on, it's Ariston

    • @rejectedautobiography
      @rejectedautobiography 4 місяці тому +7

      Cyriak...

    • @tychothefriendlymonolith
      @tychothefriendlymonolith 4 місяці тому +2

      @@rejectedautobiography YES

    • @accessallexperiences4719
      @accessallexperiences4719 4 місяці тому

      and on and ariston , damn im showing my age

    • @TheFatVeganOne
      @TheFatVeganOne 4 місяці тому

      I don’t know that ad but I was thinking since the you’ve been tango’d ads

  • @ADJStreams
    @ADJStreams 4 місяці тому +27

    How do we know this ISN'T the vimto ad campaign disguised as a rejected pitch.

    • @Jacob-2796
      @Jacob-2796 3 місяці тому +1

      It's ads all the way down

    • @NZyoutube
      @NZyoutube 22 дні тому

      LOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

  • @JeccaJ
    @JeccaJ 4 місяці тому +55

    I feel a sudden need to go to the shop to quench my thirst...
    "It's made of things" is the best line ever and I'm adopting this in my daily life! 😂

  • @in-the-field
    @in-the-field 4 місяці тому +85

    I imagine the “it’s mostly sugar” part didn’t help in the approval process

    • @jasonhumphries1271
      @jasonhumphries1271 4 місяці тому +2

      😂

    • @OG_Mereles
      @OG_Mereles 4 місяці тому +4

      Or the, 'you might get I'll'... but arguably that can be said for anything else that you drink nonstop. Even water.

    • @ВладимирОлейников-г7г
      @ВладимирОлейников-г7г 3 місяці тому

      that's a 4D chess move right here, give them something easy to pick up on and say "hey, get rid of this part" so they feel like they did something! shame it didn't work :(

  • @clnrrr
    @clnrrr 4 місяці тому +26

    Well telling beardyman to do something unusual is certainly a way to go

  • @austinsideburns
    @austinsideburns 4 місяці тому +7

    I keep a bottle of Vimto squash at work, now I can have a chuckle with every sip, randomly drop a line from this, and further alienate my colleagues

  • @ancientmartianunderground
    @ancientmartianunderground 4 місяці тому +15

    With equally strong animation.... there's a classic ready to be born

  • @TwoMinutePapers
    @TwoMinutePapers 3 місяці тому +14

    I think it is safe to conclude that the topic has been thoroughly explored. 🙂

    • @iamdozerq
      @iamdozerq Місяць тому

      Holy moly hello there
      Is there way to ai generate beardyman kinda stuff, m?

  • @Jeff-gn1xz
    @Jeff-gn1xz 4 місяці тому +22

    I can't understand why they didn't air it. It's commercial gold! I'm sure they'll be back in touch shortly, waving their cheque book at you. 🤣😂

  • @dtsyt82
    @dtsyt82 4 місяці тому +38

    Vimto is an anagram of Vomit

    • @scorpionpizzaandcheeseextract
      @scorpionpizzaandcheeseextract 4 місяці тому +2

      and they wanted to make mister man sit and listen to this with them, not realizing this was accidentally marketed to the UA-cam audience

    • @chrisleggatt3240
      @chrisleggatt3240 4 місяці тому

      Thankyou, but we know. 😊

  • @SleepingSoldier
    @SleepingSoldier 4 місяці тому +8

    Sounds like a GTA radio ad. Corporate people were slacking.

  • @Ironically-Sarcastic
    @Ironically-Sarcastic 4 місяці тому +30

    Man, I really feel like drinking a Vimto all of a sudden

  • @b1nary_f1nary
    @b1nary_f1nary 4 місяці тому +4

    "beardyman which FX did you use for this project?"
    "yes"

  • @Awesomer5696
    @Awesomer5696 4 місяці тому +9

    I like the ocasional scream of vimto in between the choppier vimtos within the overal vimmy toe

  • @Danilyn_Livao
    @Danilyn_Livao 2 місяці тому +1

    Beardyman, your story about Vimto rejecting your pitch was hilarious! It’s always a mix of highs and lows when you put your creativity out there, and you told the story with such humor and authenticity. Thanks for sharing this behind-the-scenes moment-it just makes me appreciate the journey even more! 🙌

  • @UltimaPowers
    @UltimaPowers 4 місяці тому +13

    Someone told me it's an anagram of 'vomit' years ago and not touched the stuff since. From all the retching noises in this audio, I'm guessing B-man heard the same.

  • @OG_Mereles
    @OG_Mereles 4 місяці тому +7

    Those people in meetings rarely had any idea what people really want. We wanted this! They took this away from us.

  • @MattMurphyMusicTeacher
    @MattMurphyMusicTeacher 4 місяці тому +7

    Up there with Don Hertzfeld’s “Rejected” cartoons for The Family Learning Channel

  • @Octamed
    @Octamed 4 місяці тому +29

    hahaha. You should release this as a pack of 437 ring tones

  • @MrGreenAKAguci00
    @MrGreenAKAguci00 4 місяці тому +15

    I mean you gave them a lot of variety to choose from and it's clearly you, it's funny and weird and out there but cool. I could choose some clips that would work on their own, some that could work with maybe a brief voiceover. With no instructions and no boundries and no pointers I have no idea what else they expected...

  • @mellowmanta8975
    @mellowmanta8975 4 місяці тому +4

    This is great and all but it is TRULY BEAUTIFUL imagining a set of suits sitting around listening to this going "Oh is it over now--no. No. Sorry I'll quiet down. ..............how many gagging sounds? sorry."

  • @basementboy1910
    @basementboy1910 4 місяці тому +4

    Vimto saved my life back in `04, so happy to see him still thriving!

  • @b1nary_f1nary
    @b1nary_f1nary 4 місяці тому +1

    They could have made literally 20 unique adverts from this audio

  • @jamiehamilton3253
    @jamiehamilton3253 4 місяці тому +3

    Clear example of a rubbish brief! It's probably beyond their tiny lil minds to actually appreciate how good this is. Also I feel it resonates with the target market better than their polyester suits will. Have a Vimto :)

  • @EdSoloUK
    @EdSoloUK 4 місяці тому

    "You can buy it in the shops" well I think its great

  • @jampersand0
    @jampersand0 4 місяці тому +2

    This feels like the audio equivalent to Don Hertzfeldt's "Rejected". Can't get enough of it.

  • @EyesOfByes
    @EyesOfByes 4 місяці тому +10

    If Beardyman and Jacob Collier took Mushrooms and E together...

  • @ThinandFeminine
    @ThinandFeminine 4 місяці тому +3

    This is the best thing since sliced vimto.

  • @phthisis
    @phthisis 3 місяці тому

    I honestly can imagine dozens of ads coming out from this one soundtrack. Case in point: Adult Swim bumps that last seconds but are highly memorable for their visuals/music.

  • @noafro1991
    @noafro1991 4 місяці тому +6

    This is fucking beautiful lol.
    I mean... look at other adverts back in the day on UK TV
    Even Vimtos old adverts had crazy shit.
    Omg and the Crusha milkshake adverts. crazy.
    This would have been perfect. They made a mistake.

  • @anonuser9367
    @anonuser9367 4 місяці тому +3

    I say right now if it was the agency asking for Tango, it would have been sold at first listen.

  • @TheMysteryPicker
    @TheMysteryPicker 4 місяці тому +1

    When people say "how was your weekend" and I say "oh, it was fine". This is the sound the weekend makes in my head.

  • @scorpionpizzaandcheeseextract
    @scorpionpizzaandcheeseextract 4 місяці тому +2

    unironically one of your best works

  • @Standard.Candle
    @Standard.Candle 4 місяці тому +5

    I'd like to see a car insurance company hire this man. This soft drink stuff sold me instantly, he needs a challenge.

  • @JoeBleasdaleReal
    @JoeBleasdaleReal 4 місяці тому +5

    “Vimto: the *SICKEST* word I know!”

  • @accessallexperiences4719
    @accessallexperiences4719 4 місяці тому +3

    to thoes ad executives , "YOU KNOW WHEN YOU BEEN VIMTO'ED

  • @accessallexperiences4719
    @accessallexperiences4719 4 місяці тому +1

    dude this is genious , they missed out on what could have been a very memorable add campaign

  • @hiimvixel6628
    @hiimvixel6628 4 місяці тому +1

    solve your unwavering dread and visceral unease with a refreshing goblet of Vimto! available wherever they cant find you

  • @bacare1971
    @bacare1971 3 місяці тому

    This is AWESOME! I could cut this into more than a dozen completely different radio spots, and 100 5 second stingers.

  • @Puredeadpixels
    @Puredeadpixels 4 місяці тому +17

    Aphex Twin vimto diaries.

    • @TwiggehTV
      @TwiggehTV 4 місяці тому +1

      Aphex Twimto

  • @jayweb702
    @jayweb702 10 годин тому

    This has me on the floor rolling around like a child who has discovered the hidden candy jar.

  • @mariusirgens5555
    @mariusirgens5555 3 місяці тому

    This might be my favorite ad of all time.

  • @thomaskinsey3424
    @thomaskinsey3424 17 днів тому

    Even beardyman’s most esoteric nonsense is so fire
    “Vimto, its made of things”

  • @IsaiahSugar
    @IsaiahSugar 2 місяці тому

    its giving six impala
    specifically the six impala soda ads lol

  • @Thomas_Lo
    @Thomas_Lo 4 місяці тому +5

    I liked the part where it said vimto

  • @th1rte3ndb
    @th1rte3ndb 4 місяці тому +4

    Sales up by 1300%.

  • @kenzgbr
    @kenzgbr 4 місяці тому +1

    "It's made of things" Definitely Aphex Twin's favourite beverage.

  • @hazapples251
    @hazapples251 4 місяці тому +1

    I've never been told in so many ways that something's made of things

  • @fatman3785
    @fatman3785 4 місяці тому +1

    "How many drugs is this guy on?" Said multiple times in that corporate meeting.

  • @redcom
    @redcom 4 місяці тому +1

    Is it fucked up that this kinda helps me focus?

  • @jono6379
    @jono6379 4 місяці тому +2

    Lol this is hilarious. 😂 What did they expect. It feels like those off the wall ads they had back in the 90s. I kinda dig it. And i cant imagine how awkward that video chat must have been😂 I hope they still paid you.

  • @MrDschiesus
    @MrDschiesus 2 місяці тому

    oh boy, they had no idea what they had at hands! that track split up in20 snippetts or so with just that distorted can as vid would have become truely iconic!

  • @SyncrisisVideos
    @SyncrisisVideos 4 місяці тому +1

    the marketing campaign wasn't abandoned, it's right here! ;)

  • @Philtoid
    @Philtoid 4 місяці тому +5

    im sat in the middle of the office laughing my tits off because of this video and everyone is staring at me now lol

  • @heyy13
    @heyy13 4 місяці тому

    I sent this to a friend who works at a marketing agency. This made me laugh so much.

  • @0llN
    @0llN 4 місяці тому +12

    What really annoys and frustrates me about advertising, aside from the frequency and duration, is the absolutely mindless lack of creativity. If I ever launch a product, I will definitely hire you. Kiss

  • @ChattanArmsCorp
    @ChattanArmsCorp 4 місяці тому

    “We did it, Joe!”

  • @PolycultureArt
    @PolycultureArt 4 місяці тому +1

    I hope you got paid.. That kicked ass BTW, Im surprised they couldnt find a snippet to use.. Its rad..

  • @jasonhumphries1271
    @jasonhumphries1271 4 місяці тому +3

    I think they made a mistake here !!! It was all about the outrageous of adverts back then !!!! So funny tho 👏👏😂😂

  • @nathan87
    @nathan87 4 місяці тому

    Problem is that to a vimto ad exec, "really unusual" is something along the lines of having your vimto in a mug instead of a glass.

  • @zodd131
    @zodd131 4 місяці тому +2

    The transcript, I can't 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • @FerAndersson
    @FerAndersson 3 місяці тому

    This could have been the backing track to the Tango ads "you've been tangoed", different brand, same feel. Weird indeed!

  • @bonce
    @bonce 4 місяці тому +1

    My word, this would have TROUNCED the Fanta ad... Confident that had they run this it would be a hell of a lot more prevalent today..

  • @pestr999
    @pestr999 4 місяці тому +1

    I feel your commercial was successful as it not only makes me want to listen to the commercial instead of skipping it but I'm curious about the product now.

  • @TreesPlease42
    @TreesPlease42 4 місяці тому +4

    they could have used any portion of this and been set, missed opportunity!

  • @lozmoss
    @lozmoss 4 місяці тому

    I fucking love Vimto, I think this was missing a big hearty V burp

  • @Anarchiya
    @Anarchiya 4 місяці тому

    I love vimto, and I think this is this a best thing I’ve ever heard

  • @dannyseville2543
    @dannyseville2543 4 місяці тому +2

    Im sat here with a glass of vimto and this come up on my feed......

  • @SentaAerger
    @SentaAerger 4 місяці тому +1

    i'm from germany and have never heard of vimto. is it just a coincidence that the name is a an anagram of "vomit"?

  • @sideeffectdk
    @sideeffectdk 4 місяці тому +2

    ViM as in the command line interface text editor?

  • @NickHoad
    @NickHoad 4 місяці тому

    I can only dream of harnessing this level of surrealism, it’s fantastic

  • @cmaptfon
    @cmaptfon 4 місяці тому

    Vimto should get some solid sales from now!

  • @CrilG-Games
    @CrilG-Games 4 місяці тому

    CAN WE HAVE THIS ON SPOTIFY??? I BEG YOU!!!

  • @christianhoney4244
    @christianhoney4244 4 місяці тому

    I would so love to know, what their notes were!

  • @NZyoutube
    @NZyoutube 22 дні тому

    Should've gone with the slogan - it's Vimto... not Vomit

  • @rpavlik1
    @rpavlik1 4 місяці тому

    I'll be honest there's dozens of gems in here.

  • @LPD-9
    @LPD-9 Місяць тому

    I really want a Vimto now!

  • @FO18L
    @FO18L 4 місяці тому +1

    1:23 "it's made of things"
    this put me into a giggling fit

  • @0Apostata0
    @0Apostata0 11 днів тому

    I fucking love this.

  • @d-m0nz
    @d-m0nz 4 місяці тому +1

    what really is fucking weird here is people who studied marketing and work in their field after seeing this decide not to eat their own balls to make their client air it

  • @ChristopherWoods
    @ChristopherWoods 3 місяці тому

    Supping on Vimto as I enjoy this masterpiece

  • @StevenArnoldi
    @StevenArnoldi 4 місяці тому +1

    I now want to make actual ads to go with these, there are bangers in here

  • @MegaPixel404
    @MegaPixel404 4 місяці тому

    It would have been one of the few tv adverts that would have caught my attention lol, they messed up. I would have pref'd this over the tango man ones. I think I've found my new ringtone. PS. If you close your eyes and think the words ring tone, it sometimes sounds like your saying ringtone 🤣

  • @Glenchx
    @Glenchx 3 місяці тому

    Oh my god this is amazing. Please drop a line to the animator Don Hertzfeldt and make something amazing happen - either with this masterpiece or something new and "unusual".

  • @dial3708
    @dial3708 4 місяці тому

    Certainly a lot of vim to enjoy here 🥤

  • @zebrapringlez3141
    @zebrapringlez3141 4 місяці тому

    This actually sounds really awesome.
    They messed up by not putting this on the radio

  • @lrblake394
    @lrblake394 4 місяці тому

    This both defines and re-defines the meaning of 'on brand'

  • @dj_anthon
    @dj_anthon 4 місяці тому +1

    Beardyman is becoming Cyriak

  • @TheSunshineGroup
    @TheSunshineGroup 4 місяці тому

    Man, those vomit sounds really get me good. Too funny man

  • @drewskisaissore1334
    @drewskisaissore1334 4 місяці тому

    I am currently swimming across the Atlantic Ocean rn. Must git Vitmo!

  • @AJ_UK_LIVE
    @AJ_UK_LIVE 4 місяці тому +4

    YOU MIGHT GET ILL - IT'S MOSTLY SUGAR LMAO

  • @t-ladtheband
    @t-ladtheband 4 місяці тому

    I think this video is the best publicity they ever had, thousands of people will see this and hear about Vimto! for the first time in their life. Their sales will be of the charts!! (now where to get it in Belgium) ps, can we remix this?

  • @DRONIE420
    @DRONIE420 2 місяці тому

    love this pre AI music, but AI is doing this almost better now

  • @danseng3747
    @danseng3747 3 місяці тому

    OMG I LOVE YOU!! You're the BUTTHOLE SURFERS of the digital world. This is AMAZING!!!

  • @ben_burnes
    @ben_burnes 4 місяці тому

    Some of the worst clients I've ever had have said "Just do whatever!" Nah, man, gimmie a brief.. just a crumb of what you are looking for and I can go off that. But nothing? Nobody is going to have a good time.
    I love how unhinged this is, it would have been amazing.

  • @bushidobot8251
    @bushidobot8251 4 місяці тому

    A, 7 minute ad that suggests you might get I’ll from the product? Welp, their loss!

  • @sandpaper4483
    @sandpaper4483 2 місяці тому

    I lost it at you can buy it in the shop😅

  • @quickmythril2398
    @quickmythril2398 4 місяці тому

    so like... when you listened to it with them, what were their notes? :)