Opera Mini Serbian and Russian TV ads

October 18, 2010 · by Aleksander Aas

Opera partners with several large Network Operators worldwide. Sometimes they launch major TV campaigns featuring Opera! These two are the Russian TELE2 ad promoting an unlimited dataplan and Telenor in Serbia promoting their mobile Internet platform KLIK!

Video on YouTube

What's your favorite ad featuring Opera? Our favorite is the amazing Indosat commercial!

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EgilMonday, October 18, 2010 2:49:13 PM
TamilMonday, October 18, 2010 2:52:27 PM
DamirLukinaMonday, October 18, 2010 3:22:55 PM
Thats nice but this are mobile company adds & opera is in them.
Martin KadlecMonday, October 18, 2010 4:17:17 PM
Waiting for some ads in Czech Republic
ouzowtfMonday, October 18, 2010 4:34:21 PM
There is no Opera logo placed in the ads! Less tech-savvy people will never recognize thats its Opera.
Charles SchlossMonday, October 18, 2010 6:28:01 PM

My favorite is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Htj1eIJhb38
SuntanaMonday, October 18, 2010 7:09:58 PM
Hmmm? Are TV Ads for Opera or any Browser for that matter, a concept utilized only in the Eastern hemisphere? I've always been completely baffled as to why Opera or any other Browsers didn't advertise on TV. I've never seen any TV Ads for any Browsers here in the USA.

Heyyy! Maybe an Ad in the NFL Football Super Bowl. http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Yes.gif -
They ARE super duper expensive though. But, if done correctly, it could be the ticket.
Or ... Dancing with the Stars ... brought to you by Opera Browser. http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/Dance.gif -
Michael A. Puls IIMonday, October 18, 2010 8:32:18 PM
Originally posted by Suntana:

I've never seen any TV Ads for any Browsers here in the USA.
I've seen a couple IE TV ads here in the US, but that's it.
Blaz(ž) PristavMonday, October 18, 2010 9:13:57 PM
Can't see that much of Opera
Artur „Jurgi” JurgawkaMonday, October 18, 2010 10:47:02 PM
It's a pity, that none of Polish mobile operators released a commercial with Opera. Polish telekom commercials went into a very twisted and funny style last years.
SuntanaTuesday, October 19, 2010 1:54:52 AM
Hah! It's funny and weird that I barely made my comment above today about NEVER having seen a Browser TV Commercial and a while ago I saw the closest thing to that. I saw a Bing TV Commercial.
Jσδμξ_181Tuesday, October 19, 2010 6:46:43 AM
Originally posted by Suntana:

Hah! It's funny and weird that I barely made my comment above today about NEVER having seen a Browser TV Commercial and a while ago I saw the closest thing to that. I saw a Bing TV Commercial.
Aleksander AasTuesday, October 19, 2010 8:12:11 AM
Originally posted by ouzoWTF:

There is no Opera logo placed in the ads! Less tech-savvy people will never recognize thats its Opera.

True, but they do actually promote use of Opera Mini, so Opera wins!
Originally posted by Suntana:

Maybe an Ad in the NFL Football Super Bowl.

30 seconds of advertising time during the 2010 telecast is expected to cost US $2.6 Million dollars. (Wikipedia)

On a related note: How many did check out the old Indosat one again?
ChirpieTuesday, October 19, 2010 8:27:54 AM
Originally posted by DamirLukina:

Thats nice but this are mobile company adds & opera is in them.

Originally posted by Suntana:

Hmmm? Are TV Ads for Opera or any Browser for that matter, a concept utilized only in the Eastern hemisphere? I've always been completely baffled as to why Opera or any other Browsers didn't advertise on TV. I've never seen any TV Ads for any Browsers here in the USA.

Browsers are kind of "special", and TV ads aren't very targeted. The only reason to advertise on TV would be to strengthen a brand, but then you would have to spend insane amounts of money. Opera doesn't have that kind of money.

It makes sense to do ads for things you actually buy, but browsers are free.
ouzowtfTuesday, October 19, 2010 8:48:48 AM
Originally posted by Aleksander:

True, but they do actually promote use of Opera Mini, so Opera wins!

When there is not even an Opera logo, how will Average Joe know that its Opera? He just sees "a guy using a browser to watch webpages on his telephone".
SuntanaTuesday, October 19, 2010 12:43:34 PM
Originally posted by Chirpie:

It makes sense to do ads for things you actually buy, but browsers are free.

But ... but ... but Opera could strut around, Moonwalk and kick sand in the faces of IE, Chrome and Firefox if it Roundhouse Kicked some market share away from them.

There's a compromise. Okay, so the Super Bowl's a bit expensive.
How about, since the word "Opera" is already there ... why not advertise in a Soap Opera?! Just Kidding. http://files.myopera.com/Tamil/Smilies/LOL2.gif -
Anton DiazTuesday, October 19, 2010 6:01:43 PM
Didn't see 1-st ad because TELE2 doesn't provide service in Moscow(((
Goran KonjevicTuesday, October 19, 2010 6:16:39 PM
Here in Serbia, I'm not using telenor but i know about that commercial.
They offering special prepaid and postpaid option "KLIK" for theirs users which gives people low cost access to net. over phone using opera mini that is customized for that purpose ( there is logo of telenor in loading screen )

how to install opera mini

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqXdMrejS4E#t=7
d4rkn1ghtWednesday, October 20, 2010 2:23:04 PM