Comments on: Tell us how to ‘retire’ Goldstein, get Film Festival tickets

By: Nick

Nick — Sun, 12 Sep 2010 09:10:23 +0000

I think he should win lotto, tell his boss a few "kiwi" home truths and then invest his money with the good people at the ASB to enjoy a safe and assured retirement.

By: Hugh Mungus

Hugh Mungus — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 04:09:35 +0000

Forget Goldstein – what I want to know is who won the sausages in the previous stop press promo?

By: Nick

Nick — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 03:26:09 +0000

Roughcut: …

Goldstein is promoted into bosses job, who is demoted into his old job investigating bank operations in far off land (maybe somewhere out-the-back Sth America).

Old boss having v.bad experience with the banks there – 'acme' credit card won't work, bad service etc.

Anyway Goldstein heads to Sth America to save his boss (could be Indiana Jones style) … find him near beach bar with sun going down … Goldstein pulls out ASB Visa card & buys a couple of cocktails (traditional umbrella stick thing in drink) …

A few witty lines & a toast silohetted in the falling sun over the sparking sea.

… fade out, witty line … "Goldstein!!"

(Could reverse roles. I.e. Boss still the boss who saves G oldstein. Alternatively old boss sends an ASB staffer to save Goldstein).

By: TRM

TRM — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 05:09:05 +0000

Killed in a drive by shooting by Raymond teh KIWIBANK car

By: Lynam

Lynam — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:32:46 +0000

Option 1: Becomes fully Kiwi and appears regularly on 'Outrageous Fortune'. (Target audience: Modern Kiwis in touch with their roots/friends with actual Bogans)

Option 2: Eaten by a shark at Kelly Tarltons. (Target audience: Tarantino fans)

Option 2: Fronts new buzzband doing John Rowles covers. Promoted through MySpace. (Target audience: Gen-Y-Silver Surfer-Ironic Hipster crossover)

By: Jesica

Jesica — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 02:21:22 +0000

He should finally get the promotion and recognition from his boss that he deserves, get a fantastic office with a view in Auckland, and marry one of the cute teller ladies from ASB, happy endings for all =)

By: StampTramp

StampTramp — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 22:13:39 +0000

kill him!

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 10:40:44 +0000

If it were me, I would have the american CEO standing on the curb looking up at the building he used to work in pondering how he managed to loose his empire to the tides of the changing times. This of course is why Goldstein was sent to NZ in the first place. This would be when Goldstein pulls up to the curb in the stretch limo and Goldstein steps out of the limo and says I'm home and my bagel company is bigger than ever thanks to ASB's understanding of people and banking i now have a global bagel empire. Goldstein then says to the CEO, Do you need a job…

By: Jim

Jim — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 05:01:46 +0000

Following an anonymous tip the Serious Fraud Office launches an investigation into allegations that Goldstein enhanced his CV in order to land his TV ad role. At the completion of the investigation it's revealed that Ira's name is actually Silverstein so TBWA seize the opportunity to pitch him to a slightly more downmarket banking brand. Six months later Ira stars in the new TVC for TSB as a wader-clad CEO/fisherman speaking with a distinctly foreign accent extolling the virtues of the Kiwi penchant to forgive and forget. Ira's rehabilitation and rebirth is complete.

By: DP

DP — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 04:46:11 +0000

ASB changes agencies…no one, no one in agency world would think of stirring another agency's custard.