Entries tagged with 'advertising'
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AdFreak highlights this Lay's potato chip commercial, pointing out that its message seems to be "Eat Lay's, become a mindless inflatable doll" but that it's just catchy enough and cute that it works....
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Trader Joe's won't do commercial advertising, some dude with a Palm Treo did it for them. It's a heartwarming, unauthorized look at favorite Trader Joeisms.
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Or, 'God Save the Cream' Former Sex Pistol John Lydon (Johnny Rotten), once famous for singing "God Save the Queen," is now credited with saving a brand of British butter. Dairy Crest has hailed an 85 per cent rise in its spreadables business on a leap in its butter sales thanks to John Lydon, also known as Johnny Rotten, the lead singer of the Sex Pistols.The company said that the jump in sales volumes of its spreadables in the third quarter to December 31, 2008 was helped by its £5 million advertising campaign featuring Mr Lydon's promotion of its Country Life butter. Video, after the jump....
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The Copywriter Underground The Copywriter Underground critiques a print ad from Oscar Mayer that touts the company's Deli Creations flatbread sandwich line as blogworthy. It's a playful nod at the tendency of bloggers to document every aspect of their lives. So why not a premade deli sandwich? Says Copywriter Underground's Tom Chandler: Me? I vote thumbs up. The concept mixes a little edge and some fun with an ever-so-slight amount of self-deprecating humor. And yes, Oscar Mayer is clearly more interested in the “connected” generation than they are the old geezers (like the one writing this blog post). Chandler also points out that the ad could have pointed to Oscar Mayer's own blog, The Hotdogger Blog, which follows the...
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One involves a contagious yawn in a bizarro animated world inside the vending machine. The other, in a library where a pair of flirts exchange fluids in the form of Coke sketches on their arms. Both weird, but moderately captivating. The videos, after the jump....
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The Wunder Boner is a tool that debones fish. That is all. Under any other name it would merely be a rod on a stand that makes ripping the spine out of your freshly caught fish a breeze, but instead it's that fishing tool with the funny name. The infomercial's frighteningly earnest actors almost convince me that I need this product, mostly the guy who thoughtfully says, "My wife would like that." Also, according to the announcer, "every tackle box and every kitchen should have the Wunder Boner." You can buy the Wunder Boner at the appropriately named website, spinelesswunderboner.com. And if you really, really like the Wunder Boner, it looks like the patent is for sale. Watch the...
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The London Fog Tea Latte: left, as advertised; right, as served. Walk by any Starbucks and you will instantly find out that it's tea time. Starbucks' newest caffeinated offerings are a series of Tazo Tea Lattes. How does Starbucks now want you to start your morning? Rather than a cup of Pike Place or a normal old tea, there's the London Fog Latte: "Full leaf black tea with citrusy Italian Bergamot and a hint of lavender. Sweetened with vanilla syrup and topped with steamed milk and velvety foam." Interesting. But while the pictures in the ads look appealing (funny how ads can do that), the drinks themselves don't quite match. From the ad, I had expected something like a...
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How do you promote Clearwire, the first 4G wireless broadband network in Portland, Oregon? With cupcakes. And heavy rainstorms of rainbow sprinkles. I want my wi-fi with extra sprinkles, please. The video, after the jump....
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Yesterday, it was a classic Coke Christmas commercial. Today, it's the old '80s Budweiser Clydesdales commercial—the one where they throw some sleighbells on the beer-schlepping beasts and trot them out through the snow. Relive the snowy, idealized past, after the jump. Happy seasonings!...
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If you lived through the '70s and '80s, "I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing" is burned into your gray matter. Here's a Christmas version, from 1984, after the jump. Happy seasonings!...
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