Archive for May, 2010
A dog of a strategy.
I’ve mentioned on this site before that I love dogs. More than most people. But I’m sorry – my love of dogs is not enough reason to buy a boat. This has to be one of the craziest reasons to buy something I’ve seen in a while. I mean really, who says to themselves “You […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | Closed
Tags: advertising, ridiculous, strategy, TV
I’m lovin’ it. Via.
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | 2 Comments
Tags: fail, media, outdoor, screw-up
This made me laugh out loud today. Apparently Republicans created some social media stunt called “America Speaking Out” where they asked “real” Americans how to run our country. Of course when you’re the party of crazy people and you jump into user-submitted content, you get gems like this: “End Child Labor Laws,” suggests one helpful participant. […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me?, Crowd-sourcing | 1 Comment
Tags: crowd_sourcing, ridiculous, screw-up, social media
You unwittingly sexually harass every pre-teen in America. Via.
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | 1 Comment
Tags: outdoor, ridiculous, screw-up
“So we’ll get the rights to this peppy song that talks about people dancing… and then we’ll film all kinds of people dancing… but with grills and spatulas and shit! Yeah… that’s it… we can probably even score a sweet Airstream from my hipster neighbor… and I have an African American cousin who’s cute as […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | 1 Comment
Tags: advertising, ridiculous, TV
The good, the bad and the ugly.
The good: JWT avoided talking babies or CG babies doing wacky tricks. The bad: The terrible voice-over. The fact that it tries to be funny but isn’t. The lack of a concept. The ridiculous music. The ugly: The realization that what we’ve come to as a society is selling “limited edition” diapers that resemble blue […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | Closed
Tags: advertising, ridiculous, TV
WTF are we even doing anymore?
I mean seriously. What are we doing?
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | 1 Comment
Tags: advertising, ridiculous, TV
A challenge for my readers.
I challenge my readers to watch this video once and tell me what it’s for, what the product is and what a single consumer benefit is.
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | 3 Comments
Tags: advertising, ridiculous, TV
BADvertisments
Ron English’s BADvertisments from the Welling Court Mural Project in Queens. Via
Filed under: Good Stuff | Closed
Tags: advertising, fake, good, outdoor, posters
With a headline like that on ABC.com coupled with a photo album of “Racy Advertisements” you’d expect her to be showing a nipple or an ass cheek. If this is considered “racy” then you may as well list every fashion ad in existence.
Filed under: Eh. | 2 Comments
Tags: advertising, photography, print, ridiculous
