Archive for November, 2011
Proof people don’t get QR codes.
I’ve ranted before about the misuse of QR codes, but this takes the cake: a QR code on a website. BONUS!: It takes you to a Flash website that doesn’t play on an iPhone.
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | 1 Comment
Tags: ridiculous, screw-up, technology
Looking for a great gift for your girlfriend/wife/mother and want to do some good in the process? This Saturday, December 3 from 5:30 until 8:30 at the Amelie Wine Bar you can attend a trunk show of Robyn Rhodes and have a portion of the proceeds from each sale go to the American Foundation for Suicide […]
Filed under: Good Stuff | 1 Comment
Tags: event, good
Macy’s = Christmas
We shop at places we like. So I love seeing the strategy behind this spot for Macy’s – it ties them to Christmas in a way that Saks or Target or any other retailer can’t. And yes, the tie is 100% manufactured, but the nostalgia they pull from comes from a place that doesn’t completely […]
Filed under: Good Stuff | Closed
Tags: advertising, good, vintage
This was the page takeover on SF Gate yesterday. (It may still be up.) Talk about annoying. I come to this site to read the news, not to have the news blocked by a lame ad with a close X so hidden that I get actively pissed off. Toyota Dealers, if you’re reading this, I […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | Closed
Tags: advertising, online, ridiculous
This is really, really cool. Aaron Hobson is finding these incredible shots via Google Street View. That’s it. Who knew that an automatic camera on top of a car could take shots like this? See all of them here.
Filed under: Good Stuff | 1 Comment
Tags: good, photography
George Lucas has been selling out left and right, but leave it to Japan to really put that sell out to use in a crazy-ass way. Boil Japan?
Filed under: Out there | Closed
Tags: foreign, TV, weird
Dear ad agencies, Don’t you know these in-house video things NEVER turn out well? They’re always horrible, unfunny turds left to stink up YouTube. No, it’s not as bad as the Agency.com debacle, but seriously, when is this going to stop? Creative directors – if one of your teams comes to you with “Hey, let’s […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | 1 Comment
Tags: agency, ridiculous, video
This spot could be a whole lot worse. So it’s got that going for it. But it’s not really funny or cute or quite what I expect from McD’s. It’s just sort of… there.
Filed under: Eh. | Closed
Tags: advertising, TV
The End Days of Advertising.
Via The End Days of Advertising blog… Day 6: Working late Sunday night, awkwardly dysfunctional Copywriter-AD team finally (and accidentally) conceives something with “legs” (or at least, something that will start to develop them in about 8 weeks).
Filed under: Good Stuff | Closed
Tags: blog, funny
Catvertising.
Yes, it’s a little too long, but it’s well done and made me chuckle in – which is more than I can say for 98% of videos like this.
Filed under: Good Stuff | Closed
Tags: funny, video
