Archive for April, 2009
You’ve got to hand it to DRTV products. They’ll do anything to sell you their junk. Be loud and obnoxious, offer you ka-ray-zee deals, guarantee everything – it doesn’t matter. And now we have ShavWet. The fact that the ShavWet site currently only sells $15.95 plastic shaving mirrors (plus a free shower strap and a […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | Closed
Tags: ridiculous, rip-off, TV
The best commercial ever!!!!!!
Apparently someone thinks this Sprite commercial is the greatest thing in history. How do I know? The six exclamation points give it away. But they weren’t quite clear on what makes it the best. Maybe it’s the actors exploding like suicide bombers at an Iraqi vegetable market. Or better yet, how all their friends look […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | 1 Comment
Tags: ridiculous, TV
Was it good for you, too?
This one’s been out for a little while, but I thought it was time to talk about it. By now you’ve probably all seen the latest Carl’s Jr. orgasmeal featuring Padma from Top Chef (and mind-bogglingly enough, the former Mrs. Salman Rushdie). In it she more or less makes love to some nutritional nightmare known […]
Filed under: Eh. | 1 Comment
Tags: advertising, bad, TV
If this doesn’t stop you…
…then nothing will. JWT in Australia created this stunning outdoor campaign for the Australian Childhood Foundation. I love it when people take outdoor to the next level like this. The idea is powerful. The execution is beautifully done. And the message is unmistakeable. Then they took things even farther – knowing that people would rip […]
Filed under: Good Stuff | Closed
Tags: good, outdoor
The Japanese are known for some seriously weird advertising, but this one for blood pressure-reducing tea takes the cake. There are men peeing together, a potential forest fire and more blood than a Friday the 13th flick. It’s starts with… ah hell, just watch it and be ready to laugh more than you ever have […]
Filed under: Out there | 4 Comments
Tags: good, TV, weird
I fear for our democracy.
In my opinion, user-generated advertising contests usually prove the point that advertising is a specialty and regular people should not attempt it at home. So here comes California Senator Barbara Boxer, who decided to hold a contest where supporters could submit a poster design for her. She was even going to let everyone vote on […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | Closed
Tags: contest, crowd_sourcing, print, ridiculous
The beautiful word.
It’s funny, I’m a writer yet I’ve never been very good at Scrabble. It’s not a vocabulary problem so much as it’s a problem visualizing the random letters into words. But this spot, this spot and this spot from Ogilvy in Paris make me want to go play. Everything about them is totally original – the […]
Filed under: Good Stuff | Closed
Tags: advertising, good, TV
It’s rare an ad will stop me these days. I fast forward through commercials with Tivo and I’ll change the radio station in a heartbeat. So the fact that I will make a point to stop and watch or listen to the Dos Equis’ “Most Interesting Man in the World” campaign really says something. I […]
Filed under: Good Stuff | 6 Comments
Tags: advertising, good, radio, TV
Now HERE’S a business card.
I can’t say it any better than Boing Boing did. “I wonder what the “your business card is crap” guy would have to say about these?” “It doesn’t fit in a Rolodex because it BELONGS in your stomach!” “Even if you don’t like me, you’ll eat this card.” “Looks like meat? It is meat.” Yes […]
Filed under: Out there | 1 Comment
Tags: business cards, weird
The Dog & Pony Show 
Coke is not it.
We all know the current model of agency compensation – get paid for hours worked – is broken. It doesn’t differentiate when agencies come up with good ideas or bad ones, and it actually encourages agencies to waste time or bill for hours that weren’t even worked. Plenty of shop and client have tried various […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me?, Commentary | 4 Comments
Tags: advertising, Commentary, compensation, ridiculous