Archive for November, 2009
Check out these ketchup packets from Publicis Mojo for CALM (the New Zealand Campaign against Landmines). I obviously get the idea. It certainly gets its point across. But do I really want to see this message when I’m about to start chowing down on some flame broiled ground beef? I’m not so sure. Cool concept […]
Filed under: Good Stuff, Out there | Closed
Tags: advertising, good, weird
Of the many things that are tough to do in advertising, two come to mind when seeing this Schweppes campaign. 1) It’s tough to do holiday advertising that looks original – all the standard holiday stereotypes have been played to death by now. And 2) It’s tough to do anything in just 10 seconds. But […]
Filed under: Good Stuff | 2 Comments
Tags: advertising, good, holiday, TV
Finally, a good pun.
Readers of the Dog & Pony Show know that I hate puns with a passion. I firmly believe that there is no such thing as a good pun – and any writer who shows me one can be assured they’ll get sent back to the drawing board rather quickly. That is, unless they were around […]
Filed under: Good Stuff | Closed
Tags: advertising, copywriting, good
Can someone get it right?
This Bass Outlet store poster was sent in by a Dog & Pony Show reader over the weekend. What are the odds that it was art directed by a guy who had never set foot on a skateboard in his life? I don’t know about you, but when I think of basketball and skateboarding, the […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | Closed
Tags: posters, ridiculous
Genius radio.
I hate to post this on the day before Thanksgiving because a lot of people will miss it and it deserves to be seen. I love doing radio. It’s a writer’s dream medium – all words, all your responsibility and all kinds of things you can do with even a small budget. But I also […]
Filed under: Good Stuff | Closed
Tags: advertising, good, radio
Shoot me now.
This just in: That ridiculous rollerskating babies spot for Evian? It’s now in the Guinness Book of World Records as the most watched online ad in history. Sorry, I refuse to link to it and add to the insanity. But my original thoughts on the spot are here. Isn’t this a sign of the Apocalypse? […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | Closed
Tags: online, ridiculous, video, viral
“Nothing kills a bad product faster than good advertising,” right? But I think this laptop steering wheel desk is doing a pretty good job of killing itself. BrandFreak has the whole story, but check out some of the comments on Amazon. “Wow is this thing great! I use it as a “mini-bar” when the friends […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me?, Good Stuff | Closed
Tags: Commentary, good, product, ridiculous
The worst of advertising.
It’s this kind of stuff that makes me hate that I’m in advertising – a worthless chunk of plastic that will worthlessly fill up kitchen drawers before worthlessly filling up landfills for thousands of years. No one really needs this thing. I mean who really has that much trouble breaking eggs? A 6-year-old? But a […]
Filed under: Are you kidding me? | Closed
Tags: advertising, ridiculous, TV
Coupon FAIL.
What a deal. How could you possibly pass this promotion up? Via.
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Tags: advertising, ridiculous, screw-up
The Dog & Pony Show 
Happy Thanksgiving.
Here’s hoping all the Dog & Pony Show readers enjoy their four-day weekend full of family, football and turkey. See you on Monday. Happy Thanksgiving.
Filed under: Commentary | Closed
Tags: Commentary