0 comments by David Rogers on 9/11/2013
The holiday advertising season has officially started. Before you check your calendar, yes, it's barely the middle of September. Apparently no one told Kmart that. In an effort to promote their free layaway program, Kmart used a large Gingerbread man to warn that the holidays might sneak up on you. http://youtube.com/watch?v=dczJ8kH0_6k?rel=0 Halloween is still off […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 9/10/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Uq287MNR6KU?rel=0 Calvin Johnson is pretty difficult to find over at the ESPN offices. Johnson, or Megatron, shows off his ability to transform in a new This is SportsCenter commercial. He quickly shifts into a vending machine in order to avoid an awkward confrontation about a report he hasn't handed in. The concept here is brilliant […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 9/8/2013
It's time to talk about the latest commercial from Go Daddy. Surprisingly, this time we aren't ripping on an extremely distasteful, sexist ad. Instead, we're discussing the rather odd spot which features Jean-Claude Van Damme playing bongos, maracas and a flute all while doing one of his signature poses. The end result was bizarre, but it […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 9/6/2013
If you're a fan of the NHL, you've probably grown so accustomed to seeing ads on the boards and near center ice that you barely even notice them. Things are a little bit different over in Europe. Ads litter the ice, but with enough time you'd probably learn to block these out as well. Then […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 9/5/2013
LG wants to show you how realistic their Ultra HD screen is. What better way to do that than by making people think a huge meteor has crashed into their city? The company set up a phony job interview and installed an enormous 84-inch television where the window would traditionally be in an office. The […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 9/3/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ps25AKD-P_w?rel=0 Just in time for the new NFL season is a commercial from UGG starring Tom Brady. We'll pause while you make the required jokes. Done? On we go! This UGG spot isn't too bad. In fact, the concept and the execution are extremely well done. Despite the fact we all love to laugh at […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 8/28/2013
A new campaign from Audi in the U.K. has the advertising world buzzing. The ad features Christopher Reeve dressed as Clark Kent alongside a tagline of "Power from a less obvious place." The print ad has been met with mixed reviews. Some appreciate the homage to Reeve, while others feel it's in bad taste to […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 8/24/2013
Got milk? Milk commercials used to be simple. Remember the days when a milk mustache on a celebrity or an athlete was enough? Now milk commercials have taken on an entirely new shape and form – one which might be terrifying if the photo above is any sort of indication. Milk is trying to get […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 8/21/2013
Meet the Super Soft Cooler. It's soft. It floats. You can hit it repeatedly if that's what you're into. The commercial – which resembles an infomercial more than it does an actual commercial – looks like it's straight out of a different decade. Incredibly, I saw it just last week on G4 (soon to be […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 8/19/2013
Barclays, the financial services provider and current sponsor of the Premier League, released an ad which depicts what it's like to be a fan of a club competing in the EPL. The ad recognizes that whether you're young or old, male or female, soccer can be a large part of who you are. The ad […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 8/16/2013
Once upon a time the good folks at LEGO decided they needed a mascot. A giant talking brick, perhaps? No, just a kid that really loves LEGO. Cue the LEGO Maniac, otherwise known as Zack the LEGO Maniac. For a stretch of time in the '80s and '90s, Zack the LEGO Maniac was the ultimate […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 8/12/2013
Cleatus, the giant animated robot you've probably seen during NFL games on Fox, may be coming to a city near you. In an effort to promote the launch of Fox Sports 1 on August 17th, the network created a large 6'9" suit of the robot which will travel to various cities to promote the newest […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 8/9/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Hu1eSceg-3U This Subway ad from the UK features Janet, a rather unexceptional redhead who rarely has things go her way. From booking hotels to dating, Janet never quite gets what she's hoping for. That is, until she goes to Subway where she can get exactly what she wants. Got all that? Sounds like a pretty […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 8/6/2013
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0 comments by David Rogers on 8/2/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=k4v0i9wLaYU?rel=0 Back in March we praised DICK'S for their baseball commercial which felt more like a movie than an actual commercial. We're back talking about DICK'S again (that'll never sound correct) and we love their football commercial which was shot in the same style as the baseball commercial from this spring. The commercial spins us […]
