0 comments by David Rogers on 9/13/2013
Rafael Nadal is a big hit with the ladies around ESPN. Is it his looks? His accent? His glowing tan? It turns out it's none of the above, according to the latest This is SportsCenter commercial. The real answer is much sweeter. http://youtube.com/watch?v=XOjpmsmJUqI?rel=0 Awesome. Some viewers were left feeling a little empty after viewing the Calvin […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 9/12/2013
Clint Dempsey wants you to celebrate the goals you score in FIFA 14 in style. In an ad for GameStop and FIFA 14, Dempsey criticizes some guy's rather tame celebration after scoring a goal. Dempsey demands better. http://youtube.com/watch?v=s2DTEADGSpw?rel=0 The whole idea of pre-order bonuses have been widely criticized around the video game world, but at […]
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 Reva Friedel on 9/9/2013
AdBlock is a browser extension that will strip all ads from web sites, according to Ad Age. In a move that has left us chugging Everclear (not really), AdBlock has raised over $50,000 for an ad campaign. An anti-ad software is advertising. I can't…I don't. I can't even form a complete sentence. Listen, I get […]
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 […]
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WXu6l2EVcG4 If there's anyone who should understand the seedy world of autograph peddlers looking to make a buck off the autographs of college kids it's local car dealers. So leave it to Fowler Toyota of Norman, Oklahoma to mock Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel with this "Johnny Savings" commercial. I'm just not sure what the […]
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 […]
