0 comments by David Rogers on 4/22/2013
In an unexpected partnership, Google Chrome has teamed up with Family Guy in a new commercial which shows that while Chrome can't prevent you from being interrupted, it can help you pick up where you left off by displaying your content across Google's devices. Google chose a rather memorable scene from Family Guy where Stewie […]
0 comments by Michael R. Hall
9:30pm: It's been a long week here in Boston. What's even the right word for a week of tragic events, all spread out over three cities? If Don Draper were around, he would have figured out the right label for the week's events, and then created a great commercial to promote The One Fund Boston, the […]
http://youtube.com/watch?v=R6QvdgZqAFs Nike Golf came out with a new trick shot ad this week featuring Rory McIlroy and other professional golfers. The ad focuses on the RZN golf ball with McIlroy and his friends doing trick shots and kicking it around like a soccer ball. If you're thinking you've seen something similar to this before, […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/18/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=EL5dQPgx3-M?rel=0 Philips Norelco is receiving plenty of attention – both positive and negative – over their new ad campaign where men claim they'd sleep with themselves (awkward sentence of the year) after grooming with a Norelco. In the ads, hairy men are using their Philips Norelco to groom and style their beards, chest hair and […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/17/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=voWvqBsyYbE?rel=0 Facebook Home had a pretty successful debut in the world of advertising thanks to an interesting ad where Home livens up a dull flight. Unfortunately, their next effort titled "Dinner" is one we have an issue with. A large family sits around a table eating. As expected, an older relative is telling story after […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/16/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=loinY8MmVq8?rel=0 Fans of the Matrix should be pretty happy with this new commercial from General Electric (GE). In an effort to show off how the company helps create and develop technology for brilliant machines (in this case for use in a hospital), GE went out and asked Hugo Weaving to don the suit and reprise […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/15/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NpH73ZIOyS0?rel=0 Vertical stripes – pinstripes even – are supposed to have a slimming effect. On the flip side, wearing horizontal stripes or hoops does the opposite, making you look a bit wider than you actually are. These theories have been put to the test, but the best evidence may come courtesy of this new This […]
0 comments by Reva Friedel
This Xfinity OnDemand ad is so bad I am going to do this in bullets. – The satellite dish around the dude's neck – too hyperbolic – People lifting weights are normally not talking to each other – And if they are talking to each other, it's probably not about cable – Using "man up" […]
0 comments by David Rogers
http://youtube.com/watch?v=YU6L_4q2mcM?rel=0 If you watched the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday, one commercial might have caught your attention in a sea of ads for various upcoming movies and beauty products. A distorted, black and white ad was directed at the people of Earth from General Zod (Kneel before Zod!), villain of Man of Steel due out […]
0 comments by Michael R. Hall
9:30pm: Tonight's Mad Men features Don Draper right where we like him: in a fresh affair, running through ad pitches to big companies, and drinking himself slowly into the grave. Episode 603 is titled "The Collaborators," and Don's collaborators continue to ignore him as he starts his downward spiral. The finances of Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce have never been […]
You wouldn't expect the words "Kmart" and "viral" to be put together in a single sentence and have it mean something good for the discount store chain superpower. Alas, Kmart's latest commercial starring a number of people being thrilled at their ability to have items shipped to them has gone viral all over the internet, […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/12/2013
It was always a special day when you were sent to school with Lunchables. While other kids suffered through their boring bologna or frightening ham and cheese loaf sandwiches, you could sit back and assemble one of the many varieties of Lunchables. From the standard crackers, meat and cheese packs to the more exuberant pizza […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/11/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=KOs8tiykHZo?rel=0 AT&T has released a new video that highlights some of the outtakes from the "Bigger is better" commercial featuring Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Bill Russell. It turns out that numerous ideas were originally on the table and that there was a ton of footage left on the cutting room floor. AT&T wisely […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/10/2013
Recently we discussed the latest ad from Progressive where the company shouts "Let's Get Ready to Bundle" through your TV's speakers. One Cincinnati attorney took this message to heart and created a parody where he challenges Flo in the boxing ring. Blake Maislin, a personal injury attorney, challenged Flo in the ring, demonstrating how he'll fight […]
0 comments by Reva Friedel on 4/9/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=nEQ2lgtGt3U?rel=0 Dos Equis, the popular beer featuring "The Most Interesting Man in the World", is on a quest to move Cinco de Mayo to May 2nd this year. The popular holiday (some of us here in Chicago call it Cinco de Drinko) happens to fall on a Sunday this year, causing the brand some concern. […]
