0 comments by David Rogers on 2/14/2013
In news that shook the sports world, Oscar Pistorius – the double amputee sprinter which made history competing in the Olympics – has been charged with the murder of his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp. The extremely tragic story shines a rather odd and somewhat disturbing light on one of Nike's old ads. Nike ran an ad back in […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/13/2013
Oreo is on quite the roll. Their ad at the Super Bowl was met with mixed reactions but most people would agree that Oreo's comments during the power outage were brilliant. Was the success due to some creative and brilliant minds over at Oreo, or were they just lucky by being in the right place […]
0 comments by Reva Friedel
This billboard is right by my office. My first thought, upon seeing it, was that this ad had managed to pull of direct and passive aggressive at the same time. "Your driving is going to paralyze us but that's cool, hey, ice cream! I went to the site that is also listed on the billboard, […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/11/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vijg_JwRAL8?rel=0 In advertising, timing is everything. You need to be as far in front of the curve as possible. You certainly don't want to be bringing up the year, rehashing dated topics. ESPN might have missed the boat on the whole Linsanity craze. That's not to say their new This is SportsCenter ad is a […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/10/2013
Crossfire … You'll get caught up in the … Crossfire! These words still echo in the mind's of those that grew up during the '90s. Perhaps one of the most iconic commercials from the decade, this Crossfire commercial is a nostalgic trip. We asked on the
0 comments by Reva Friedel
http://youtube.com/watch?v= C05EZE27f8Y[/youtube] This Nutrigrain commercial is hilariously bad. Using vampires to sell a fruit bar? I did laugh out loud at the man taking his pet bat for a "walk" on a leash. The point of course is that vampires aren't morning people, but now because of this fruit crunch bar, they are. I hate […]
0 comments by Reva Friedel on 2/9/2013
While the interwebs were abuzz over the latest H&M ad featuring David Beckham showing off his assets, some Debbie Downer took it upon themselves to reveal something shocking. Apparently, according to the Today Show, H&M used a body double for some parts of the video shoot. Then H&M actually confirmed it: "David was very involved […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/8/2013
You might remember Sweet Brown, the woman that provided one of the most memorable interviews in recent memory after a fire broke out in her apartment complex. Instantly, the expression "Aint nobody got time for that!" was born and Brown became an Internet celebrity. Now Brown is back, using some of her quotes in a […]
0 comments by Reva Friedel on 2/7/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v= il21FZu-IUY[/youtube] Following in Calvin Klein's footsteps, H&M is jumping on the "sell underwear by showing unattainable bodies" bandwagon. In a commercial directed by Guy Ritchie, David Beckham is filmed for about a minute and a half doing nothing but running/jumping/swimming in his underwear. Yes, the man has a nice body and I guess it […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/6/2013
Bowling, meet Busta Rhymes. Busta Rhymes, meet bowling. Who could have possibly guessed that these two polar opposites would work so well together? Apparently the folks over at ESPN did, as seen in this spot for the network's coverage of the PBA. Not only did their gamble grab our attention, but it actually resulted in […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 2/5/2013
In the news of the creepy and somewhat disturbing, robots are apparently starting to take over. While this isn't quite on the level of Skynet (yet), it could mean the end of human sign spinners as we know them. South Park quotes aside (they took our jobs!), this whole robot thing is pretty bizarre. I've […]
0 comments by Reva Friedel
Advertisements that aired during Super Bowl 47 cost a mind-boggling average of $4 million per 30 seconds. If you estimate that 100 million people watched the game, that’s about $0.04 an eyeball. Do advertisers consider it money well spent? First of all, I think there was something close to 60 commercials that aired last night. […]
0 comments by Reva Friedel on 2/4/2013
http://youtube.com/watch?v= EcFPyNskRWk[/youtube] Jell-O has launched a micro-site that promotes the brand's latest marketing creation. It's the Jell-O Pudding Drop! To help 49ers fans "mask the bitter taste of defeat with the sweet taste of Jell-O" they are offering free pudding to San Francisco fans on February 5th. The commercial is hysterical – "Who's the winner […]
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Old Milwaukee has done it again. The beer company that once aired hilarious ads with Jose Canseco in just a handful of markets during the MLB All-Star break was back at it for the Super Bowl, running a steamy ad with Will Ferrell that makes the Go Daddy kiss look tame. According to Yahoo! Sports, […]
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Super Bowl 47 is in the books. Now that we have crowned the Baltimore Ravens champions, we can also close the book on the single largest advertising day of 2013. As always, the advertisements were … interesting. There were several winners, plenty of losers and even a few that still have us scratching our head. […]
