Pinata Man
I don’t know how I missed this spot for Chocolate Skittles, but it is great. Find more videos like this on AdGabber Read More →
Cheese Label Music Criticism
Photo by Lisa Fain According to the Advertising Age Songs for Soap blog, one of the magazine’s assistant editor discovered a container of cheese with Van Halen song lyrics instead of the ingredients. This was taken to mean that Van Halen, or at least the song “Ain’t Talkin’ Bout Love” is cheesy. Read More →
Simple Words
With all the clutter in our lives, marketers and other communicators are reducing the number of words shown to us so that they can get our attention. A short, simple message is more easily understood, absorbed, processed and filed away. This is especially true if we are distracted and paying attention to many things at once. There is a great new sign on the door of the Caribou Coffee shop across the street from my office. Facing out, so you read it... [Read More...]
Amnesty International Calls Out China
Here is a new print campaign created by TBWA/Paris for Amnesty International that calls out China on its human rights records by showing graphic torture photos representing Olympic events. The copy reads “After the Olympic Games, the fight for human rights must go on.” These are pretty powerful images, but they probably don’t change anyone’s opinion about anything. from Ads of the World Swimming Weightlifting Archery Read More →
We Will Not Be Ashamed
Marketing in the Air
On a recent trip I saw this Pittsburgh Steeler painted USAirways plane on the ground in Detroit. Since things like this don’t ever happen without press releases, it is pretty easy to find the story about this plane. As part of the marketing agreement with the Steelers, USAirways painted the plane to support operations and employees in Pittsburgh and a 60 year history in the city. The marketing side of this is more clearly stated by Steelers... [Read More...]
Obama Ads from MoveOn.org
MoveOn.org sponsored a contest for people to create ads supporting Barack Obama for president. They plan to raise money to air the winning ad on cable tv in select markets across the country. Go here to see the winning ad. I like this one better. It was awarded funniest ad. Read More →
TMBG Shills for Dunkin Donuts…Again
Nike Football (Soccer) Spot
Here is a new Nike Football Spot from director Guy Ritchie. This point of view spot shows a player’s rise from amateur league to play for Arsenal. This is the long web version. Read More →
Original “Who’s on the Button?” Political Ad
As the presidential race continues, and the candidates continue to spend money on commercials (and web videos) questioning each other’s experience and decision-making process, here is a look back at a similar ad from 1964. The Daisy ad, as it is known, ran only 1 time in September 1964. The concept and production are simple and straight-forward, but pretty heavy-handed. Political advertising has never been about subtlety. Here is a complete... [Read More...]