Who Are The Ad Wizards Who Came Up With THAT One?

Taking bad ads to task since 2007.

Friday, October 31, 2008

I'll take "Tortured Premises" for $200, Alex

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This ad doesn't seriously offend me or anything, but it just strikes me as yet one more example of how little most ad writers think abou...
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Wednesday, October 29, 2008

The American Dream Pasta

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The folks at Ronzoni have come up with a new 90-second instant pasta, and they want you to buy it. So they've cobbled together a commer...
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Monday, October 27, 2008

You'll love us because other people hate us!

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I'm thinking back to my Marketing 101 class in college -- there were the 4 P's, brand positioning demographics, target markets, etc,...
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Sunday, October 26, 2008

Super Innuendo

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This commercial is a little old, and local. Neither is an excuse. Quick Ad Quiz 1. What is she referring to with "Isn't this a lit...
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Saturday, October 25, 2008

In which the blogger continues his campaign against Crispin Porter

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Here at the Ad Wizards, we think most of the commercials we see on television could be a lot better . But then there's the work of one ...
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Sunday, October 19, 2008

My arteries are clogged with yellow gold!

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During this year's Olympics, the ads were actually surprisingly palatable... for the most part. Then there was this one. Many people ha...
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Friday, October 17, 2008

Clap your hands! You must believe in firefighters!

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Before we get into this, I just want to say that I have nothing but respect for firefighters. It's one of the toughest, most dangerous ...
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Wednesday, October 15, 2008

Pepto Abysmal

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Even in the world of advertising, where maybe one joke in a thousand is actually funny, sometimes you run across a truly epic failure of com...
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Monday, October 13, 2008

It's all about the no

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Remember Overstock.com? One of like five companies that survived the dot-com bust of the early 2000s? Sells surplus stuff? Well, if you h...
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Saturday, September 27, 2008

I've been really trying, baby / To hold back this Swiffing for so long

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You've probably seen other ads in this series, wherein the brooms and mops try to win the women back (only women do housework, by the wa...
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