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

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Monday, January 31, 2011

Spanish ply

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I ordinarily hate posting clips that have text on them promoting someone else's website. You can understand why - it might look like I...
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Sunday, January 30, 2011

Today in things that don't ever happen

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Friend 1: "Nice shape, Jane!" Jane Krakowski: "Thanks! I've been helping out at a lot of celebrity car washes." Fri...
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Tuesday, January 25, 2011

Happy thoughts, happy thoughts

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Retailers always get a little weird around the holidays. But this seems a bit extreme. This ad has bothered me since I first saw it, becaus...
Sunday, January 23, 2011

Shitius Altius Fortius

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I'm not even sure what to say. An anonymous commenter a few posts ago was the first to bring this to my attention, although frankly I wo...
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Saturday, January 22, 2011

"Steamer" is right

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Quick! Can you identify the product or service that Stanley Steemer provides? It's kind of a trick question. According to their websit...
Friday, January 21, 2011

Awful insurance ad blowout

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Something very strange is going on in the insurance industry lately. For an example of what I mean, let's take a look at a Farmer's...
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Tax season in Bizarro World

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Does this sort of sales tactic happen on a routine basis? I guess it must, since H&R Block has built a whole series of television and ra...
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Saturday, December 25, 2010

Mixed messages

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In the time we've been doing this blog, Microsoft hasn't exactly been heavily on our radar, but they have had a couple of appearance...
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

It's the cost that counts

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So you want the most expensive thing in the store and your parents won't buy it for you. Instead, they offer you a lower-cost option th...
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Saturday, December 11, 2010

Prince Charmin

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There are various reasons why there hasn't been a post here for a while, and I won't bore you with explanations or excuses. But suf...
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