December 28, 2005
Funniest Commercials of 2005View TBS's funniest commercials of 2005. I actually know the actress in the Dr. Pepper ad, which is very funny. But my favorite was Carlton Draught (#3), which is almost as spectacular as Lord of the Rings.
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September 20, 2005
BumvertisingHere's the scoop:
Several times a week the Mercer Island native steps into his four-door Mercedes, dressed in a button-down shirt, and goes hunting, as he puts it, for "good, consistent beggars." Then he makes an offer -- a bit of food and water, plus $1 to $5, according to each panhandler's relative value, a determination Rogovy calculates in his head, based largely on traffic patterns. In the past month, he has hired about a dozen vagrant sign-holders. "I am fascinated by these people, out there from dawn to dusk," he said. "It was so much untapped labor. Some of them were working longer days than I was."
So, if you see a product associated with a homeless person, you think, "Get me some of that"? Remind me again why companies pay for celebrity endorsements ...
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September 04, 2005
Knock, KnockSeth Godin.
Seth Godin who?
This guy. Always worth reading.
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July 14, 2005
"So Advanced ...It makes the future seem obsolete."
Do you recognize the product? That's the Toyota Prius.
This is one of those marketing slogans that makes me go, "huh?"
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May 04, 2005
Maybe We Should Sell T-Shirts?Gordon and I have made a pact that we won't accept advertising on Conglomerate, but we never said anything about selling t-shirts. Apparently, there's a huge untapped market out there for clever turns of phrase in 100% cotton.
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February 06, 2005
Vote on the Super Bowl AdsWe know which ad is on the top of Christine's list for the worst Super Bowl ad, but you can vote for the best and worst over at the W$J.
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