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Advertising

Fun w/ Jefferson Starship

December 6, 2007

Jefferson Starship > Jefferson Airplane > Starbucks

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Now THAT’S What I Call Contextual!

November 29, 2007

Saluting the serendipity of contextual advertising algorithms.

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Best Widget Ever

October 26, 2007
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Ben Gordon Sure Loves His Myoplex

May 10, 2007

(via)

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What Were They Thinking?

April 26, 2007

(via This Just In)

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Keep America Beautiful or Chief Iron Eyes Will Cry

April 26, 2007
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Jack White Does Coke

April 24, 2007
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Ads vs. Reality in Fast Food

April 19, 2007

Say what you will about Super Size Me and Fast Food Nation — this side-by-side comparison of advertising photos vs. real” food” from fast food joints has done more in 5 minutes to dissuade me from eating at McDonalds, Burger King, or any of their ilk than Morgan Spurlock or Eric Schlosser ever could.
(via BoingBoing)

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David Lynch doesn’t mix words on the subject of product placement

March 29, 2007

To those of you out there hoping to squeeze a can of Coca-Cola or an HP laptop into David Lynch’s next movie; might want to look elsewhere:

Just to clarify — you’re saying you’re against it, right?

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Simpsons Movie Mania: 7-11s to become Kwik-E-Marts

March 27, 2007

Get ready for Simpsons fever, which is going to sweep the nation this summer, in anticipation/promotion of the long-awaited Simpsons Movie:
If all goes as planned, the convenience store chain plans to refit 11 stores across the U.S. — Richmond is an unlikely choice — to resemble the front of the Kwik-E-Mart, the convenience store that [...]

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My Favorite Super Bowl Spot

February 5, 2007

Was it just me, or did Coca-Cola absolutely run away with the “Best Ad” derby?

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The Future, Circa 1993

December 7, 2006

Courtesy of AT&T (the old, pre-SBC one) by way of Andrew Sullivan and Boing Boing.
Smooth vocal talents complements of Magnum P.I.

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The PC/Mac Commercial Turns Japanese

November 29, 2006
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Gillette Fusion

November 17, 2006

The power of a mountain lion’s paw. The precision of a monkey’s.
Now that’s Fusion.

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Mini’s Multi-site Banner ADventure

November 5, 2006

I really liked this Mini campaign — I don’t know who did it, but it’s a cool high-concept job. I think I first saw it on bannerblog, but I’m not totally sure. Would have to ask Rory, who I’m pretty sure is the one who sent it to me.
Hopefully I’ve captured the essence [...]

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McDonalds Apparently Loves Traffic-Related Fatalities

September 15, 2006

I get the basic idea — there’s an accident, might as well pull off for coffee.  But this just comes off as "this traffic accident, brought to you by McDonalds".  Which, if you try to drive and eat your Egg McMuffin, might very well wind up being the truth.
Mmm…I’m lovin’ it.
(hat tip to J)

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Carpeteria keeps it exciting

June 6, 2006

When you’re shopping for budget carpet, I guess you can’t ask for any frills, especially in the naming department:

Honestly, who came up with ‘Boot Camp’ and thought it would move carpet?  Does anyone come in and say "oh yeah, this is nice….I’ll take wall-to-wall Boot Camp!", outside of those seeking apholstery for their boot camp?  [...]

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Wes Anderson doesn’t leave home without it

April 28, 2006

It’s really kind of a shame to watch anything Wes Anderson shot in bandwidth-optimized low-res Flash video, but this commercial debuted last night, and is too awesome for me to not try and share with all.
NOTE: I would gladly link directly to American Express’s My Life, My Card site, or even embed THEIR code into [...]

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Flying into Reno?

April 26, 2006

Well say hello to the Reno Tahoe Airport website:

First off — you have to feel for the guy who had to pose for this photo.  I’m sure he was paid well for his time, and fortunately for him no one probably visits this site….but can you imagine if YOU posed for this photo, and all [...]

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Sony’s Bravia Advertisement

March 27, 2006

One of the coolest ads I’ve ever seen.  But why isn’t it on TV anywhere?
What gives Sony?

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