What is G?
These commercials have been on during the latest bowl games including tonight’s Tostitos Fiesta Bowl (or Chip Bowl for those so inclined). I assume they are for Gatorade, but many people have been...
View ArticleWould you Delete 10 Facebook Friends For a Free Whopper?
While I probably haven’t eaten fast food in at least six months, Burger King is my favorite burger chain solely based on its innovative marketing. They are at it again with their Facebook application...
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The Audacity of Dope
I shamelessly pulled this headline from The Smoking Gun because I couldn’t do any better. Apparently drug dealers in New York were selling Obama brand Heroin. Other brands were “bin Laden heroin,”...
View ArticleSprint, Fox and 24: A Rant
Sprint must be the dumbest cell phone company around right now. First, they have those black and white ads with Dan Hesse, their CEO, walking down the street. Who is going to buy a cool phone because...
View Article“Get Your Obama Check”
When I logged into Facebook today, one of the ads on the right hand side (the ones that don’t get blocked by adblock), grabbed my attention. Normally all of the ads are pictures of girls with the...
View ArticleFacebook Must Be In Trouble
I recently blogged about the Facebook ads called “Get Your Obama Check.” Those appear to be gone already, but they have been replaced by new ones with a similar message. These ads are called “Ball...
View ArticleAre you Missing the Unintended Consequences?
I attended a talk by Michael Pollan, the author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma and In Defense of Food, last night at the Kohl Center in Madison. Pollan is one of my favorite writers and thinkers because he...
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Black Friday: Advertising Thoughts
It’s been awhile since I wrote about advertising, so seeing as it’s Black Friday and millions of Americans woke up early (or stayed up all night) to go shopping at ungodly hours, I thought I’d write a...
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Tasteless Facebook Ad: Crosshairs on US Military Personnel
I was looking at an event one of my friends created for his birthday when one of the Facebook ads on the upper right caught my eye. Normally, I don’t pay any attention to Facebook ads because they are...
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