885. That’s how many ads the Obama campaign has bought to run in the Denver area just this week. The Romney campaign has purchased 825 spots for the same period. And those numbers don’t include ads purchased by super PACs! But it could be worse. Denver is only 7th on the list. … and it’s … Continue reading Canada, anyone?
Max Page, the 7-year-old who charmed the world as little Darth Vader in Volkswagen’s famous Super Bowl commercial last year, is undergoing open heart surgery tomorrow to repair a congenital heart defect. VW’s ad agency, Deutsch, helped raise funds for Max’s surgery on its blog, where it also posted a letter from Max’s mom. In … Continue reading May The Force be with you, Max
What’s with Herman Cain and the weird ads? They were strange enough while he was actively campaigning for the GOP nomination. (I’d still be having nightmares about that leering smile if Stephen Colbert hadn’t produced such a great parody.) But the ads didn’t stop when Cain dropped out of the race. Next up was the … Continue reading Cain commercials crossing the line
There was a big spike this morning in the number of hits on my recent post about the new 3.5-minute Cartier commercial. Apparently it aired again during the Sunday morning talk shows. Curiosity led me to more information about the commercial (or short film, if you prefer) and I’ve updated the post to include information … Continue reading Update: Cartier ad campaign includes website
(Updated March 11 at 11:00 am MT) Last week conservative radio commentator Rush Limbaugh attacked a young law school student who spoke to a congressional committee about insurance coverage for contraceptives: What does it say about the college co-ed Susan Fluke, who goes before a congressional committee and says that she must be paid to … Continue reading Limbaugh advertisers know a bad thing when they see it
Once again I’m probably the last to know. This time it’s websites that rate and review all those “As Seen on TV” products that I’ve always assumed are probably cheap junk and scams. And often the companies make their profit not on the cheap product but on inflated shipping charges, difficult returns, or misrepresented free … Continue reading As seen on TV
