We took a trip down memory lane this morning talking about the best advertising campaigns ever. Sure, we all remember 'Trix are for kids,' but what about those catchphrases that only people from Shreveport-Bossier know about or remember? We've got 'em for you!
We all know that Mark Zuckerberg and company collect your information and sell it to advertisers to make their cash, but it does surprise me when I find out to what extent Facebook collects this data.
We all have our pet peeves, right? Lord knows I have a few, but I think my biggest one right now is with a particular type of advertising ploy. (The irony of the fact that I'm employed by a commercial radio company is not lost on me, but I'm referring specifically to marketing firms that come up with product slogans...
Compared to today, the 1960s were a weird time.
Things that just wouldn't fly today were commonplace back then. Take, for instance, this TV commercial for both a Ford Mustang AND a Post cereal called Rice Krinkles.
Are you and your wife struggling to pregnant? Don't spend your money on expensive fertility treatments, just splash on BRUT. Side effects - your dog and fish could get pregnant too.
We've all seen those tourism posters..."Discover the Beauty of Saudi Arabia" - where all the women wear burkas..."Visit Beautiful Bogota" - where the odds of getting capped by a Columbian drug cartel are not in your favor...
I'm all for creative advertising, but there is just something wrong with the new Kia ad. Pure and simple sex sells, but with this ad I'm not even sure what the sex is supposed to be selling. You have to read at the very bottom of the ad to figure out what the point of it is.
Please tell me that you feel this ad is crossing a line that has no business being crossed.
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We've all seen them around town...cars wrapped with advertisements. I've seen a Hawaiian Punch, Skittles, Air Heads, Sour Punch and Trix car rolling around town. The ones that make since are the busninesses that do it to advertise their business. Now, there is a company that wants to wrap your house!
The company is called Adzookie. Their looking for hous
The creepy King that has been plaguing our nights just before bed, will hopefully soon be out of a job.
Six months ago Burger King was purchased by an investment firm, and got a new CEO and split from their ad agency responsible for the creepy King ads since 2004.