March 11, 2009
The Guard Dogs, a French and Swiss feminist organization, has named this ad for Sloggi underwear the most degrading ad of the year. The headline, "On Special Offer," led the feminist organization to accuse the ad of promoting pornography and prostitution. I wouldn't go so far as to def...
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According to an article in Advertising Age, cable companies are hoping pay-per-view porn will help their boost sagging profits. Read the article HERE. Um. Shouldn't someone tell these guys you can get porn for free on the Internet?...
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February 24, 2009
What does 'all natural' really mean? According to Slashfood: When it comes to FDA food labeling, not much. Except as applied to meat and poultry products, for which "natural" labels can only be put on foods not containing "artificial flavoring, colors, chemical preservatives, ...
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February 21, 2009
Jonathan Trenn popped this insightful article about Yelp over on Marketing Conversation, The contorversy about Yelp (and be sure to check out David Gelles’ article on a similar topic over at the Financial Times, Yelp rejects claims of extortion): Ah, controversy. Now, it’s with Yelp, the mega on...
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December 26, 2008
Campbell Soup is running this ad as part of a Swanson broth campaign aimed at gays and lesbians. This particular ad profiles the holiday traditions of chef Lea Forant and her partner Carolyn, provides a recipe for butternut squash bisque and features an adorable photo of the two women with their son...
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December 02, 2008
According to an article in the Los Angeles Times, Nevada brothels are seeing a decline in sales. As could be expected, brothels are attracting fewer customers these days. And the customers that are stopping by are spending less than before. As a result, brothels are implementing some creative...
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July 22, 2008
Nike's new ad campaign for its Hyperdunk shoes features a series of pictures of basketball players getting dunked on in what's considered the worst way possible: the dunker dangling off the rim, his balls dangling in the face of the man being dunk-ee. They all have dynamic slogans like "That Ain't R...
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July 15, 2008
Just like giving out condoms makes kids have sex and giving out clean needles turns upright citizens into junkies, the government must protect us from public service ads more likely to destroy us than to save us. Concerned about all the horny bastards rubbing up against women on subways, New York Ci...
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Just like giving out condoms makes kids have sex and giving out clean needles turns upright citizens into junkies, the government must protect us from public service ads more likely to destroy us than to save us. Concerned about all the horny bastards rubbing up against women on subways, New York Ci...
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July 08, 2008
Let's imagine that you are the friendly consumer, and the internet, where you do your shopping, is a series of stores. Then imagine that all the people who want to sell you ads are spies, following you from store to store and noting what you like to look at, so they can advertise that thing to you. ...
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