AdPricks

• HSBC Lumberjack Spot Completely Misses Mark

  September 29, 2008

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• Shawn Johnson: "It Makes My Taco Pop"

  September 29, 2008

  When copywriting goes horribly wrong... or right... Read More

• Virus: The Prodigal Son of Viral Marketing, Steven Grasse, Returns

  September 26, 2008

  

  It's not the first time us ad men have heard from him, and it won't be the last... Steven Grasse, progenitor of viral marketing and CEO of Gyro Worldwide, is the protagon... Read More

• Ed McMahon Goes Gangsta

  September 25, 2008

  

  In a radical move, the personal finance industry has decided to use yet another broke B-list celebrity for advertising purposes... Read More

• Crazy Kids, Making Their Crazy Ads, Paying A Lot of Money To Do It

  September 24, 2008

  

  Graduate school. It's really expensive. You're gonna spend the next decade paying off student loans. But you're gonna leave with a degree in something... Read More

• Apparently Airborne's Ads Don't Work Either...

  September 23, 2008

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• Microsoft Ditches Jerry Seinfeld, Rips Off Apple Ads With New Campaign Created On Macs

  September 22, 2008

  

  Phase II of Crispin Porter + Bogusky's much-hyped new Microsoft marketing campaign is here, begun way ahead of schedule after Phase I of the campaign starring Jerry Seinfe... Read More

• Circuit City Crowned King Of Credit Card Promotions

  September 18, 2008

  

  Sign me up. There is a place in my wallet next to my Dollar Depot credit card. Read More

• Fitzgerald+CO Invent Willie Run 2008 To Promote Willie Nelson's Biodiesel Brand

  September 17, 2008

  

  Fact: Willie Nelson has his own biodiesel brand, BioWillie... Read More

• See No Evil

  September 16, 2008

  Stare at the red cross for 30 seconds and then lean back and look at the ceiling. North Korea's fearless leader has been MIA these days... Read More

• A Sweet Surprise: High Fructose Corn Syrup

  September 15, 2008

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• Mother

  September 8, 2008

  

  Nothing says "we're too cool for school" more than having a website like this... Read More

• New Seinfeld Microsoft Spot Debuts

  September 5, 2008

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• 1st Person Heart Attack

  September 4, 2008

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• Are You Feeling Lucky?

  September 4, 2008

  Nope. Having to listen to this song again makes me feel very unlucky. Read More

• Appliance Direct

  September 3, 2008

  I hate it when advertisements keep instant messaging me. Read More

• We're Pretty Damn Sure We'll Hate Them

  September 2, 2008

  

  It's definitely not the norm to tell potential customers they might hate what you're selling, but British Marmite manufacturer Unilever has been running with "Love It or Hate It" for a long time... Read More

Quickies RSS

• Viral Marketing On The Death Star

  December 18, 2008

• Danish Siemens Spot

  December 16, 2008

• Surfing For Seniors

  December 10, 2008

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  Mother

  September 8, 2008

  Nothing says "we're too cool for school" more than having a website like this...Read More
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  Wexley School for Girls

  June 30, 2008

  Glass jars filled with white powder labeled "cocaine" in the bathroom? A Chinese-restaurant themed conference room? Rows of rubber chickens in the window...Read More

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  Beck's Beer "Daily Different": Same Old Sh*t, Different Blog

  December 10, 2008

  Really guys? This is pathetic. Beck's weeks-old blog The Daily Different is anything but different; it's pretty much the same as countless other corporate blogs except it'... Read More

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