November 26, 2010

'Twas The Night Before Bad Advertising With Stupid Copy...

This from Harry & David...
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Awww c'mon!!!  Let's review: holiday copywriting is for boneheads.  Pluck a catchphrase, lyric or some shred of yule-know-what and stick your product name in there. 

food, holidays, visual merchandising
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November 25, 2010

What Do You TAKE For The Holidays

The GAP reminds us that it's not above giving and receiving for the holidays...

It's  * * W A N T I N G * *

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holidays, outdoor, The Gap
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November 23, 2010

Please Get Drunk Responsibly

Here's a a twist on the "Drink Responsibly" warning from the smooth, chill folks at Grey Goose.  In a commercial, lots of tasteful images of sailing, golf, jazz in black and white...with some legalese in the last few shots...what is that???

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The final frame tells it all:

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You think these people want you to sip this stuff??  They spent all this money on the fancy commercial with the sailboat and the golfing!  NO WAY GOOSEY GREY!!!

They say:

"Drink LOTS of this stuff!!  Drink an AWFUL lot!!  But don't say we TOLD you to drink that much!  We said, "SIP IT!!" 

AHHH....NOW look what you went and did!!"


alcohol, liquor, tv
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November 20, 2010

The Beatles on iTunes...A Great Historic Non-Event

Let's review: There is no logical connection between these 2 sentences. 

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It's like saying...


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apple computer, beatles, electronics
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November 19, 2010

It's the Most Red and Green Time of the Year!!

Holidays.  Kris Kringle.  Red and Green.  Boughs of holly.  Red and Green and Red and Green Red and Green until you puke!  So why not make EVERYTHING red and green?!?! 

Even the sign for flu shots....SEASONAL flu shots that is. 

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Why didn't they just say:

"Get your FLU shot so you can FLY down the Chimney FLUE with Santa!!"

copy for copy's sake, holidays
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November 18, 2010

"What's Our Name Mean? I Forget...I Was Wasted!"

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From this vegetarian/falafel type place which actually is damn good, I must admit.>> Maoz

But the name?  What's it mean?  Let's have them explain it to us.

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Uhm, like, it was Amsterdam. 

1991. 

I dunno, it was the best we could come up with, 'cuz we had been smoking opiated Nepalese hash for 6 weeks straight.   

branding, food, Moaz
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November 17, 2010

Sanitize the Pizza in Your New Office!

  • I have 3 questions about the juxtaposition of this hand sanitizer/ad poster display in a pizza joint:

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  • Why would I want to sanitize my hands before, during or after eating pizza? 
  • Does the office space they're advertising include washrooms, or do they just have hand sanitizers in the hallways?
  • Why is Barack Obama's cousin, Otto Obama, making a phone call? 

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metaphor on a limb, outdoor, stock photos
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November 10, 2010

Stories are (really cheap) Gifts

Let's review: Stories are NOT GIFTS! 

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Yes, the holidays are fast approaching and that means...holiday cups and sleeves from Starbucks!!  Wary of these recessionary times, The Mocha Monstrosity suggests we don't even buy something for the holidays.  Just tell a story!!  

"Once upon a time, I didn't have any money. And I couldn't get you a Christmas present.  So now I'm telling you a story.  The End."

food, holidays, starbucks
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November 8, 2010

They Have A Big Problem With This In Canada

This from a candy counter at the neighborhood multiplex:

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Seems like the kind of thing you don't advertise.  You just have to know to ask at the counter for some junk, "Yo, yo, yo....frozen horse?  Chill smack??!"

food movie theater
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November 7, 2010

Half A Head Is Better Than No Head...When You're A Manikin

Marketing Madness is EVERYWHERE!  You see this kinda stuff all the time and think nothing of it.  Then you ask yourself:

WHY DO THESE MANIKINS HAVE HALF A HEAD!?!?
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Must be very flat on top. 

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Did the manikin makers feel kinda' nasty one day.  "Fred, I'm damn tired of doing the full-headed ones.  We did all sorta' headless, from-the-neck down jobs.  What about cutting right here!!

But they left the nose...a tiny, humiliating nib of definition to suggest, at one time, there may very well have been a face on this chap.

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manikins, visual merchandising, window displays
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