by Jason Fox | Aug 20, 2007 | Advertising |
I’ve always loved The Martin Agency. I like the fact that they’re in Richmond, Virginia, and not in some semi-livable urban Thunderdome. I like the fact that their work has been consistently above average-to-great for years upon years. I don’t like...
by Jason Fox | Aug 9, 2007 | Advertising, Entertainment, Jack Palance |
At long last, someone has unearthed one of the greatest commercials of all time. That’s right, it’s Jack Palance’s Skin Bracer ad featuring two of the most repeatable and repeated (by me) lines ever:”I don’t need some fancy cologne to...
by Jason Fox | Jul 25, 2007 | Advertising |
Those crazy kids over at Salesgenie.com have given us another fine example of advertising fantastitude. It features an über-precocious little girl, superfluous puppies and a creepy dad. Why is he creepy? Because it’s the same guy from SG’s last ad – the...
by Jason Fox | Jul 16, 2007 | Advertising, Wonkiness |
M&C Saatchi, the 398th Saatchified agency for those counting, has developed yet another trademarked brandificationalistic mechanization for wowing mid-level marketing managers and others easily persuaded by shiny advertising jargon: One Word Equity.Young MC...
by Jason Fox | Jun 19, 2007 | AdHole Specific, Advertising, Politics |
In a stunning announcement today, Senator Hillary Rodham-When-I’m-Speaking-at-NOW-Events Clinton (D-AR-NY) announced her Official Presidential Campaign Song: Celine Dion’s “You and I.”That is not a typo or prank. Nor is it the spontaneous...
by Jason Fox | Jun 15, 2007 | Advertising, Wonkiness |
In case someone, somewhere out there was even remotely considering exhuming Celine Dion to sell anything to anyone for any reason, I offer these examples of why you should instead retire from advertising right now and spare us your “boomers love her”...
