by Jason Fox | Apr 17, 2012 | Advertising |
The British arm of the TNT proves that the best way to show you know drama is to manufacture said drama. On demand, no less. Later,Fox
by Jason Fox | Apr 9, 2012 | Advertising |
Nike recently released a product called the Nike+ FuelBand – a wristband that measures your calories burned, steps taken, etc. throughout the day and spits the data back out to you via the band’s built-in LED display or on your smartphone. It also converts...
by Jason Fox | Apr 6, 2012 | Advertising |
When I saw this Verizon 4G LTE spot the other night during “Dancing with America’s Next Top Voice Idol,” I immediately flashed back to 1990 and a parody spot from “Saturday Night Live.” You could call the Verizon bit an homage, but the...
by Jason Fox | Mar 28, 2012 | Advertising |
When we last left Sony Ericsson, the brand was busily scarfing down a container of the Colonel’s finest Original Recipe so it would have a suitable bucket to kick. Now, with the brand equity-less “Ericsson” finally jettisoned, the rechristened Sony...
by Jason Fox | Mar 26, 2012 | Advertising |
Thanks to Adland.tv, even us Yanks can get in on being (for once) properly offended at a Turkish ad that manages to be anti-Semitic and misogynistic at the same time. Apparently, using Biomen will wash that morality right out of your soul. Hmm, perhaps ad agencies...
by Jason Fox | Mar 7, 2012 | Advertising, Charity, General Interest, Politics |
Have you heard of Joseph Kony? How about the Lord’s Resistance Army? Surely, you’ve at least heard of a country in Africa called Uganda. While much of Uganda exists in relative safety (for the last eight years my family has sponsored a boy there and he has...