Sony Mobile Turns to Child Labor
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...
Real Men Use Biomen and Commit Genocide
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...
Cutting the Head Off Evil
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...
Mercedes Draws Inspriation from 30-Year-Old Cartoon
To promote its fuel cell vehicle, ingeniously dubbed the F-CELL, Mercedes-Benz decided to hide it in plain sight to show just how “invisible” the car is to the environment. Not counting the impact of manufacturing and other things involved unrelated to the...
Three Little Pigs Go for Lions
This, folks, is how you do advertising. This spot for Britain's "The Guardian" newspaper takes something familiar (the Three Little Pigs), and twists it in a new way (social media's reaction to their antics) that's true to the brand and relevant to the consumer. Now...
Sony Mobile Turns to Child Labor
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...
Real Men Use Biomen and Commit Genocide
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...
Cutting the Head Off Evil
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...
Mercedes Draws Inspriation from 30-Year-Old Cartoon
To promote its fuel cell vehicle, ingeniously dubbed the F-CELL, Mercedes-Benz decided to hide it in plain sight to show just how “invisible” the car is to the environment. Not counting the impact of manufacturing and other things involved unrelated to the...
Three Little Pigs Go for Lions
This, folks, is how you do advertising. This spot for Britain's "The Guardian" newspaper takes something familiar (the Three Little Pigs), and twists it in a new way (social media's reaction to their antics) that's true to the brand and relevant to the consumer. Now...