Every once in a while, when I am waiting in line at a drug store or super market, I will notice those ubiquitous little bottles of energy potion that I always assumed could double for antifreeze. Well, as I read in the WSJ today, apparently I am not the only one noticing. According to the [...]

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In honor of their 125th anniversary, Coca-Cola has temporarily changed the Atlanta skyline and their high-rise HQ into a 4-sided movie screen, showing many of their ads used over the years as well as some cool visuals – made especially impressive by their scale (26 stories).   The building will be lit up every Thursday, [...]

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After defending Taco Bell time and time again, they have stabbed me in the back. If there are two things that should never be combined it’s seafood with fast food, and Taco Bell has done just that with the following abomination. Some of you crazy freaks LIKE fish and tacos. Give me a break and [...]

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This is an interesting, bizarre and kind of gross use of imagery to hawk a new product. To promote its new “night” formula of toothpaste in France, Colgate paid some local pizzerias to turn the inside of pizza boxes into a giant mouth and tongue, along with a plug for Colgate. Yummy. I know I [...]

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Say what now? Yes, that’s right, the MASSIVE McMuffin. This creation is available in New Zealand and parts of Australia. It consists of ketchup, bacon, egg, American cheese and two sausage patties. McDonald’s has a new ad campaign in New Zealand, created by the agency DDB, that is promoting the Massive McMuffin by scattering giant, [...]

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Despite a number of recommendations, I have never watched a single episode of Sons of Anarchy on FX. That said, according to Brand Channel, the cable show has found a clever way to highlight products in their shows, particularly in the case of Jameson Irish Whiskey. As you can see in the photo above, taken from the [...]

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The above beer commercial for Austrian pilsner Trumer Pils is based on what is commonly known as a Rube Goldberg machine – most often seen in the board game Mouse Trap, at The Walsh’s house in The Goonies (think Truffle Shuffle) and how Pee Wee makes his breakfast.   While the likelihood of the spot being [...]

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Hop onto a sports related site and leave your ads unblocked.  There’s probably a 20% chance that you happen upon a new viral ad campaign starring the lesser Manning (Eli), Venus Williams, Apollo Anton Ono and Shaquille O’Neal. The performance enhancing foodstuff they are advertising?  Oreos. This is Kraft foods going for an edgier ad [...]

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KFC is raising eyebrows for a new promotion to advertise the KFC Double Down: paying college co-eds $500 to wear sweatpants emblazoned with “Double Down” across their ass cheeks.  Their team of promoters have already been active in Louisville, Kentucky, and they plan to hire these “ass billboards” on three more college campuses. Oh where [...]

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Anyone who knows anything about advertising knows that the goal is to get the right message to the right audience. Enter the Transportation Security Administration — the people tasked with keeping us safe at the airports, and making sure that your 95 year-old grandmother is not carrying any dangerous liquids onto a flight. Apparently the [...]

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