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Ford Mustang: Speed Dating
Earned immersive ads can be strong alternatives to paid TV spots.
Tags: advertising, commercial, commercials, ford, mustang, online. earned media, viral marketing
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Comparative ads work best when the matters they compare matter most.
Tags: advertising, commercial, commercials, comparative ads, copy testing, holiday, Microsoft, product comparison
View Full PostGE: Agent of Good
Agent Smith is way too dark for a future that GE plans to build.
Häagen-Dazs: Argument
Late branding drains an ad’s sales value even with a vivid vignette.
Tags: Ad, advertising, branding, commercial, gelato, Haagen-dazs, ice cream, sales, vignette
View Full PostFacebook Home: Dinner
Facebook Home should take its tone from Apple’s heart not Groupon’s satire.
Tags: AdHaikuesday, advertising, commercial, Facebook, Facebook Home, heart, satire, social media
View Full PostGame Time: DICK’S versus Scotts
Spring has arrived and with it major league baseball, game broadcasts, and warm weather advertisements. It’s a great time for baseball fans and for advertising fans. The contrasts between the commercials that air between innings and pitching changes are almost as compelling as games between teams dominated by Moneyball influences versus those driven by old […]
Applebee’s: Retired Rivals
Knight and Phelps ad talks chairs: good timing, Final Four; bad timing, Mike Rice.
Pepsi MAX: Test Drive
Long form digital: a potent ad form when it’s fresh, as it is here.
Tags: AdHaikuesday, advertising, commercial, digital, Jeff Gordon, long-form, online, Test Drive
View Full PostThe Ellen Show – CoverGirl Live Commercial
Back to the Future: Live CoverGirl ad shows an old way to be new.
Tags: AdHaikuesday, advertising, beauty, breakthrough, celebrity, commercial, CoverGirl, Ellen Degeneres, live commercial, mascara
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