Filed under 'advertising'
➠ January 31, 2011
'1984': As Good as It Gets
Fascinating article about the making of Apple’s iconic “1984” commercial.
➠ August 11, 2010
“Contextual” advertising
The Pandora iPhone app apparently uses the text on album art to give you "useful" advertising.
➠ September 16, 2009
Facebook’s impression of me?
A wannabe-mafioso with piles.
➠ December 17, 2008
➠ December 9, 2008
Targeted
MySpace appear to have some impressive photo recognition mojo going on. I was creating a dummy account for work, and uploaded this shot of Clyde as my "profile photo". Note the advertising box that has appeared, without any metadata entry by myself!
➠ September 23, 2008
Wario Land - Shake It! YouTube ad
Brilliantly-done ad for the new Wario game for Wii. Seems dull to start, but worth continuing with!
➠ June 15, 2008
“If you see this message repeatedly, you may need to disable your ad blocking software”
You know what, Hulu? I don't think I will disable my ad-blocking software. It's almost like it's doing exactly what I want it to do.
➠ February 27, 2008
Trunk Monkey Compilation
A series of superb car dealership commercials. My next car had better have a Trunk Monkey.
➠ November 22, 2007
➠ August 22, 2007
Video with new YouTube advertising
YouTube have launched their advertising model, and it doesn’t look too bad at all. Fifteen seconds into a clip, a little transparent-ish message pops up at the bottom of the video, which you can click on for more information (pausing your video), or close if you like. Ten seconds later, it fades away again.
➠ July 26, 2007
How Madison Avenue Is Wasting Millions on a Deserted Second Life
Excellently skeptical article on companies’ presence in Second Life. “You might wonder what Coke is doing in such a place. “It had a lot to do with hype,” admits Michael Donnelly.”
➠ May 6, 2007
Popjustice: Sending shockwaves through the pop charts
Advertising agency creates their own girl group with the express purpose of pimping their clients’ products. Impressively cynical, even for an ad agency! (The BBC have said they won’t play the single any more)
➠ April 18, 2007
Public safety hang-ups - The Boston Globe
The Scottsdale, AZ police department is running recruiting ads in the mens room at Fenway Park. I saw one last week, but really didn’t think it was an appropriate time to whip out my cellphone and take a photo.
➠ April 6, 2007
Japan Runs on Dunkin' on Flickr - Photo Sharing!
This cracked me up when I saw it at Fenway last night. The Dunkin Donuts billboard above the bleachers is in Japanese (reportedly, it says “Welcome to Fenway Park”). Dice-K mania hits Dunks!
➠ April 5, 2007
nike :: JUST DO IT.
As we await Daisuke Matsuzaka’s first start as a Red Sox pitcher, here’s his new Nike advert playing in Japan. The shot of Wally the Green Monster in the middle is kind of disconcerting.
➠ January 29, 2007
Apple (UK and Ireland) - Get a Mac - Watch The New Ads
The Mac & PC on British TV are played by ace comedy double-act Mitchell & Webb. Genius!
➠ December 29, 2006
Advertising/Design Goodness - Bose
It appears that the New Zealand advertising for Bose QuietComfort headphones is *considerably* different from the US and UK material.
➠ December 7, 2006
Fritalian (Dunkin' Donuts commercial)
Another series of Dunkin Donuts commercials featuring music by They Might Be Giants has started hitting the air. This is my current favourite.
➠ December 6, 2006
Ideas For Dozens: Why "I'm A PC" Works
That feeling you get from the “I’m a Mac” adverts that you like the PC more than the Mac? That’s what Apple want you to feel.
➠ November 11, 2006
アップル - Macをはじめよう - TV CM
The Japanese versions of the “I’m a Mac, I’m a PC” ads. They’re entertainingly precise copies of the originals.
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