February 2009
“Did you approve that awful ad, Fry?” “Yes I did, Lels, and I’ll tell you why. It *grows* the brand.” http://tinyurl.com/cyf55u
“That ad was terrible. People won’t even know what we do.” http://tinyurl.com/cyf55u
“Image people, image.” http://tinyurl.com/cyf55u
During the Super Bowl, ad folk only get to go to the loo when the movie ads air. #sb43ads #superads09
Check out the top Super Bowl ads from 1969-2007: http://tinyurl.com/dyakh7 #sb43ads #superads09
Can also avoid watching Daisy Fuentes and check out the Oft Forgotten Super Bowl Ads here: http://tinyurl.com/aw8qss #sb43ads #superads09
NBC is about to air Super Bowl’s Greatest Commercials (top 10) (wish they had better hosts for it) #sb43ads #superads09
I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter tagline for ad I just saw as “Now we know better.” Ugh. I’m sorry creative team that worked on that.
January 2009
Making sweet & sour meatballs and prepping for tomorrow night. #sb43ads #superads09
I like this Pepsi spot but really does feel a bit more like a Bud Light ad: http://tinyurl.com/de6ed8 #superads09 #sb43ads
Loving that the Futurama ep that spoofs Mac 1984 SB spot is on. See it: http://tinyurl.com/bgwxct #superads09 #sb43ads
Heineken’s Super Bowl Warrior ad might be most sophisticated yet (copy at least)? http://tinyurl.com/dnakyy #superads09 #sb43ads
RT @Armano: Razorfish report connecting social activity to purchase behavior http://is.gd/hI9J (implies distribution as effective tactic)
Digital Design Blog » Blog Archive » New Razorfish... →
Heading into the kitchen to make some buttermilk biscuits. Mmm! Breakfast for dinner.
AGREED! RT: @texturl @AllTwitterSpammers HATE.
WTH? RT: @NECN How the iPhone is being used by military snipers http://tinyurl.com/cyhoyd
SoBe - it’s like taking acid? http://tinyurl.com/cfyy7w #superads09 #sb43ads
Hmm, CareerBuilder It May Be Time spot is also v. nice. Great overall idea: http://tinyurl.com/cp9ako #superads09 #sb43ads
Not a fan of the music in the Coke Avatar spot: http://tinyurl.com/bkwkgy #superads09 #sb43ads
So far, my fave SB spot is Pedigree’s: http://tinyurl.com/ckyg7x #superads09 #sb43ads
Wondering if MCHammer will become the next star to be in the most Super Bowl ads ever. #superads09 #sb43ads
RT: @edwardboches #sb43ads gets some press coverage http://tinyurl.com/bqgnae
If I made a commercial for Trader Joe's.. it would... →
I made a commercial for Trader Joes explains Carl from Carl’s Fine films and shows both a long version and a short version - iPhone ready as well - of the films on the Carlsfinefilms.com website….
Showing the hubby how to drive facebook. :)
RT @dabitch: adgeeks! win Gwen Yip’s “working holiday in London” book with your own doodle here - http://bit.ly/DOODLE
Do having the ads for the Super Bowl come out prior to the day make them loose some of their interest and kill the buzz?
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Commercial-Archive.com is the biggest commercial library on the Web and usually charges a subscription fee.
Sneaky stealth advertising for an upcoming Zombie... →
I would love for this to be a real sneaky campaign for an upcoming Zombie Flick, I love Zombie flicks. I need to eat braaaiiins! Since I’m already in advertising and active on twitter, I have a…
Damn internets were down here. Realizing how much I need to be online to get work done (at least some days).
The SuperBowl shortlink post for your clicking... →
We have a lot of things to post, and super bowl previews, sneak peaks and full commercials are sliding away from the front page. This is a sticky post to remind all that you can shortcut…
Virgin Air files suit against Steve Hall and his... →
I have lost yet another bet. See, I thought for sure that the first lawsuit to be heard in front of a jury involving blogs & big corporations would be a photo distribution company against one of the…
Get creative for your community and you could win... →
Win £500 for yourself and £1,000 for a local project
Anyone can enter this competition. You don’t have to be an established artist and there’s no age limit. You can enter as a group or…
Wondering why Red Cross lady on NECN is wearing a black pleather jacket…looks like she just arrived after a night of S&M or something. odd
Thinking the safest way to travel right now is via ice skates.
Thinking new Twitters should have mustread etiquette piece prior to account setup. No random person, I don’t want to see your facebook page.
"The worlds largest Super Bowl commercial... →
Ok, I’ll be the first to admit that the small attempt at pun above does not work in US English, unless you say “American football” and then it’s just not a snappy headline anymore. Oh woe headline…
www.mw3om.th8.us Ten great Super bowl commercials you forgot - or so bad that you wish you had.
You don’t have to be a workaholic to work in advertising…but it helps.
Another busy but productive day…and it continues on.
Some nice kudos in this article: http://tinyurl.com/ap5jtw
Eating animal crackers because their main predator hasn’t. Not stale yet.
Win an autographed copy of Art director Gwen Yip’s new book: http://tinyurl.com/awr9vb
RT: @eproulx is hosting a live chat for unemployed advertising people today. Visit http://hellotxt.com/l/nul1 @ 2:00 PM EST
Ten great Super bowl commercials you forgot - or... →
It is this time of year again, while I might change my mind on which ones are the top five worst super bowl ads of all time and the the oft forgotten superbowl ad gems may soon include new ads,…
Smash Lab sucks. (Didn't you know?) →
You know SmashLab - the design studio at SmashLAB which made a big bang a few years back when I badlanded them for some Technocolor yawns. They’re good sports though, and have since been on the…
Check out Pedigree’s Super Bowl ad: http://tinyurl.com/ckyg7x (my commentary to come on Sunday) #sb43ads #superads09
Like to doodle? Win a Working Holiday In London... →
Art director Gwen Yip is known from Asia to Amsterdam for her Working Holiday In London blog. If you haven’t read it yet, it’s a funny illustrated diary of her advertising adventures in Europe….
Well, that was one hell of a Monday.
I’m not sure what this says about our society - the Snuggy Success: http://tinyurl.com/dco2u7