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Facebook vodka ad of Belvedere always goes down smoothly is creepy

March 24, 2012 12:55am by citydweller

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Who created the most unsexy Belvedere vodka ad ever? Unlike some people Belvedere always goes down smoothly... the worst, but who okayed it for Facebook's homepage

MasterCard Says Send Me Money Fast Western Union Get Loot Credit Card

July 1, 2011 11:00pm by copythis

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If credit cards are supposed to reflect personality and status it's hard to say what MasterCard was thinking with this one--but it's certainly not the American Express "Centurion" Black Card: The new Western Union partnership with MasterCard trumps any Visa branding thus Read more

What's Up Your Butt Colon Cancer Billboards Ad Campaign Canceled

May 26, 2011 10:04pm by hearit

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"What's up your butt?" The question may be a hard one for viewers of ads showing pained expressions -- billboards that don't exactly stimulate the idea of color cancer screenings as positive. Read more

Wouldn’t it be amazing if advertisers stopped using fear to sell insurance?

March 26, 2011 12:10am by venusrising

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Wouldn’t it be amazing if advertisers stopped using fear to sell insurance? The most despicable example is accuquote and I won’t even give them credit by pasting their link. Read more

Priceless Video Ad Hawaii Hula Chair Claims to Take Work out of Workday

October 23, 2010 7:22pm by hearit

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This is a real product--and this chair really does move, constantly. The Hawaii "Hula" Chair claims to "take the work out of your workday".
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Must See Sam Katz Kicks Children in the Face Soccer Ad Video

October 23, 2010 1:33am by copythis

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"Sam Katz...he kicks children in the face. Nice." Well, kinda--he only kicks them in the face while playing soccer. And it is the slogan of champions, Must-see video ad. Read more

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Sex Supposedly Sells Baby Carrots in Vending Machines as Junk Food

October 5, 2010 4:23pm by hearit

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The carrot industry—home of those “baby carrots” which don’t truly exist (at least in nature)—is betting many millions on the idea that all the advertising in the worl Read more

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Potato Commissioner Vows Eating 20 Potatoes a Day for 2 Months

September 30, 2010 5:58pm by hearit

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The head of the Washington State Potato Commission claims he’s tired of people linking spuds to junk food: at weeks’ end, commission head Chris Voigt plans to eat nothing for 60 days but potatoes. Read more

Nike Cut from Football Commercial of Write the Future Video

May 23, 2010 11:26pm by copythat

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ITV may have 1.5 million reasons to kiss its advertising payment goodbye, after blowing Nike’s goal in what was meant to be its blockbuster "Write the Future" Video ad, starring foo Read more

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Best Buy Geek Squad Could Melt Brain Ad

January 18, 2010 4:17am by hearit

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Best Buy Press Room Ad "We Would Explain But It Could Melt Your Brain" for its Geek Squad services. Read more