A quick word to absolutely recommend the show we went to see last night (thank you $corporate employer for the free tickets!). I’m pretty sure everyone in the band was a hoyden, including the blokes. Deep Blue bills itself as… Read More ›
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In other important news, you will get wet if you walk in the rain
An ad on telly for some sort of “oil candle” that uses, as its tagline, as if this is a super-duper high tech feature, “WHEN THE OIL RUNS OUT, IT STOPS BURNING”. So very unlike the home life of our… Read More ›
The Gruen Transfer and comprehensive market research
Not so much. Let me digress for a while before I explain that judgement. We’ve been watching it for the last few weeks because we have teenage kids, and it’s a valuable insight into that hyperconsumerist marketing showbiz for them…. Read More ›
More “Teehee! Boobies!” from the breast cancer awareness industry
And again, a ‘breast cancer awareness’ ad misses the mark completely. This ad is from the pinkified crazysexycancer campaign “Rethink”, sponsored by a femirazor company and fashion, makeup and hairstyling product manufacturers, among others. You may remember Rethink from such… Read More ›
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