advertising
One Lucky Actor Stars In Toilet Paper Demo
2:09AM Hamilton Nolan | Euphemism in advertising officially died this decade. Nothing is just “squeezably soft” any more; it’s all “your bottom” this, and “tush” that, and “our product is superior when it comes to removing poop from your butt.” More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
American Apparel My Butt
3:12AM Hamilton Nolan | American Apparel ads raise unimportant questions: Can they get banned in the UK again, on purpose? Are buttocks economically superior to c—ksuckers? And why are these fishnetty things everywhere now? Don’t neglect your local sex shop. [Copyranter. Click to enlarge]
Flotsam & Jetsam
Are Booze Ads Making You A Drunk?
12:42AM Hamilton Nolan | Whoa: The British Medical Association is urging a complete ban on alcohol advertising and sponsorships in England, home to many drunks. But the media needs that money! Who’s more disingenuous here — ad agencies, media companies, or doctors? It’s close! More »
Print
New York Times : ‘We Are So Old’
3:17AM Hamilton Nolan | Charming ad in today’s NYT: a 100 year-old Times front page, with a Corn Flakes ad at the bottom. ‘Statue of Purity For Times Square,’ says one typically laughable old-timey headline. How unlikely! More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Ad Is Just Like, You Know You Want It
5:41AM Hamilton Nolan | You have to kind of respect a TV ad that just acknowledges, “Yea, this whole form of thinly veiled commercialised communication is basically a big fraudulent song-and-dance routine. So? Buy these f–king chips.” [via Adfreak]
Online
Facebook’s Unauthorised Jailbait Ad Models
5:09AM Ryan Tate | How did pictures of scantily clad, apparently underaged girls end up used without permission in an ad campaign on Facebook? Blame affiliate advertising, and the limits of the social network’s ad screening. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Tampax Happy To Have Serena In Their Bloody Commercials
6:13PM Andrew Belonsky | Remember how Serena Williams went crazy and threatened to make a line judge choke on her balls and everyone was outraged by this American idol’s unladylike behaviour? Well, none of that matters to Tampax, which considers Williams a menstruating hero. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Host Your Own Awful Party For Windows 7
4:41AM Ryan Tate | Microsoft’s next operating system, Windows 7, is available to the public October 22. So why not host an awkward launch party for a perfectly diverse group of your friends? Microsoft made an unbearable video tutorial to get you going. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Hoping To Maintain Reality, French Lawmakers Target Fashion Ads
6:32PM Andrew Belonsky | France has long relied on fashion for its prestige and economy. And fashion relies on advertising. And that advertising has to manipulate a consumer’s aspirations. It’s a delicate, ugly and ultimately international balance. Now its under attack. More »
Online
