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Hypochondriacs Beware: New Ad Campaign with Symptoms

I once saw Jerry Seinfeld’s comedy act when he was in town – an experience worth a blog post of its own. One of his rants centered on how our lives and general well-being are directly connected to our cell phone batteries. Slowly sinking to the ground, he demonstrated the staggering effect of a dying cell phone battery literally draining the life out of its user – an exaggeration not so exaggerated. Continue reading

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Calling All Gamers

Although the popular video game “Call of Duty” hardly needs additional advertising, an entertaining commercial was released for the new version of the game, “Call of Duty: Black Ops,” which was released Nov. 9. In the ad, everyday players as well as celebrity gamers – Kobe Bryant and Jimmy Kimmel – represent game play in a real-life dramatization. Continue reading

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Straight Talk or No talk—Period.

Like most of the female population, I’ve never been a huge fan of feminine product commercials. Socially uncomfortable topic notwithstanding, they’re normally a surreal take on how using the right product can be a liberating experience that makes you want … Continue reading

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Play-Dohn’t or Hasbro No No

Did you pick up the latest copy of Navigator while visiting Singapore? No? You didn’t? Well, you missed out on a surprisingly edgy advertisement for Play-Doh. Check out the following suggestions for mommy’s little enfant fatale.

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Bridges Rocks My Crazy Heart

The 35th consecutive telecast of the Academy Awards will air this Sunday, March 7. From what I’ve read, the ABC ad sales team has sold out the show. Be on the lookout for last year’s top spenders – Hyundai, Coca-Cola … Continue reading

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