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Is this a better approach for advertising beer?

Posted on September 7, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

Beer advertisers have been taking a fair amount of heat lately for producing messages that are sophomoric at best and brand damaging at worst.  These ads are criticized for promoting over consumption of lousy beer to under age or barely … Continue reading →

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Media News Update

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

Hi, everyone.  Been away on vacation, so no recent posts.  Here’s a roundup of some recent media news of interest: So is it ok to have sexual exploitation featuring men in ads? Kraft is following in the footsteps of the … Continue reading →

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Obsessed fans, Iron Man, Censors, & Rush – Pop Culture Roundup

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

So maybe Stephen King wasn’t completely exaggerating  with his obsessed fan in Misery. True Blood author Charlaine Harris has some really  over-the-top fans who don’t want her to end her Sookie Sackhouse vampire series. Iron Man 3 Gets Odd Changes … Continue reading →

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Mountain Dew Uses Racism and Violence Against Women to Promote Caffeinated Sugar Water

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

The ad for Mountain Dew is pretty stark. As Your Black World points out. If you’ve never heard of Felicia the Goat, you’ll know about her soon. Felicia the Goat is the main character in a recent Mountain Dew commercial, … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on March 28, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

And we’re back after a pause for getting fun things like taxes done. Is Nike getting what they want from the Tiger Woods “Winning” ad? (Ad Rants) How does the the 2013 movie box office compare to 2012’s at this … Continue reading →

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Why I’m Bored With Super Bowl Ads

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

It pains me to say this, but I’m bored with Super Bowl advertising. Instead of being innovative, exciting, new and different, they mostly have a predictable sameness to them. This supercut of Super Bowl ads posted over at Deadspin highlights … Continue reading →

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Oreo’s social media blackout ad was hit of 2013 Super Bowl

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

When the lights went out on the Super Bowl Sunday, Raven’s coach John Harbaugh looked a bit upset about his team losing its momentum.  And the big advertisers like Coke and and Pepsi didn’t like having their carefully planned series … Continue reading →

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Stupid Advertising Client Tricks

Posted on November 13, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Advertising agency professionals have always, I’m certain, wanted to complain about the stupid things clients say they want done.  But recently an Irish agency put together a poster exhibition based on the stupidest things their clients have ever said.  Below … Continue reading →

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WP’s The Fix Lists Top Political Ads of 2012 (so far)

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

I don’t think that this election cycle has given us a lot of brilliant political ads, but here are four that the writers at The Fix political blog at the Washington Post really like, and I have to agree with … Continue reading →

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McDonald’s Urban Ad – 1976

Posted on June 27, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

An “urban ad” for McDonald’s from 1976.  Somethings are better left forgotten…. (Thanks to BuzzFeed for finding this!)

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