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Comment on M&M’s Are Creeping Me Out by Pub by leidjil - Pearltrees

Pub by leidjil - Pearltrees — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 21:10:43 +0000

[...] M&M’s Are Creeping Me Out | AdMonkey Maybe Mars should have stuck to old TV shows for the characters. Or icons, like Elvis. Or maybe the Addams Family TV commercial should have been a one-off. Like this: [...]

Comment on Is Pig the Other White Meat? by Marc Librescu

Marc Librescu — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:50:34 +0000

Your comment demonstrates that you have completely missed the point. You are essentially saying it’s a good ad because the reader gets the message. I’m saying it’s not because one could make a case that it’s false advertising.

Comment on Is Pig the Other White Meat? by Daniel Escamilla (@daniel5K)

Daniel Escamilla (@daniel5K) — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 19:01:55 +0000

I agree with the comment on the bad copy, and even the visual effects are bad. Why would you blur out the copy to white? It makes it harder to read. Plus there is not selling point to the ad. It leads nowhere.

Other then that, the ad has potential. The facts about pork being considered red meat by the USDA has nothing to do with the ad. It is basically a positioning strategy that builds from something we are all familiar with. You already know one white meat so it is easier for you to understand when the ad says “The other white meat.” You get it in like .02 seconds. That is great, print ads need to read that quick. For the most part print ads have a 2 second window to catch the viewers attention.

Comment on In English, “Dasani” Means “Filtered Tap Water.” by zuniedgewater

zuniedgewater — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:32:23 +0000

Sounds like the Navajo word “Dahsání” which means porcupine in my native tongue. lol

Comment on Brita: Too Many Bottles Spoil the Ad by b

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 17:58:59 +0000

i used to buy water bottles for when i went out too, but this used too much plastic bottles, so i got some stainless steel bottles from thermos. now i never buy bottled water, unless i’m out and i don’t have my thermos.
on another note, i’m in italy and this concept of waste and plastic is like rocket science for italians. they don’t have filtered water and don’t like brita and so there is a ton of plastic waste. they are so backwards.

Comment on Incredible India’s Incredible Mistake by rene thomas (@rene_tho)

rene thomas (@rene_tho) — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:21:14 +0000

There’s a saying I invented just now, it goes like this – “A good mustache covers a multitude of sins.”

Good find. Terrible ad.

Comment on Hellmann’s Real Mayonnaise: Be Careful What You Ask by Peter Rimmer

Peter Rimmer — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 08:32:49 +0000

Eggs are normally healthy (although maybe you have a point about not so much in mayonnaise!). This type of ad would be questioned in the UK.

Comment on In English, “Dasani” Means “Filtered Tap Water.” by Gladys Hammen

Gladys Hammen — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 03:39:13 +0000

I think “dasani” means “the (real) thing” in Sranan Tongo, one of the languages spoken in Suriname. To make sure whether this is really true .just ask the local branch of the coca cola company there.

Comment on Ketel One: April Fools by Laurel Davies (@tropicalthought)

Laurel Davies (@tropicalthought) — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 04:38:02 +0000

I think if one is a type A personalty and spent time working to see the differences, one would be upset. I just kind of noticed it and let it pass without checking to see, so I don’t remember that ad in the New Yorker. I liked the whole campaign over all that addressed me as Ketel One Drinker, and that did convince me to try Ketel one and I liked it more then Grey Goose, and Absolut (which I find to be the worst Vodka). But, I can also see how that ad could back fire on the product.

Comment on Incredible India’s Incredible Mistake by Marc Librescu

Marc Librescu — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 00:52:06 +0000

Sorry, “A Person,” it really doesn’t matter who created the ad — it still sucks. Trust me when I say that this ad doesn’t kindle a desire in me to visit India. What would be there waiting for me? A guy with a big mustache and even bigger ugly yellow teeth munching on some grass? No thanks, I’ll pass.