advertising

What my advertising background can tell you about that Pepsi Ad

Once upon a time I worked for an ad agency. We weren’t a huge agency, but I had coworkers who…

Super Bowl 2013

I’m not a fan of football. I’ve jokingly called myself a college football widow (though TheBoy has found a nice…

Keurig, I don’t like your ads.

I should say up front that I like Keurig. My parents have a couple (my dad uses one at work)…

Narciso Rodriguez for Kohls. My thoughts.

I’ve blogged about my body and about my health issues. (For those new here, I’m petite, very thin- and naturally…

TV networks, cut it out!

If you own a DVR, I’m sure you’ve run into this problem. You schedule out your shows, recording a couple…

When it’s obvious the writer has no clue.

For once I’m not making fun of myself. Somehow, I found the post Where is ‘The Hunger Games’ love triangle?.…

A free lesson in advertising.

Want to know what’s wrong with America? We’re lazy. I’m not talking about obesity and all that- but just look…

Child Slavery, and What Real Men Do.

Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore have become involved in the fight to end child slavery. They released a series of…

The Super Blah.

Yesterday was the Super Bowl, the highlight of American sporting events and home to the edgiest commercials that ad agencies…

Old Spice, and why I don’t agree with @Alyssa_Milano

I loved the Old Spice campaign. I loved the original ads and think that this week’s web campaign of personal…