How did brand social do on the CEO Kiss Cam Scandal?
Schadenfreude (noun, scha·den·freu·de): enjoyment obtained from the troubles of others So, the CEO and HR head of Astronomer decided to go on a date to a Coldplay concert with a …
The Most Egregious Product Placements Ever, Part 2: Hold On to Your Butts
Last week, we introduced you to bad product placement — like, egregiously bad product placement, like “pass me those delicious Pizzeria Pretzel Combos so I can cheese my hunger away” …
The Most Egregious Product Placements Ever, Part 1: Just the Cars
There’s a phrase you might hear from time to time in my house, essentially at random: My Yaris gets awesome gas mileage, but it’s not getting us to the North …
How Subaru seduced lesbians (nope, not kidding)
It’s the mid-‘90s. Subaru is struggling to boost declining revenue after their previous attempt (a luxury car and a stupidly ironic ad campaign — don’t ask) failed dramatically. They’ve just …
The 10 Most Upvoted Ads on r/CommercialsIHate
Like… what it says on the tin. I generally try to keep things positive around here. Even when I get critical of campaigns and stuff, I like to keep it …
Three times violating brand standards worked out (and one time it should have)
An inherent part of my job as an ad creative is to adhere to brand standards. The brand is important, and you can’t go all willy-nilly with the branding and …
Ads I Wish I’d Made: No Decision Without Us
CoorDown has released their annual video in honor of World Down Syndrome Day 2025, which is tomorrow, March 21. And I Wish I’d Made it because I would have loved …
The First Super Bowl Commercial (No, Not That One)
This Sunday is, of course, Super Bowl XIL, the annual national championship of pro football that more than 40 percent of viewers will be watching for the commercials. In anticipation …
APPROPRIATE: Proof Porsche knows how to make SFW ads
In a previous post, I highlighted the numerous car ads through the decades, including several Porsche ads, that have pushed the bounds of SFW-itude. Like, pushed them hard. Like, sometimes …
Three Football-Adjacent Campaigns That Have Maybe Outstayed Their Welcome
So, ‘round about six weeks ago, in honor of UGA’s then-upcoming appearance (and, ultimately, victory) in the SEC Championship, I offered a celebration of three football and football-adjacent ad campaigns …