Weepies 2025: The 10th Annual Weepy Awards
It’s Weepy season again, but the 2025 Weepy Awards aren’t just any Weepies. They’re the tenth anniversary of the Weepies — a decade of honoring the ads that make you …
The First Christmas Commercial Ever
Commercialism has been inextricably linked with Christmas going back generations — the first time Guðmundur put up a note in the town square reminding Gjögur he offers the freshest oranges …
Reblanding: 360-degree brand update-updates
Recently, Cracker Barrel became a source of controversy and not just rustic wooden gee-gaws and heart disease when they hupped and changed their logo, I guess in pursuit of a …
8 drugs that would mess you up worse than Tylenol
So, before we get started: Tylenol doesn’t cause autism. (Neither does assedyo-aseddum-menofen-acetaminophen.) Seriously, it’s fine. No studies have shown a causal relationship between acetaminophen and autism. Follow your doctor’s recommendation. …
Ads I Wish I’d Made: 5 Random Selections Driven by Sleep Deprivation
So, yeah, I was up literally all night with two sick dogs (they’re fine now, I am not) and I’m not going to say I’m pooped (har), but I’m completely …
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 …