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 …
The 2024 Weepies
It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for: the 2024 Weepies, our annual celebration of holiday ads that make you cry. The holidays are always a great source of sentimental …
The Three Best Football(-Adjacent) Ad Campaigns of All Time
If you missed UGA’s domination (har) of Georgia Tech for the seventh year in a row in the 118th annual Clean, Old-Fashioned Hate, you… are like many people, because viewership …
Twitter, X, and How to Set $5 Billion in Brand Equity On Freaking Fire
I’ve never embraced the “X” branding as a replacement for “Twitter.” Honestly, I’ve never even really gotten into the “X, formerly known as Twitter” rap common to Actual For-Real journalists …
ACTUALLY RELATED TO ADVERTISING: Two Olympic ads are big losers
WE’RE BACK, BABY. I do not know WHAT was going on a couple of weeks ago, but it’s over, or at least over enough to let the grumpy, negative side …
5 more government social media teams that are having way too much fun*: Edition of Transportation
*Which is to say, exactly the right amount of fun “BridgeFest is like the Utah Coachella.” Which is pretty much all you need to know about this, our newest celebration …
Christmas in June: The 2023 Weepies (in 2024)
It’s been such a relief having this blog back from the near-dead. And what, in particular, diid I miss (and I know y’all missed)? The annual Weepy Awards. Just because …
Egad! Bad ad: The Apple iPad Pro ad
Last Tuesday, Apple released an ad for its new, improved iPad Pro — a video once, but no longer, destined for TV — and it was… controversial. And in the …
Five Lazy-Ass Advertising-Related Halloween Costumes
So as of this writing, it’s October 27. Friday. Halloween is on Tuesday, and if you haven’t picked out your costume by now, you’re cutting it close. I mean, you’re …