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Those Stupid Lexus Ads In December

Published December 2, 2008 in Advertising. 5 Comments

Seriously, the idea of giving a car as a Christmas present was incredibly elitist before the economy collapsed. Now its just gross.

We Will Crush You

Published October 10, 2008 in Advertising, Barack Obama and John McCain. 0 Comments

Advertising Age
In terms of message imbalance between the two presidential campaigns, it is clear that a critical mass has been reached. Obama is on pace to spend more on TV in the final 25 days of this election than John McCain’s entire $85 million matching-fund check. For those keeping score at home, Obama has aired [...]

A 3AM Call… On The Economy?

Published April 2, 2008 in Advertising, Hillary Clinton and Politics. 11 Comments

Ok, the Clinton people aren’t even really trying now. This ad is stupid.
UPDATE: One of Ambinder’s commenters hits the nail on the head for why this ad stinks.
Did the focus groups really like this one? It makes no sense to me. Economic crises don’t come all of a sudden, they develop over days and even [...]

Bad Ad Watch

Published April 1, 2008 in Advertising, Hillary Clinton, Media, Newsweek and Politics. 1 Comment

I know I’m not the target for this ad from a teacher’s unions on behalf of Sen. Clinton - but I can’t help but feel that it’s not a good ad. It’s so morose and the voices so flat. I like to think I can take myself out of it and objectively review an advertisement [...]

Oliver Willis