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U.S. Political advertising – The nightmare begins?

Anyone who’s spent any time in the US during election season knows that you must be prepared to be bombarded with non-stop ads for candidates seeking thousands of offices ranging from Senator to dog catcher. Years ago, when I first came to America, the...

Posted Jan 10 2010, 11:00 PM by George Parker with | with no comments

Filed under: Branding, Bullshit, Campaigns, Media, TV Advertising, TV Commercials, US Craziness, WTF!!!, AdScam, US presidential election

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Lemonade… The Must-See Movie!

Here in the US, AdAge has just put out its “Annual 2010” issue, which gives all kinds of boring stats about the current pathetic state of the ad biz in America. However, the one that really stands out is the number 187,500… because that’s how many people...

Posted Jan 06 2010, 03:01 AM by George Parker with | with 5 comment(s)

Filed under: Agency insanity, Blogging, Bullshit, Media, US Craziness, WTF!!!, What we do., Twitter, AdScam, BDA's

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Murdoch makes waves. Microsoft provides paddle. Google sails into the sunset!

With all the talk and media hype about the Wizened of Oz (Rupert Murdoch) deciding to put Google out of business and throw in his lot with the Borg of Bing (Microsoft), particularly as rumors abound that MS will pay the Dirty Digger dumpster loads of...

Posted Nov 26 2009, 06:10 PM by George Parker with | with 4 comment(s)

Filed under: Branding, Bullshit, Journalism, Media, On-Line, Oz Craziness, US Craziness, WTF!!!, google, MySpace, AdScam

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Is George Parker too big to fail?

Why am I not jumping up and down with joy when I read that Multi-zillionaire, Eric Schmidt, Google’s Chief Executive douchenozzle reported a 27% increase in profit in the third quarter, signaling what he referred to as the beginning of a recovery in the...

Posted Oct 16 2009, 03:26 PM by George Parker with | with 3 comment(s)

Filed under: Bullshit, Financial Advertising, Me, Media, On-Line, US Craziness, WTF!!!, google, AdScam, BDA's

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Old celebrities never die, they simply appear in bad TV spots!

With the news today in the US that the latest Burger King gross out campaign from the frat boys in Boulder is once again relying on the use of celebrities to push stuff that will probably kill you, only serves to make me once again wonder if this stuff...

Posted Sep 08 2009, 10:24 PM by George Parker with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Agency insanity, Branding, Bullshit, Campaigns, Celebrity, Media, Sponsorship, TV Advertising, TV Commercials, US Craziness, WTF!!!, AdScam

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How to make it big in advertising – Well, for a few weeks!

I know the job scene in the ad biz is pretty bad over there, over here it’s desperate. And with the news out of the holding companies of their continuing drastic losses of income and declining profits, you know it’s only going to get worse. Particularly...

Posted Aug 28 2009, 04:59 PM by George Parker with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Blogging, Bullshit, Campaigns, Media, On-Line, Social networks, US Craziness, WTF!!!, What we do., Facebook, MySpace, Twitter

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Rumors, lies, and the blogosphere!

One of the things you have to accept about the Internet in general, and the blogosphere in particular, is that you should only believe about fifty percent of what you read. Traditional newspapers and magazines – Even those aimed at the brain dead people...

Posted Jul 09 2009, 01:44 PM by George Parker with | with 5 comment(s)

Filed under: British Craziness, Bullshit, Journalism, Media, On-Line, US Craziness, WTF!!!, OnLine, AdScam, The Ubiquitous Persuaders

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Will GM & Chrysler kill off the small agency?

With the terrible financial situation and impending bankruptcy of both Chrysler and General Motors, all the talk in the Ad and Media trades is about how this is going to affect the agencies currently working for both these brands. What has been virtually...

Posted May 16 2009, 03:25 PM by George Parker with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Agency insanity, Campaigns, Media, TV Advertising, US Craziness, WTF!!!

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U.S. Political advertising – The nightmare begins?

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Lemonade… The Must-See Movie!

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Murdoch makes waves. Microsoft provides paddle. Google sails into the sunset!

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Is George Parker too big to fail?

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Old celebrities never die, they simply appear in bad TV spots!

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How to make it big in advertising – Well, for a few weeks!

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Rumors, lies, and the blogosphere!

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Will GM & Chrysler kill off the small agency?