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Your bank really, truly, madly, wants to make you happy!

My last couple of posts have been about US health care and drug advertising, a huge cash cow for American agencies, and one that seems to be completely out of control as far as any kind of meaningful regulatory action is concerned. The other sector of...

Posted Oct 27 2009, 04:00 PM by George Parker with | with 2 comment(s)

Filed under: Agency insanity, Bullshit, Campaigns, Financial Advertising, TV Advertising, TV Commercials, US Craziness, WTF!!!, 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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I am not a drug addict… How dare you Sir… But I do, however, advertise drugs!

Anyone who’s ever lived over here for any extended amount of time has to wonder why the American public is brainwashed to the extent that they actually believe they have the best healthcare system in the world… Even though a quarter of the population...

Posted Aug 01 2009, 09:55 PM by George Parker with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: Agency insanity, Blogging, Branding, Bullshit, TV Advertising, TV Commercials, US Craziness, WTF!!!, What we do., AdScam, The Ubiquitous Persuaders, BDA's

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When you absolutely, definitely can't afford it any more!

In a sign of the times, FedEx has announced that it will not be running any spots in the upcoming Super Bowl. The company, which has delivered many of the more memorable and intelligent spots over the years, has had a presence in 18 Super Bowls since...

Posted Dec 23 2008, 12:34 PM by George Parker with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: TV Commercials

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Bill and Jerry do Microsoft!

I don't know if it's running in the UK yet, but Microsoft has just launched a new campaign here in the US featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill gates. The first spot was a ninety second TV spot that takes place in a shoe store. The next episode in...

Posted Sep 12 2008, 04:20 PM by George Parker with | with 2 comment(s)

Filed under: TV Commercials

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Oh God... Not another Super Bowl ad review! Well, not quite!

So, yesterday was the so-called "Super Bowl of Advertising" where America's agencies get to strut their stuff with their incredible wares... Mmmm, sorry guys that didn't happen. In fact it hasn't happened for a good few years. If...

Posted Feb 04 2008, 10:15 PM by George Parker with | with no comments

Filed under: TV Commercials

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A large Frappo To go... And where do I go for a Crappo?

The big, shock, horror, can that be true, item of the last week here in the US, is that Starbuck's, the legendary, we do not do traditional advertising icon, is now up to its armpits in -Horror - Gasp - Traditional - 30 second TV spots? (Which are...

Posted Dec 03 2007, 12:17 AM by George Parker with | with no comments

Filed under: TV Commercials

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Mr. Whipple... America's longest running commercial character goes to the big loo in the sky!

I don't usually do this, but I am posting the piece I did on AdScam yesterday about the death of someone I worked with when I first came to the States back in the sixties... So, I am saddened by the news today that Dick Wilson, the one and only "Mr...

Posted Nov 20 2007, 04:13 PM by George Parker with | with no comments

Filed under: TV Commercials

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"Bonzai" and all that stuff!

So Nissan has a new car "Dualis," which I think is only available in Japan so far. Looks nice, but it comes with a strange (maybe not for Japan) marketing concept... "The Power Suit!" I guess the idea is that the car turns you into...

Posted Jun 11 2007, 06:53 PM by George Parker with | with 3 comment(s)

Filed under: TV Commercials

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Tonight's "World News" brought to you by "The Hemorrhoid People!"

I’ve just watched the NBC 6 PM evening “World News.” In spite of the growth of cable and satellite alternatives, a great proportion of the US public still gets its news from the three networks. And, if you’ve ever wondered why...

Posted Mar 29 2007, 02:39 AM by George Parker with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: TV Commercials

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How many real consumers actually generate CGC?

Have you ever considered that the only people more full of bullshit than politicians, are people in advertising? As a demonstration of this, consider the hoopla concerning the CGC spots that ran in the recent “Super Bowl.” Doritos ran three...

Posted Mar 25 2007, 11:49 PM by George Parker with | with no comments

Filed under: TV Commercials

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Those who are about to die... Salute the networks!

In all the years I’ve been over here, I am still amazed at the parochialism of the average American. It’s not that so few of them have ever traveled outside the country (less than half the sitting members of Congress have a passport,) it’s...

Posted Feb 25 2007, 02:42 AM by George Parker with | with no comments

Filed under: TV Commercials

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Why does TV suck, wherever you are?

One of the things you quickly realize when you’ve been in the States for a short time is that the network TV channels not only play to the lowest common denominator in terms of program content, but the commercials, which if you include station promos...

Posted Feb 23 2007, 04:47 AM by George Parker with | with no comments

Filed under: TV Commercials

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Your bank really, truly, madly, wants to make you happy!

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

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I am not a drug addict… How dare you Sir… But I do, however, advertise drugs!

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When you absolutely, definitely can't afford it any more!

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Bill and Jerry do Microsoft!

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Oh God... Not another Super Bowl ad review! Well, not quite!

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A large Frappo To go... And where do I go for a Crappo?

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Mr. Whipple... America's longest running commercial character goes to the big loo in the sky!

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"Bonzai" and all that stuff!

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Tonight's "World News" brought to you by "The Hemorrhoid People!"

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How many real consumers actually generate CGC?

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Those who are about to die... Salute the networks!

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Why does TV suck, wherever you are?