The Independence Day delivery of the DROID

Market share in the mobile phone market is fought by percentage points and exceptional products. Up until this point there is no denying the fact that Apple's iPhone has been gaining ground percentage point by percentage point. ... continue

Apple ad bombing Windows 7 on Google

If there is one thing you can say for the Apple marketing department it is that they love nothing better than taking subtle swipes at Microsoft. While their television and web ads have been doing this for ... continue

Those ads are just so fly – literally

I've seen some pretty ingenious advertising in my time but the idea of using flies - yes flies - to help deliver your ads is definitely out there in left field. I'm not sure who thought up this ... continue

Honest local tv mobile home ad

This one had me scratching my head for a bit. I couldn't figure out if it was making fun of trailer park inhabitants, really real, or something in between. Turns out it's the latter. From ILoveLocalCommercials.com, an explanation ... continue

FTC to celebs: you are responsible for what you’re hawking

As I delve further into this whole FTC mess and their new guidelines, which you can download and read all 81 pages yourself, one thing is clear – celebrities are screwed. Now whether or ... continue

Sony using Nazis to sell PlayStation 3 [UPDATE]

[Update: Seems this wasn't actually sanctioned by Sony, after all. A sheepish BBDO has admitted that it sent the advert - a "mock campaign" - to festivals without Sony's permission. Read more here.] Sony has never been too shy about ... continue

Can I have one of those giant coffee pots in the sky?

Recently in Vancouver, Canada, McDonald’s was giving away small cups of their coffee over a two-week period. To help publicize the promotion that had someone change a lamppost to resemble a giant coffee-pot in the sky pouring ... continue

Google letting 3rd party ad networks in on the party

I just got this in my email but it seems that Google has decided to allow “certified” ad networks to compete for display ad space on our blogs. This will let these ad networks ... continue

So why does Johnny Walker come in a square bottle?

If there is one iconic brand name for scotch it has to be Johnny Walker. This video is the story behind Johnny Walker and its never changing square bottle or diagonal label. The question ... continue

Advertising can work and here’s a few examples of how

We all like to make fun of advertising calling it things like mind-numbing and stupid but sometimes some ads come along ad show that when done right ads can grab our attention and not be stupid about ... continue

Very cool Toyota, too bad the flowers are only temporary

How can you tell when technology has become totally mainstream? Well when a major marketing campaign centered around something totally different targets the growing  number of people who live online regardless of where ... continue

It is definitely one way to get attention

So … you are walking down the street and all of a sudden your attention gets caught by what looks to be fish swimming around is the sign for a restaurant. Guess what – ... continue