Ordinary people would think that the over-hyped 'Antennagate' saga surrounding Apple's new iPhone 4 would be a disaster for the California company. But those people would be wrong, as it happened to have spawned the most technologically advanced product the company has yet produced. [Slate]
Friday, July 23, 2010
Leaked ad for Apple's new iPhone 4 'Bumper'
Ordinary people would think that the over-hyped 'Antennagate' saga surrounding Apple's new iPhone 4 would be a disaster for the California company. But those people would be wrong, as it happened to have spawned the most technologically advanced product the company has yet produced. [Slate]
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Turns out being sexually suggestive is the new pink
As Gillette explores the question "What's the perfect length for your man", we are reminded that this is the future of clever marketing and television advertisements. I think that about a third of the way in we'll have all worked out what they're actually talking about.
But for the normal television viewership, they'd be completely flabbergasted. [Watch on YouTube]
Friday, June 11, 2010
Cadbury continues animal personification motif with tap dancing cow
First, the chocolate company behind Daily Milk brought to your screens the drumming gorilla, iconically soundtracked in a narrative style with Phil Collins' "In The Air Tonight".
Now Cadbury has continued this theme with a new television commercial under its "Glass and a half full of..." campaign. The new ad, which features a cow tap dancing in a Astairesque style to "Putting On the Ritz".
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Now Cadbury has continued this theme with a new television commercial under its "Glass and a half full of..." campaign. The new ad, which features a cow tap dancing in a Astairesque style to "Putting On the Ritz".
It's a refreshing exit from the weird eyebrows ad which (although it attracted popular attention worldwide) was simply dreadful - not to mention frighteningly weird.