New York Times: 'We Are So Old'
Charming ad in today's NYT: a 100 year-old Times front page, with a Corn Flakes ad at the bottom. 'Statue of Purity For Times Square,' says one typically laughable old-timey headline. How unlikely!
Delicious Junk Food Lobby: Declaring Unhealthy Junk Food a "Smart Choice"
The New York Times reports today on a food-industry backed labeling system called "Smart Choices," wherein, they slap a "Smart Choice" label on products of their choosing. Like food that's killing us slowly. This is why you're fat:
Stupid Americans Eat Grape Nuts
What is a Grape Nut? "Carin Gendell, who was its senior brand manager in the 1980s, remembers how her staff described it. 'Grape Nuts,' she says, 'was people eating advertising.'" Grape Nuts are made out of lies!
Cheerio Outrage
60 Minutes caught golden Mer-man Michael Phelps with a box of General Mills' Honey Nut Cheerios—even though Phelps endorses rival Kellogg's! In his defense: that little bee is quite charismatic. [Ad Age]
Clever Ads Can't Fool YouTube Literalists
The advertising industry's annual self-congratulation festival, the Clio Awards, just wrapped up in Miami. The superbrilliant "Grand Clio" award for integrated campaigns went to a series of ads for Shreddies, a cereal in Canada. The grand idea? They turned the square Shreddies 45 degrees, called them "Diamond Shreddies
Kellogg's Cereal Streetwear Is Here At Last
Are you someone who's been frustrated with your inability to display your affection for Kellogg's-brand cereal through the medium of "urban" fashion? Well your problems are solved, my friend. Because "Under The Hood," a hot new clothing line, is here to fill all your Kellogg's-brand cereal fashion needs—with a…
Classic Kellogg's Ads: Pep, Poop, Freedom
Back in the 1930s and 40s, Kellogg's cereal was a steamroller. It didn't have all types of boutique designer cereals to compete against, so you were damn well going to eat it. And Kellogg's wasn't shy in positioning itself. It's not just something you consume; its products will cure constipation, calm your nerves, and…
From the mailbag, more about fun times in the Googleplex: "I'm a former Googler. That place fucking sucks. All the women are scary-ass clones. I was treated like a pariah because I didn't wear four inches of makeup and commute to work in flip-flops. The corporate culture is one of the most bureaucratic and uptight…
