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#corporateamerica

Undercover Boss: Advertainment's Fourth Wave

Click here to read <em>Undercover Boss</em>: Advertainment's Fourth Wave

So we assume you saw Undercover Boss last night, CBS' big new reality show that got the plum post-Super Bowl spot? Amazing, was it not? Televised entertainment has now completed its long, winding journey into becoming 100% corporate propaganda. More »

02/08/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#advertising

Hellish Brand-Dominated Future Will Be Here Before You Know It

Here's a hypnotic look at our dystopian "Augmented reality" future, in which our vision is at all times obscured by constantly-morphing hovering clouds of computer-generated brand logos. Helps you understand why your grandparents hate the internet. [via Adfreak]

02/04/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#health

America Hits the Wall on Fast Food

Burger King sales are plummeting now that "super fans" are cutting back. For example, one super fan "figures he is saving more than $100 a week by eating fewer burgers." Goodness! Can America's food crisis grow any more dire? More »

02/01/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#lawsuits

News Corp Pays Half Billion Dollars to Keep Case Out of Court. Nothing to See Here.

02/01/10

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#idolatry

Tebow's Folly: Better a Superfreak Than a Jesus Freak

Divine Florida Gators quarterback and bona-fide Christian soldier Tim Tebow has everyone riled up about his upcoming anti-abortion Super Bowl ad. The arguing's unnecessary. You're only hurting yourself, Timmy. America's not ready for a Jesus Freak Superstar.

01/27/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#advertising

Big Brother Pacifies Masses with Cute Little Graphic

The internet is basically a place where you get free cat pictures in exchange for shadowy Big Brother-style ad conglomerates harvesting every bit of data about you and using it to psychologically manipulate you into rampant consumerism. Now, with disclosure! More »

01/27/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#shutupcollege

You May Have Already Won Admission to Our Mediocre School!

Desperate colleges are now sending out applications with the info all filled in—all you do is sign! No essay or application fee required! This way they guarantee themselves first crack at America's laziest illiterates who can pay tuition. [NYT]

01/26/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#journalismism

Advertising Reporter Is Not a Closer

Today in our occasional series of Reporters Gamely Trying to Do Other Things and Failing Miserably, For Journalism: Ad Age's Larry Dobrow tried out for a TV pitchman job. Good enthusiasm! Just makes you miss Billy Mays that much more.

01/25/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#crazies

Pamper Cultists Poop on Diapers of the Future

Ad Age has a fascinating story on how some online Pampers dead-enders have "jammed Pampers.com with negative reviews" about P&G's new super pee-absorbing diaper brand, imperiling the company's painstaking multimillion-dollar marketing campaign. Sample comment from a Pampers dissenter, below. More »

01/18/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#advertising

The glasses face-tattoo dude was a Ray-Ban viral ad. Still hope the tattoo was real.

01/13/10

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#mcmusic

McDonald's Is Not the Savior of Hip Hop

Oh hell no. More »

01/12/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#corporateamerica

Ocean Spray Will Not Hesitate to Destroy You to Protect Its Cranberry Secrets

Haha: Some ad design person put some top secret work he'd done for Ocean Spray on his own personal portfolio website, leading to this comically threatening phone call from an Ocean Spray corporate enforcer. Listen to it at Agency Spy. More »

01/12/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#fitnesswatch

Celebrate the New Year With Fitness Failure

It is the new year which means it's time for you to go on an unsuccessful diet, America! Let us survey the landscape of sure-to-fail fitness ideas rolling out (ha) soon. Select a few and promptly abandon them! More »

01/11/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#condenast

The Condé Nast SkyMall Catalog

Condé Nast may start sullying itself by licensing its fancy magazine brand names for dreaded "brand extensions" to raise extra cash. Go big, we say! Click through for seven Condé Nast brand extensions that will really work. More »

01/06/10

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By Hamilton Nolan

#marketing

Yogurt: The Creamy Killer

Well well, if it isn't the Federal Trade Commission, deciding now—after all American children have already starred on 'The Biggest Loser'—that there should be some rules about marketing unhealthy foods to kids. What foods? You will be amazed! More »

12/16/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#sexpervs

Burger King Helps British Men Masturbate

If you're an American, Burger King offers you The Subservient Chicken: Some dude in a chicken outfit who does what you say. If you're British, BK offers you The Subservient Shower Girl. Her turn-ons: Voyeurs, and guys with Whopper bellies. More »

12/10/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#sponsorships

Before You Even Knew It, All the Tiger Woods Ads Were Gone

Funny little thing that Tiger Woods would probably get a chuckle out of, if he wasn't in such a bad mood these days: The more we see Tiger's face on TV, the less we see him in TV commercials. Relief! More »

12/09/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#controversies

Everybody Mad at Dolls, Cartoons

We like to "jest" with the advertising industry about how stupid and evil they are, but the truth is that marketing is not easy. Today in Fuzzy Public Outrage: Dolls are racist, and soap bubbles are rapists. More »

12/03/09

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By Hamilton Nolan

#marketing

Angelina Jolie's Face Spurs Massive Internet Dialogue

Sometimes in the movie business you have to work hard for your publicity and sometimes you can just let the world know the buffet is open and start serving. More »

11/17/09

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By Richard Rushfield