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more about #advertising more comments → JacquesPaysan: Man, Sterling Cooper really has come a long way. more » Uncle_Billy_Slumming: What's the difference between a crooked pistol and a constipated owl? more » Perhaps Not: Interestingly, this gun may not have killed that little girl (or her doll), but it did kill William McKinley. [en.wikipedia.org] To the the Temple Of... more » TheBusinessGuy: I dunno. That doll looks awfully dead to me. Ah, but wasn't it great when things were made right here in Fitchburg, USA? more » Spirit Fingers: Papa says it won't hurt us. Giving me all kinds of creepy vibe. And a fire-arms encyclopaedia (aedia!) sounds waayyyy too "smarty-pants, killing ai... more » shostakobitch: What about their bicycles? were they controversial to city folk? more » Claire Buoyant: Translation: We make good guns, but we don't want to remind you that our weapon was so good that it killed President McKinley. (An Iver Johnson pisto... more » AzureTexan: "Accidental Discharge Impossible" Slogan of the new Iver Johnson sex aid, Premature Ejacnegation more » BullfightsOnAcid: Accidental Discharge Impossible That's what I told my wife when we first met. She now says it was false advertising. more » BadUncle: If I had to sleep next to that doll, I'd be reaching for my revolver, too. more » Z und Vielpunkt's chick: That looks just like the gun I used to play with as a little girl! more » raincoaster: Canada perfected this little scheme back when the National Post was founded and trying to inflate its numbers. more » lobstr: I went to UNLV right at the ending cusp of LV's glory days (More classic hotels on the Strip than douchebag attractors, Tarkanian was still coaching, ... more » skahammer: I would like a paper machete hat, please. And then, look the hell out. more » Lysergic Asset: If the internet had been set up originally on a per-fee basis, maybe there wouldn't be resistance to the idea of internet-only news. "Why buy the cow... more » -
#classicads
Murderous Pistol Cannot Hurt You
Iver Johnson Revolvers "are not toys: they shoot straight and kill." Nevertheless, they're "absolutely safe," and "Papa says they won't hurt us." In 1913, as now, gun owners were mainly schizophrenics. [Copyranter] -
#printisdead
Bad News: Newspaper Circulations Going Up!
Circulation rates going up! That's great! Print's dying and someone's succeeding! THANK GOD. Except, not. While circulations go up, fewer people are getting newspapers circulated to them. How? More » -
#advertising
The Truth About Zoos: Poop. (And Pee)
From Rhett & Link, the guys who brought you the ad that all ads should probably be like, comes this new spot for the Central Florida Zoo. Their relentless honesty requires it to focus totally on excrement. [Adfreak] -
#drunks
How Not to Advertise an Alcoholic Beverage
Bad enough the lady is drinking and driving with only one hand because she's holding a (hallucinated?) dragon in the other hand. Also, her eyes are closed. [Copyranter. Click to enlarge.]
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#howthingswork
Investors Punish Online Scam Trafficker with $15 Million
Just as the public was learning that a huge chunk of Zynga's social gaming revenue came from scammy "quizzes" and "special offers," Silicon Valley's most prestigious venture capitalists rewarded the company with $15 million. Hey, that's just how VC's roll. More » -
#advertising
The amazing process of creating the marketing phrase "Strawberry Flavored Juice Drink Blend."
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#advertising
American Apparel in Mortifying Nipple-Reveal
American Apparel has had difficulty properly styling its models before, but now a photo of a young lady with her nipples showing slips past everyone? Twice? Embarrassing. It's that sheer fabric, Dov. Check and double check again, always. [Copyranter]
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#wtf
Is Julia Allison Supposed to Be Famous or Something?
We knew Julia Allison was doing ads for Sony, but did you know Sony's actually putting Julia Allison in ads shown on television, where everyone can see them? And she's allowed to sit next to real live famous people? Odd. -
#fieldguide
The Insanely Rich Young Mobile Ad Broker You've Never Heard Of
No one knows what Facebook and Twitter are really worth, sexy though the startups may be. But AdMob, an obscure company in Silicon Valley's hinterlands, has a very clear, solid value: $750 million in stock from acquirer Google. Yay boring! More » -
#advertising
Gays Finally Ruin the Bible
Homos park on Noah's Ark? We all owe fundamentalists a big apology. [The Inspiration Room via Copyranter. Click to enlarge.] -
#mediacrack
Give Reporters the Most Luxurious Airline Seats or Give Them Death
In your meritocratic Monday media column: Reporters suffer injustices unseen since Pol Pot's darkest days, The Week guarantees goodness, Esquire has a gizmo thingamajig that will save magazines, and Conde Nast gives up on America, finally. More » -
#puppies
Skateboarding Dogs Show Resiliency In The Face Of Difficult Job Markets
After his original breakout video was appropriated by evil corporate behemoths—he didn't even get a chance to show everyone his sick new kickflip—Armstrong Flooring gave Skateboarding Bulldog an all new tape. Rad. But is it the original pooch? More » -
#marketing
Okay So Maybe Cocoa Krispies Don't Cure Swine Flu
Kindly Kellogg marketers have agreed to take the big huge banner that says "Helps your child's IMMUNITY" off boxes of Cocoa Krispies, but that doesn't mean that Cocoa Krispies is not basically superhealthy vitamins, for your family! More » -
#filthylucre
How Reuters Underwrote Andrew Breitbart's Budding Right-Wing Web Empire
Reason contributor Greg Beato has a fascinating analysis of conservative baby-mogul Andrew Breitbart's content deal with Reuters—every time Breitbart.com links to a Reuters story, his cash register rings. And maybe every time Drudge links to one, too. More » -
#advertising
Sushi restaurant ads target medical marijuana users. When you'll eat anything, why not something expensive?
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#classicads
Nicolas Sarkozy Prefers Bonux Detergent
Here is the most powerful man in France, Nicolas Sarkozy, starring in a detergent ad circa 1967. Your fears are true, kids: Embarrassing things you do now will come back to embarrass you again decades later. [Telegraph via Adfreak] -
#brandcalledyou
Advertising Gives Up
You people always have something slick to say about our ads. You think you're so fucking smart? You figure out the ads, then. We'll just sit here while you work for free. Uh, we mean...Do the Dewmocracy™! More » -
#advertising
Someone Patented Product Placement in TV Shows
It's hard to believe that there is actually an inventor of product placement; like swine flu, it always seemed just nature's dark side. But someone thinks he did in fact invent it and is willing to sue to prove it. More » -
#chrisfarley
Dead Man Thanked For Being in Ad
David Spade had his sniveling say about the DirecTV commercial he did with Chris Farley's ghost. Now, one of the guys who wrote the commercial writes a fair, reasonable blog post about his intentions. Okay. But he ends with this: More »
