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more about #corporateamerica more comments → Seeräuber Jenny: I do think it's odd that in a time in which increasing numbers of black women are trying to wear their hair natural that so many of these black Barbie... more » Seeräuber Jenny: For the first few seconds I th0ught the "Shiny Bubbles" commercial was mildly amusing -- I read too quickly and thought it was a sponsored ad leading ... more » OMG! Ponies!: Adding insult to injury, after the soap scum raped her, she sat for an hour in the shower, crying as the water poured over her. more » BaconCat: If it were a real black barbie doll, there's no way in hell she would let you touch her hair. more » OMG! Ponies!: That commercial doesn't contain anything that doesn't go on at during halftime at a Jets game. more » OMG! Ponies!: Oh please. I would totally fuck Grace. She's hot. Seriously - what's the problem?! more » Beau Nerd: M-E-T-H-O-D, man. more » econdave: It could be worse. Mattell initially wanted to charge 3/5ths of the price of a white Barbie doll. more » misslinda: Those dolls are black? I thought they were part of the Orange County Barbie series that come with their very own spray tan booths. more » AzureTexan: I once jumped into a shallow tub and got sexually assaulted by a bar of Lifebuoy soap, so you never know. more » DahlELama: The doll thing actually does make me sad, b/c I had an awesome black Barbie when I was a kid, with much darker skin and curlier hair than any of those... more » JaviDecimal: Those dolls have "Good Hair" more » marcsiry: This marks the day that "branding" was officially rebranded as "wanking." more » TroisFilles: Now it's just garlic dressing with a typo. StuPiD. more » raincoaster: Sucker. Bullshit. Down the toilet. more » -
#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 » -
#branding
Surf The Internet the Mostly Lower Case Way
Stop everything, The Internet: AOL is now Aol. Whether superimposed on a fish or a hand or just some swirly crap, this logo makes the bold statement: We can no longer afford capital letters. [Ad Age] -
#corporateamerica
Branding Appropriately Inspired
This is the greatest moment in corporate branding since the Pepsi logo was revealed to be the entire universe. [PostSecret] -
#recessionomics
The New Corporate Compact (Car, To Live In)
The Way We Live Now: In a new way. Which is not to imply it's a worse way. It's just new, and different. Corporate America hasn't been doing so well. They need...a "new deal," if you will. More » -
#bullshit
Branding Belies Bravery
Procter & Gamble is bravely helping women in Singapore overcome the cultural taboo associated with menstruation. Its marketing campaign empowers women to understand that periods are nothing to be ashamed of. That's why they named their product "Whisper." [WSJ] -
#corporateamerica
A Brave New Donut
When you're deciding which fast food franchise to buy into, one to avoid would be Dunkin Donuts, because the muckety-mucks at Dunkin Donuts headquarters will spy on you with video cameras, 24/7. More » -
#corporateamerica
Starbucks Bets It All on Hobo Coffee
We know you luv Starbucks. But Starbucks has problems. McDonald's is stealing its customers. Iconic stores are shutting down. Teenagers are planting bombs, workers are slowing down, and management's flirting with Communism. Today, Starbuck's salvation arrives: instant coffee. Uh, lowbrow. More » -
#spoilers
The Yes Men's Next Stunt
On Monday we asked for intelligence about the upcoming "Big Event" in New York by lefty prank-pullers The Yes Men. We have now received that intelligence. Click through for details on the latest plan to mock evil corporate villains. More » -
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#marxists
Starbucks Goes Communist
Did Starbucks just raise prices or lower prices? Both. From each according to his ability, and to each according to his need. Starbucks is fomenting socialism through macchiato pricing. More » -
#controversies
The Glenn Beck Ad Boycott List
Today, GMAC Financial Services confirmed that it's no longer advertising on Glenn Beck's show. How many advertisers have deserted him now? Let's tally them up:
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#theyknoweverything
Advertising of The Future To Enslave The White Man
What if our corporate overlords could measure precisely how one single city block—yours—would respond to their advertisements for Pringles™ brand astronaut potatoes, to offer a delicious example? They would use this power for racism, obvs. More » -
#corporateamerica
Faster, Starbucks Robots!
You, Starbucks worker: Your inefficiencies are showing! You lean to scoop coffee at a sub-optimal angle! You waste precious seconds with your sloppy human movements! Improve efficiency, serve coffee two seconds faster on average! Move swiftly for mother company's glory! More » -
#branding
Radio Shack Embraces Shantytown Image
Sometimes it really does make sense for a famous brand to change its name. It happened to Uncle Adolf's Old-Tyme KKKandy, and now it's happening to Radio Shack. Too bad the new name is even worse. More » -
#mediacrack
'You Could Be Allergic to Wi-Fi!'
In your mockable Monday media column: Fox News needs sources for a follow up to their "Tin Foil Hats" scoop, Thrillist gets down, Carol Rosenberg's colleagues speak, Tom Shales is replaced, and we are all corporate tools. More » -
#hellonasties
The Complete McKinsey Survival Guide
We asked, and you answered. After the jump, everything you need to know about how to survive a McKinsey & Co. visit to your company, without getting canned. This one's for you, Conde Nasties.
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#wegetemail
Fake Sprite Ad Director Speaks: It Was Fake. Duh.
Max Isaacson, who directed the fake Sprite Blow Job Spec Ad that was too hot for the world emails: it was a spec ad. Not a real ad. Not connected to the Coca-Cola Company! Hopefully they won't sue him now. More » -
#doppelgangers
Edelman Memo or Totalitarian Propaganda?
Massive enemy PR firm Edelman is moving its office from Times Square to Hudson Square. Employees received (and leaked!) a motivational brochure that has a decidedly...propagandist design style. Compare: More » -
#famine
Wretched Interns Desperately Compete for Life-Sustaining Snack Cakes
Things have gotten so bad that unpaid corporate interns are literally starving. Across America, interns are desperately prostituting their fresh young smiling faces in return for a single box of Little Debbie muffins, so they may live another day. More » -
#hustlers
'Generational Consultant' Holds America's Fakest Job
The fakest job corporate America ever created was "Branding Consultant"—until now. Meet Anne Loehr, a "business coach" who will (for a small fee) explain the mysteries of "Generation Y" to a corporate audience. She knows your soul, kids. More » -
#controversies
Joe Jackson Pancake Painting a Little Too Intense For Corporate America
Speaking of important Michael Jackson news, pancake-painter-to-the-stars Dan Lacey has some! He painted this moving portrait of "Joe Jackson with a Michael Jackson memorial ticket and a pancake upon his head." Ebay is censoring it! More »
