Browsing all posts tagged with commercials.
Monday, March 7th, 2011, in
The Life of MeDid that just happen? February? I seem to recall something about it, but the details are fuzzy. Oh wait, that’s right… month in review, coming up! Very Strange Marketing Idea: A random email comes across suspicious. Turns out to be “marketing.” So It Happened Like This: Someone is getting married. Eventually. They’re All the Rage These Days: Infographic: Foursquare style. I Hate You and Your Jingle: Commercials… grr. You make me NOT want to buy [...]
Tuesday, February 22nd, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsLast I checked commercial breaks are for commercials. TV shows are for TV shows. And the two should be mixed as little as possible. Tonight’s example is White Collar. I’ve never actually seen the show, but have at least been curious to check it out. Turns out the show is not that bad… but the product placement blows. I’m fine with seeing specific products casually placed within a show… I expect that. They make money [...]
Friday, February 18th, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsI hate on TV a lot here… especially commercials and advertising. There are just a lot of thing that annoy me in that world I guess. But just to show that I’m not always a hater, I thought I’d share a couple commercials that I do truly enjoy and may even put a smile on my face. This, of course, doesn’t necessarily mean I purchase their products for whatever reason, but at least the advertising [...]
Friday, February 11th, 2011, in
Random ThoughtsI suppose I’m not your “average” consumer. I rarely watch any commercial and think “Hey, I didn’t know that existed. I suppose I’ll consider buying that now that I am aware of it.” But there are some commercials that seem to have the opposite of the desired effect on me. Commercials that make me loath a product or company. Not because of the actual product or company… but because of the commercial. The product could [...]
Monday, October 11th, 2010, in
Random ThoughtsDo people think that repetition honestly works so well? “Hey, look, a commercial for XYZ! Oh, wait, I’m not interested in that.” *more tv show* “Hey, look, another commercial for XYZ. Nope, still not interested.” *more tv show* “Oh joy… Another XYZ commercial. Hey wait… I’m interested now… Oh wait, strike that, no I’m not.” Is that really how they imagine it going? Do people get browbeaten with 30 commercials of the same thing and [...]
Saturday, February 6th, 2010, in
Random ThoughtsThe original: The old is new again: Animals? Now Toys? Either or, lots of win. I’ll just leave it at that… enjoy.
Saturday, January 30th, 2010, in
Random ThoughtsWhy do I need to watch the same exact commercials at every commercial break? If I’m watching a show – be it a half hour or many hours long – there is no need to show me the same damn commercials at every break. If I didn’t buy the shit you’re advertising during the first break, I’m sure as hell not going to buy it in the second commercial break. I understand brand identity and [...]
Tuesday, September 8th, 2009, in
Random ThoughtsIs there anyone left out there that doesn’t realize you can save money on car insurance? Have there not been enough commercials to drill this point home? Geico, Progressive, Allstate, State Farm, everyone else… really, we get it. Yes, people can save money on car insurance. There are lots of ways – even without changing companies. The thing is, if you haven’t shopped for car insurance for many years, you will probably save money with [...]
Saturday, September 5th, 2009, in
Random ThoughtsAt what point do the parents in the AT&T commercial just abandon their retarded children? The rest of the world understands that rollover minutes are the same as regular minutes by now… what is wrong with these kids that they don’t get it? Are they slow? Is there something wrong with them? Could it be fixed by a couple slaps to the head? Maybe something a little more severe? I have a hammer… Really though, [...]
Sunday, August 23rd, 2009, in
Random ThoughtsCan someone explain to me where these women are in the Enzyte (and other ED commercials) are? Because I’m pretty sure that it is all a sham. Normally people don’t go around in public bragging about their hard-on. And when they do, they are considered huge perverts and maybe even arrested for sexual harassment. Apparently in Enzyte land, all of the women at your workplace and backyard party will just be lining up to sit [...]
