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Ad of the Week: Big Mac on the Mind

McDonald's is messing with our heads a bit in this creative, British campaign that features prankvertising and some attention to detail (or lack thereof). Basically what's happening here is that McDonald's is trying to tell us that people can't concentrate on anything else when the Big Mac is in close proximity. Unlike the recent trend of daring ad stunts, and the million-calorie sandwich itself, the prank element here is pretty benign and quite effective. A couple on the street asks for a pair of different, unsuspecting folks to take a photo of them. As they prepare for the photo to…
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February 21, 2014
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Ad of the week: V Day 2014, with extra cheese please

Valentine's Day is one of the most notorious yearly "you better remember to get me something or else (insert consequence here)" holiday. I must admit, it is not my favorite. If the words "barf" or "you've got to be kidding me" come out of my mouth, it's a deal breaker for me. For that reason alone, I chose to feature this Valentines Day ad - fresh off the grill with extra cheese. This commercial personifies every girl's fantasy of the perfect guy. Great looks, hot bod, mature, romantic, observant, plants you a flower garden to ask you marry him -…
HenkinSchultz
February 14, 2014
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The Best Commercials of the Not-So-Super Bowl

Much like the game itself, this year's Super Bowl ads were.. lackluster, to say the least. Whereas years past have given us gems such as "1984", "The Force" and "the beloved" (or not so much) E*Trade Babies, this year's advertisers left little to take our mind off the Seahawks public shaming of Peyton Manning (not counting the Budweiser puppy, obviously.) Though the in-game spots may have left something to be desired, to say this year's advertisers were lacking in creativity would be patently false. Much like winning a Super Bowl goes far beyond the players on the field, the stars…
HenkinSchultz
February 7, 2014
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Ad of the Week: Those Dogs at Subaru

When you think of the typical Subaru driver, you may perhaps associate them with certain qualities: They shop at Whole Foods, wear brands like Patagonia and Teva, enjoy the outdoors (or at least pretend to) and bring their furry, slobbering friends along for rides. Subaru is not only embracing their stereotype, but they've taken it to a whole new level with their new ad campaign, Meet the Barkleys. And by whole new level, I actually mean whole new breed. The Barkleys are in fact a family of dogs. Subaru has long been known for its dog-friendly ways. But these dogs…
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January 30, 2014
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Ad of the Week: The year of YOU

This commercial is by far the front-runner of the year for me (granted Super Bowl is two weeks away, but that's here nor there). As marketing continues to evolve, TurboTax kills it by applying an emotional/personal message to this campaign directly targeted at the young demographic. (We kind of dig that stuff.) We are the people that maybe aren't sure how to handle all the new items added to our lives since we left college and the parent's nest. TurboTax does a great job of addressing all the little (or big) things that you should account for on your taxes.…
HenkinSchultz
January 23, 2014
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Oldipus Complex

Like many red-blooded Americans, I spent my Sunday afternoon watching Andy Dalton certify himself as the best worst starting quarterback in the NFL. Amidst the bevy of moments where Dalton did what Dalton does (interceptions, fumbles, red hair) - and Philip River's timeless bolo tie - I tuned out, instead opting to focus on a particularly intense QuizUp match up I was engaged in (untouchable in Logos, btw.) Despite my typically laser-like focus on such stimulating ventures, my eyes and brain were torn away from my iPhone screen by a delicate, slightly off-pitch voice angelically humming a song in my…
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January 10, 2014
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Ad of the Week: Intel Inside, Indeed

Intel Inside has started a new logo placement that is certainly bold and different. From now on, when the world's consensus greatest player, Lionel Messi, or his FC Barcelona teammates pull up their shirts after scoring a goal, soccer fans will see Intel Corp's emblem under a sponsorship that puts its logo on the inside of the club's jerseys. Intel agreed to become the official technology partner of the 2011 Champions League winners and current leader of La Liga according to Intel vice president of sponsorships, David Haroldsen. The company's current advertising slogan of "Look inside" has seemingly never been…
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December 19, 2013
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Ad of the Week: ‘Tis the Season for Giving

Christmas is easily the best time of the year. But there are parts of it that can be annoying, particularly traveling - particularly airports. How cool would it be if someone just made your travels a little less annoying? How about putting in a personal request to Santa Clause himself with all your Christmas wishes? Ok, now what if your Christmas wishes came true in less than the time it took for you to land at your destination? Well, it happened. WestJet airlines started this holiday trend last year with a Christmas flash mob complete with snow showering snowmen and…
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December 12, 2013
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Ad of the Week: Life, Death and Pre-Roll

We're going to start this blog entry with a heavy dose of honesty. We all hate pre-roll videos. I do. You do. Your grandma does. Besides ingrown hairs and hangnails, I'm relatively certain nothing in life is more annoying than being forced to sit through 15-30 seconds of nonsense, just to watch the two minutes of nonsense my heart was originally set on. And depending on which source you hold true to heart, upwards of 94% of YouTube viewers feel the same, electing to skip pre-roll ads for this very reason. Instead of avoiding the medium altogether, or dancing around…
HenkinSchultz
December 6, 2013
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Ad of the Week: Less Shopping, More Repairing with Patagonia Worn Wear

With Black Friday at the end of the week, perhaps one of the last comments we would expect to hear from a company is one urging shoppers to keep and repair their old clothes rather than buy new ones. But that is exactly what Patagonia is urging their customers to do during this season of copious deals. As opposed to offering landslide deals this Friday, Patagonia is showing a short film at select retail locations in the United States called Worn Wear” that features customers who have kept their Patagonia duds for quite some time (watch a trailer below). No…
HenkinSchultz
November 27, 2013
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