Tag Archives: Advertising

Five Dollar Footlong vs. Saved by Zero

Posted on November 20, 2008 by admin

Since the days of Burma-Shave and the Victrola, advertisers have used jingles to worm their way into their customers’ conciousness. Advertising has gotten a lot more sophisticated since then, but these insipid anthems still have the power to hijack our … Continue reading →

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Routan Bust

Posted on November 6, 2008 by admin

Last week, I noted some of the unsettling racial/sexual overtones of the new Axe Dark Temptation campaign. But it’s not surprising I don’t like the ad; I’m nowhere near Axe’s 18-24 year old male target demographic. Which is what makes … Continue reading →

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