|
Subscribe to RSS
|
||||
 |
|||||
CNBC-Created FedEx Spoof Ad Craps on UPS' Big Brown Belmont Loss CNBC sports business reporter Darren Rovell, citing UPS' recent end to its winning streak with Big Brown in the Belmont horse race which was part of a larger event sponsorship, proposes the ad FedEx should run in response. With help from CNBC in-house designer Florence, created an ad with the headline "Big Brown...if you're not first, your last." Witty. Got A Fat Ass? Derrie-Air Wants Your Booty In one of the more interesting methods of attempting to illustrate the waning worth of newspaper advertising, a Gyro-created fake ad campaign for the Philadelphia Inquirer features the fictitious airline Derrie-Air which, in an effort to be carbon neutral (fuckin' buzzwords), promises to plant trees to offset the pounds of carbon its planes spew into the atmosphere. 'Oh My God, I Hate the Spartan Laser!' After all the accolades that rained down on Halo 3's "Believe" campaign this past awards season, the last thing I wanted to see was yet another monument to the game's mystique. But this spoof about a homicide detective investigating a dead rookie Team Slayer makes "Believe" seem fresh again. Once again, Halo's universe is brought into the real world. But the quiet sense of awe that surrounded mentions of Masterchief is earnestly mocked, and the reenactment of the rookie's death is priceless. Both a mimicry and a tribute, the piece totally cracks through "Believe's" sobriety. 50 Cent Gets Online, Pop-Ups Go Bollywood, Safe Kitty Sex Promoted, and Crocs Trot the Globe - Crocs launched a travel site, Cities by Foot. Designated Crocs-wearers explore cities like Denver, New Orleans, San Francisco and Vail. Every once in awhile you get a close-up shot of their feet. - This guy travels to India to remedy his PC pop-up problem. Hijinks ensue. My favourite line: "Just tell them to unplug it, and PLUG IT AGAIN!" Cut to the song. - Apparently 50 Cent is social media savvy. - The British government tries scare tactics to keep kids away from knives. They also plan to give out postcards featuring mutilated body parts.
by Angela Natividad
May-29-08
Comments (2)
Topic: Brands, Campaigns, Celebrity, Consumer Created, Online, Product Placement, Promotions, Spoofs, Strange Cold Call Carl Sells Twitter to the Masses Because why master Twitter yourself when you could pay a consultant $400 per hour? Via Jetpacks. You, Yes You, Could Be Contributing to Cannibalism Consider this a warning to those that like to overpromise. Thanks to Jon N. for the image, which originally came from Voidstate, a very good blog written by a man with triplets.
by Angela Natividad
May-23-08
Comments (1)
Topic: Consumer Created, Online, Product Placement, Spoofs Obama Clinton, ObamaClinton, ObaClintman... For people that are bored with the power struggle between the charismatic black man and the woman who'll pursue her ambition to the ends of our patience, some relief is circulating the 'net today: - Why choose if you can combine? (via MarketingProfs) And in other (actual) news... - Obama and McCain have begun seeking VPs. (Well, that's what the story suggests. Obama, for the record, said, "I am not commenting on vice presidential matters, because I have not won this nomination.") - McCain cuts ties with the Hitler pastor. - Clinton beats McCain ... at a vodka competition. Four years ago.
by Angela Natividad
May-23-08
Comments (1)
Topic: Campaigns, Consumer Created, Political, Spoofs, Strange, Trends and Culture American Apparel's Dov Charney Awarded Dildo of the Year Last week, American Apparel CEO Dov Charney was awarded Retailer of the Year. Some witty prankster wasted no time spoofing the announcement with a poster showing Charney holding an object very different from an award. Animal's Copyranter took the photo. 'What's This? Oh. It's a Body, Bloated in the Sun' Somewhere in the bowels of my memory is a man with a 'fro, a soothing voice and a paintbrush. As a kid I watched him on TV, mesmerized as he effortlessly whispered magic onto his canvas. Right about now, though, I'm wondering whether those gripping pastures and endless telephone lines were not actually thinly-veiled and mildly traumatic messages about ethnic cleansing. I like how at the end he gets all sinister and hisses, "We're almost done here, aren't we? No. It's never done."
by Angela Natividad
May-19-08
Comments ()
Topic: Cause, Good, Online, Spoofs, Strange, Trends and Culture, Video Wrath of Cannes Lives to See its Second Year Cannes season is back, and along for the ride come self-promotional horrors like the Wrath of Cannes. The pros: no fee for entry, no professional floor (you can be an INTERN! or a GED HOLDER!). The cons: that Grand Coney is one ugly statue, and "the venue" is interchangeable with "the freakshow." The awards show takes place June 19 on Coney Island. The Wrath of Cannes is brought to you by Woods Witt Dealy & Sons, which hopes to turn some of this nonsense into agency clout. 
|
Source: Viral Video Chart
|
