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Bessies Execute Bad Ads. Yippee. Remember when the Elmo Song assassination brought out the inner-child-decimating sociopath in you? The Bessies can help fuel that sleeping fire. Also see their take on crappy multi-blade shaving spots. Tagline: "Only good TV lives." Courtesy of John St., Toronto. Yawn. Gratuitous media murder is so freshman year. Right up there with the UC Berkeley Putnam Porno. (Don't ask.) JerryTime Celebrates Easter With Nazi Propaganda Spoof To celebrate Easter, JerryTime, that goofy video series we discovered years ago, has put together a new video called Triumph of the Peeps which is a spoof of Leni Riefenstahl's famous Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will. In the video, Peeps replace Nazi soldiers and Arian youth. Worth1000 Puts Vintage Spin on Modern Products We love a good throwback ad. To get a feel for how the past can put everyday brands in perspective, we give you "Love Quiz" ("...for married folks only!"), from the days when Lysol was -- wait for it! -- a douche. Yummy. But this post is about current products that have been given a dated spin, courtesy of Worth 1000 (thanks, Dario!). Take a guess on what product is behind: o The color TV-compatible joy machine Cute. Warriors Unite Against Dance Factions. Blame MTV. Imagine The Warriors took place in present-day Manhattan. But replace the vicious gangs with refugees from Flashdance. Before you virtually bitchslap us and go, "Why would we EVER do that?!", be forewarned: somebody already has. Can -- you -- dig -- it? The client: MTV. Comfeze Brings Uncomfezable Twist to Typical Diaper Ad Wow. This is warped. That's apt, because it's a spoof spot for Scream TV, which wants us all to (tagline, tagline!) "Get scared more often." And we're definitely feeling the fear. The spot for fictional brand Comfeze was put together by Zig, Toronto. Does Depend make ads? Maybe Zig should look into that. There's a whole market of fear and absorbency waiting to blossom before our eyes. Spitzer Scandal Spun to Promote Virgin Mobile "I'm tired of being treated like a number..." laments NY Governor Eliot Spitzer in this print ad for Virgin Mobile in Canada. The copy goes on to read "At Virgin Mobile, you're more than just a number. When you call us we'll treat you like a person, not a client. Whether you're #9 or #900, you'll get hooked up with somebody who'll finally treat you just how you want to be treated." How very wicked. But revelations of Spitzer's place in the queue (Client #9) at a busted prostitution service come at an opportune time for Virgin Mobile, which only revealed its preoccupation with American politics this month. Just another instance of Virgin behaving badly.
by Angela Natividad
Mar-11-08
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Topic: Magazine, Mobile/Wireless, Political, Poster, Spoofs One Reason Why the 'Net is No Place for Hobbits Imagine if the characters of Lord of the Rings had internet, mobile phones and ... Yahoo Messenger and Mail? The journey would probably look a lot like this video by Pod Design, Lexington for Yahoo. More hack-jobs of your favourite films to come, probably with a similar premise, hopefully funnier. In any case, it's a neat way to showcase Y! chat's many merits. You know: spinning smileys, green fonts... bleh. Giant Ideas' Giant Ideas Could Use a Ginormous Trim To promote its agency at a local ad awards show, Giant Ideas produced a self-promoting parody of the Cloverfield trailer. It might have been funny if it weren't actually longer than the original. Because come on, guys. TWO MINUTES of mostly bad party footage? We would've gotten the joke inside 30 seconds, easy. Because Trolls Are Human, Too. Well, Maybe Not BoingBoing TV put together a mockumentary outlining the history of internet trolls, or people who lurk on your site and leave snarky commentary while swathed in the soothing blanket of anonymity. Like typical troll narratives, it makes no sense and will probably not make you more sympathetic to its plight. But we all need to explore our demons. Toyota Highlights, ACDelco Moves, Airborne Pays, Facebook Poked - This Canadian spot for Toyota's Matrix has fun envisioning a day full of potential as highlighted by the vehicle's headlights. - While this happened back in late January, we thought we'd share the news that as part of an agency consolidation, GM has opted to move its ACDelco account, with Campbell-Ewald since 1917, to Publicis Groupe on May 1. - Facebook gets poked! Right. Facebook backlash YouTube-style.
by Steve Hall
Mar- 5-08
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Topic: Agencies, Brands, Commercials, Policy, Social, Spoofs, Video 
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