A Dragon in Sheep’s Clothing

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Entries Tagged as 'Advertising'

Tropicana and branding

March 30th, 2009 · Comments Off

I knew others would be onto this, so I’ll link to them. I was ready to give Pepsi a chance when I saw their redesigned soda packaging. Maybe there was some forward-thinking advertising guy who thought that a clean, back-to-basics aesthetic is the next wave in brand and marketing, especially in a world where products [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Food · Marketing and Branding

Free air guitar – love it!

March 18th, 2009 · Comments Off

I don’t know the station or even where this photo was taken, but I love the concept and execution. Just for kicks…

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Tags: Advertising · Design · Marketing and Branding · Music

Online Ads – Internet graffiti

January 15th, 2009 · Comments Off

There are a lot of pay-per-click gurus and how-to guides and classes out on the Internet. A number of them (and other “make money online” instructions) will tell you that the secret of making money, especially making money fast online, is to find the best-converting niches, and then copy the successful ads which are already [...]

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Tags: Advertising · Internet · Rants

Louis Vuitton needs a new PR firm

December 8th, 2008 · Comments Off

This ad apparently appeared on CNBC in the a.m. Talk about a waste of PR money. It’s just so bad it’s weird. Not that the ad is made badly, but the concept is so far off the mark, I don’t even know what to say. via Baker Blog

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Tags: Advertising · Marketing and Branding · What were they thinking?