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A Sterling Campaign
After spending a lot of time looking at ads invading television content, it’s sometimes strange to see the reverse – television content invading ads. This is by no means a new phenomenon, but is sometimes done more cleverly than at other times. Roll it! Between the Lincoln MKX and his highly publicized book deal, Roger...
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One From the Vaults
As stealth advertising aficionados, we'd be remiss not to revisit this old chestnut. IT'S . . . the Friends Pottery Barn episode!
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Puppy Politics
Staying close to home this weekend, the hardworking staff couldn’t help but come across this campaign ad for Massachusetts State Treasurer candidate Steve Grossman (Dem). Background context: Grossman’s opponent, Karen Polito, has run a campaign stressing the need for a “fiscal watchdog” in the Massachusetts Statehouse. Roll it! … Um, who wouldn’t want to vote...
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Branded Entertainment: Coming Soon to a Facebook Near You
Branded Content Invades Social Media
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Fantastic Four: Brilliance or BADvertising?
I’m genuinely impressed how many company ads Fanstastic Four crammed into this one shot.
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Huge Apple Plugs in Blade: Trinity
Blade: Trinity ties Jessica Biel’s character to Apple, showing her fighting with her iPod on and even making playlists on her Mac before fighting. Check it out here on YouTube, since user who posted this gem doesn’t want it embedded. Want some screen shots to get the idea? You could practically use this scene as...
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An Exercise in the Bizarre
Have you seen the recent Adidas commercial for Derrick Rose shoes starring Ken Jeong? I don’t want to impugn the wonderful Ken in any way, but . . . . . . could this ad really ever sell shoes?
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