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more about #greatmomentsinadvertising more comments → metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal: I get it. Sort of an extravagant way to make a sales pitch but it sure does look awesome. more » .357: A multinational corporation has a heart? In other news, it's snowing in Hell. more » strider_mt2k: Oh man. We're gonna need some coffee here. more » GitEmSteveDave_ My Brute Dojo Code CDIAFIFE: And this is why everyone hates America. Yeah, I know it's not FROM America, but sometimes I like beating people to the punch. While I'm at it: [thisi... more » Jestermeister: what's the pistol grip made out of? Doesn't look like food... more » Kaiser-Machead: There was a very Larry David-esque feel about the one where they were living with that family. I wanted to curse at the TV, but I couldn't help but be... more » frigg: Didn't Seinfeld get $10 million to do the ad? So it's not a total failure. He got something out of it. more » Hello Mister Walrus: Who were the subjects of the study in the NYT article? The sample of Gizmodo readers here seem to have overwhelmingly positive feedback, myself included. more » OMG! Ponies!: Great article - except for the part that doesn't mention that Microsoft has multiple lines of ads and that the Seinfeld/Gates were just one of them. ... more » OMG! Bacon!: Wow, I thought they were amusing at least. Quirky. I think the mac commercials (the ones just bashing microsoft while being all high & mighty) h... more » ScottRose: Barack: "Damn, I need a shittier email device than a Blackberry or the new WinMo.Gov! Can you please get on that?" Staffer: "Sir, that doesn't sound l... more » OMG! Ponies!: Money grab. more » commentotron: So THAT'S how we solve these horrible problems: with laptops! Just what I'd expect from the shielded western techno-elite. If only little suzie had a ... more » something_unique_and_descriptive: Exotic locales, high production values, this thing, and all their other advertising, could not have been cheap... here's an idea, how about putting th... more » First: Well, what they need is an AK-47 for every child...Just like in the good old US of A more » -
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Sony Has a Heart After All
Even if it's this creepy, pulsating rig assembled from gutted Bravias, Walkmen and VAIO for a British football commercial. But where is all the blood? More » -
#greatmomentsinadvertising
Delicious But Deadly
This print ad by Ogilvy & Mather for India positions Glaxo's Eno antacid as the pure white daisy in the muzzle of an assault rifle of tasty pain. The Dorito gunsight...damn. [Coloribus via Kottke] -
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NYT: Microsoft's Jerry Seinfeld/Bill Gates Ads Were a Huge Failure
The NYTimes has an otherwise duhh account of Apple's recent advertising success, but among the mundanity is this little confirmation: the Seinfeld/Gates ad was among the worst their quoted media expert has ever tested. More » -
#dealzmodo
Barack Can Get a Free Peek Emailer Today, And You Can Too
Good work, Peek ad wizards: in honor of Barack Obama Day, anyone living at a 1600 address in the states can get a free Peek. There are deals for the rest of us, too. More » -
#olpc
OLPC Ad Goes For the Jugular With Child Laborers, Child Prostitutes, Child Warriors
I like this move: The OLPC team, tired of their message being co-opted by geeks worrying about what operating system to install, have raised the stakes in a new web video. More » -
#itpoops
This Is How the Japanese Want To Sell You a Tomy Xiao TIP-521 Photo-Printing Camera
Well, that is, if you're a scatologically inclined Japanese television viewer. What's that, Xiao-san? Squeezing my Zink sticker prints off at the pool? Arigato gozaimasu. [YouTube via Crunch Gear] -
