http://eileenm1230.edublogs.org Another excellent Edublogs.org weblog Fri, 22 May 2009 21:53:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So, I usually blog about what I like, food, funny stuff, the ocean, etc. Well, here's something I do not like- the radio ads for "Ashley Madison". They suck. (pun intended) Here I am working away on my computer during the day listening to various funny sirius radio programs, having a ... http://eileenm1230.edublogs.org/2009/05/22/when-theater-of-the-mind-should-be-closed-on-opening-night/ Weight Watchers understands what happens when "Hungry" shows up, and it's funny when they tell the story. Not so funny in real life, when your routine lately is to skip going to the gym, and inhale 3 donuts for breakfast. I laugh at the ads (I give them a solid ... http://eileenm1230.edublogs.org/2009/05/22/this-guy-hungry-made-me-eat-3-donuts-this-morning/ Click here for the second best ad ever. I can't think of another company that has such a visual impact in their ads. They're always hypnotising to the point that I question if there are subliminal messages at play. I don't know of a single person who doesn't have the ... http://eileenm1230.edublogs.org/2009/05/22/its-always-5-oclock-somewhere/ So, I blogged about CRM's before, and how they can recommend more merch for your dollars to be squandered on. But, what happens when the product and/or your tastes have changed? Case in point: Metallica. I remember the good ol' days of the underground "Creeping Death" demo. Then the rightful ... http://eileenm1230.edublogs.org/2009/05/03/metallica-befuddles-crm/   This is arguably the best billboard ad ever. In 2007 all of the women (and approximately 10% of men) in NYC and London were treated to this hypnotizing slice of heaven. David Beckham in all his glory. Talk about a ballsy ad. This 50 foot billboard drove shoppers into a ... http://eileenm1230.edublogs.org/2009/05/03/bend-it-like-beckham-haha/ This jingle is for a self tanning salon company. This would be for a spray-on self-tanning salon like Mystic Tan. The jingle is to promote self-tanning over the old fashioned tanning salons where you get baked by a tanning bed with harmful UV rays. I think I should trademark this: "Mystic ... http://eileenm1230.edublogs.org/2009/05/03/midterm-assignment-jingle/ I don't see the mention of infomercials in the book when they talk about cable TV and the benefits of advertising there. Let me give you a heads up if you don't already know- those commercials they show when you get home from a night out on the town are ... http://eileenm1230.edublogs.org/2009/04/26/merlot-and-cable-infomercials-dont-mix/ So, I needed another blog, after a long time of staring out the window at the beautiful murky sky, it hit me! Vincent Gallo has been in H&M ads recently! They had the target audience and geographics in mind when picking him. I'm not seeing any ads locally, but on line it mentions ... http://eileenm1230.edublogs.org/2009/04/26/vincent-gallo-and-advertising-great-timing/ Call me a nerd, but I got excited when I read 80-20 existed in advertising. It's all over the place, and I don't know why I'm so struck by it. I think maybe I was Vilfredo Pareto in my past life. The other examples are that you wear 20% of your ... http://eileenm1230.edublogs.org/2009/04/26/the-magical-80-20-rule-strikes-again/ This may be a trend I'm starting- phoney words consisting of a combination of words(insert obligatory hyperlink here) as a subject line to blogs. This weeks installment is "fabutackalious". It means an annoying person that over-uses a boring and/or tacky portmanteau. (ex. fabulosity, gi-normous, and the always clever-"guesimate") What really tops it off ... http://eileenm1230.edublogs.org/2009/04/26/fabutackalious/