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A "Case" Study in Non-Marketing

An article over at The New York Times [free registration required -or use name fodosnak, pass fodosnak] presents the story of the resurgence of intere
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who killed the idea?

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Anybody want to piss off Citroen?

Paragraph type: Text & HTML This might be a cool idea: get Citroen to withdraw their entire introduction campaign (including an over expensive
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Wanted : Professional work for free

C'mon kids, you know the drill, just do this one unpaid project for us and we promise that next time a paying gig comes along we'll throw yo
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Tiger & Nike - Paradise Lost?

greetings to London from Tango

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Yeh, Miller Lite in Ads - Miller Lite: Bite The Big Apple insert

Miller Lite: Bite The Big Apple
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I want to book a flight in Hooter's Air

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Ikea Enthusiasts Dream of Sweden

IKEA stands for Ingvar Kamprand Elmtaryd och Agunnaryd.
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Nestle gets nailed for false advertising its Poland Spring water.

The lawsuit, which was filed in Connecticut Superior Court, contends that Nestlé falsely advertised its product in several instances including claimin
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Great Googly-Moogly!

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Coke sponsoring a school near you?

Is zoom-zoom-zoom running out of gas?

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Follow your nose. It always knows.

So is aromatherapy real or a bunch of hooey? One thing's for sure - it appears to be a damn good marketing gimmick.
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Boeing goes on the defensive - in an ad

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Last orders for alcohol ads?

The Independent reports that the Government believes the drinks industry has gone too far with their laddish jokes and sexy puns.
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welcome to Orange county steals IKEA

New creative agency Welcome to Orange County has created quite a stir already by nabbing IKEA as a client - they made it into the Financial Times and
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Taking a look at ad "puffery"

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From Catfights to Pillowfights

Miller Lite, now famous for their Catfight ads which broke in January, are taking the concept even further.
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Tivo - advertisers best friend?

Today, the San Jose-based company plans to start selling the data it collects from the more than 700,000 recorders in viewers' homes.
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six feet under poster banned

Advertising posters for US drama "Six Feet Under" have been banned. Depicting corpses the posters sold luxury to die for , embalming flui
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Ad campaign against Murdoch

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Advertising - the ultimate advertising supporter. For better or worse.

SI Columnist Phil Taylor examines the world of athletic endorsement in the wake of Nike's successful $90,000,000 bid for high school basketball p
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A Wrench in the Cog.

Hmm... They took their time with this one.
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The Mini Cooper's Rep's a Pooper

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Little Red Chevette?

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Some Words About the Weasel

The Manila Times educates the Philippines on weasel words, complete with a healthy dose of their use in advertising and an interesting origin of the p
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Old Farts for Fun and Profit

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Nike vs. Raisins

It's a high fiber drama that could only happen in the Pacific Northwest.
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Meow, Meow, Meow, Me-Owwwww!!!

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Provertising and Badvertising

More FUSE stuff

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Battling the New Prohibition

USA - In response to inceasingly conservative organizations morphing their "don't drink and drive" messages into zero tolerance campaig
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Remember finding Juan and his burro in your kitchen?

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In a BKFC State of Mind

Remember way back when Kentucky Fried Chicken wanted to be perceived as healthier so they changed their name to KFC? Yes? No?
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I Am A Stroke

Check out the latest five spot campaign from the American Stroke Association, starring Patrick Dempsey, Sharon Stone, Michael Clarke Duncan, Penny Mar
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Unlikely heroes. For real.

Contrary to popular prediction, reality television is not going to take over the world.
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political ad hot potato(e)

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Fuse is fuel for fury. MTV doesn't like their tone.

Fuse adcampaign struts out Sally Struthers, this time she's pleading with us to "save the music video".
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Underarmed Tactics

After the Washington Post called Battle Mountain, Nevada the nation's armpit, Old Spice saw one helluva opportunity. Sadly, a frustrated Pitts
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life: where you wade through advertising

Viral marketing for rubbers - "I shagged here"

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Ad Choice. All ads - all the time.

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Like a Virgin?

Forbes got an insider's look at the pitch game that Richard Branson's Virgin Atlantic just went through in America.
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Lost in the Translation - AFLAC in Japan

The AFLAC duck is getting a bit of a makeover for the Japanese market.
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SHOCK & AWE Advertising

Wrigley's Dog Breath, FCUK, Gucci's pubic displays, and more recently PUMA's bodily secretions and Nokia's cat spinning tricks.
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1-800-CALL-ATT - Where's the Killer Rabbit of Caerbannog when you need him?

Be afraid. Be very afraid. Slate has analyzed the use of Carrot Top as commercial spokesfreak for 1-800-CALL-ATT. Run away! Run away!

ACLU proudly waves flag

Despite the recent warnings not to create "flag waving ads" (april 02 Guardian) and the new trend for multinationals to emphasise their loca
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Britney all day and all of the night.

dancing along to the Kinks "girl I want to be with you (all day all night)" and below, wiggling in tune to another sixties classic.
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Meet the iPod People.

Earlier today, Apple.com posted their TV campaign for iTunes Music on their site. The approach? Endearingly hokey, but still a hoot.
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Beer ads fail to seduce women

"laddish beer ads accused of alienating women the Guardian. Interbrew believes women are turned off by images of beer-swilling blokes such as
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US firm creates 'Comical Ali' doll

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Is a Pepsi Worth This?

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Why do They Drink it?

he setting is a party at an apartment. Some guy is trying to sweet talk these two girls.
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Chili's+NSYNC=Baby Back Ribs

The setting is a desert island. The NSYNC band is trapped on it! We first see J.C.
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Puma Ads still making headlines

This article in Slate talks about the allegedly fake puma ads also covers the cease and desist orders and the Nokia ads, and yet doesn't mention
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Whatta Pissah! [AKA] Pee All That You Can Pee

Today's AdLand Friday Flash Fun Link (patent pending) comes via J2O.
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Sweat Like a Dog

The setting is some guys house. It's obviously a hot day.
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true moan on the sad state of computer typography

Textism post on Quark express - he'll read through the lines of their press release for you. John Gruber translates it from PR-speak to english.
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Bitter Beer Face Will Get You Out of Anything

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British Honda Accord Spot

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Sony trademarks 'Shock and Awe'

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Follow The FedEx Truck to The Land of Oz

Who can't love this ad? The setting is......Oz! Dorothy has arrived and is about to hear the Lollipop Guild sing there famous song.
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Got Bones?

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Suck it in

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CENTCOM forgets to get permission when doing propaganda

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) has been dropping propaganda leaflets on Iraq to influence the people there to cooperate with the so-calle
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Sassoon files suit against P&G

Legal Action Alleges Systematic Neglect, Mismanagement, Sabotage and Destruction of Brand and Legendary Name P&G's Abandonment of Product, Re
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Have a Bitter Beer

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GSD&M President Roy Spence: rap superstar

Roy Spence, advertising superstar and president of GSD&M (Austin, TX) has decided to go into the rap business.
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Classic video game ads / Atari and more!

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diesel sponsored protest - not.

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Coke and Pepsi - double dribblin' at NCAA.

Pepsi sponsors the stadium...Coke sponsors the tournament... Somebody's gonna be left foamin' at the mouth over this doozy.
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Speaking of fake ads...

A hilariously twisted ad spoof for Nokia phones

Diesel: Oil Klash Klash - directed by Johan Kramer

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Paul Arden renaissance man gets book deal

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No! No! I said "Brief her!"

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Best of Chris Cunningham compilation

Like popular pop primadonnas our kings of cool pop videos need a "best of" album.

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