Superbowl Ads XLIV
February 7th, 2010
I’ll admit it . . . . I am not a football fan, unless we’re talking about Auburn University football. But I will be watching the Superbowl, for (you guessed it) the ads. Here are all the ads for Superbowl XLIV.
Of all the ads in the game, which one is your favorite and least favorite? [...]
Branding Gone Bad :: #PepsiFail
October 12th, 2009
UPDATE @ end of this post
Did you see that Pepsi Co. has released an iPhone app for its Amp energy drink? It’s called … wait for it … Amp Up Before You Score. (I intentionally did not link to the app, as I don’t want to drive traffic its way.)
In theory, having an app (not [...]
All I Ever Needed to Know About Promotions I Learned From WKRP in Cincinnati
April 29th, 2009
In today’s Introduction to Public Relations class, we watched a classic episode of the classic 1970s TV show “WKRP in Cincinnati” :: “Turkeys Away.” Though I paid to download the episode from iTunes, I just discovered it’s also available for free through Hulu.
In this episode, which was based on a botched promotion from a radio [...]
that’s an original idea? seriously?
March 31st, 2009
Have you ever written or created something, and later realized that it was based on something you had already seen (and was not completely your original work)? It’s probably happened to us all.
Magician and mentalist Derren Brown explains in this short video how subliminal messages may affect us. (I would have embedded the video from [...]
Hulu Provides All the Super Bowl Ads
February 2nd, 2009
If you missed the Super Bowl yesterday, you missed a great game and some really intriguing ads, too. The online service Hulu has all the ads from the game.
Which one is your favorite?
I particularly liked the Hulu ad, starring Alec Baldwin, and the two eTrade ads. And did you know that the parents of the [...]


