Peter Levitan & Co.
The New Business of Advertising
It isn’t often that we get to see how advertising agencies advertise themselves. Thanks to Advertising Week and its Guide, we can see how 40 agencies advertise their brand or promote their session sponsorships. Its a rare opportunity to look into the heads of the agency world.
The ads fall into three types:
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Is this the best beer TV commercial? Like ever?
Its from Colenso BBDO in Auckland (that’s New Zealand to my geo-challenged American friends.)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nxic89dnuTk
OY! Look, we all get that sex, puppies and babies drive viewership. But, this RadioShack spot simply doesn’t cut it. Give me Danica Patrick for Go Daddy. So much more tasteful. 🙂
#UWANTIT? #NOUDONT. Grasping for relevance in the youth market, RadioShack serves up a strange, suggestive spot featuring gals in bikinis and plastic wrap dancing to Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” and caressing phallic Pill speakers from Beats by Dr. Dre.
Read more from the source: adweek.com
Wieden+Kennedy (like who else) launches new TV for Facebook Home. As usual, a sweet TV spot. But, am I the only person that does not need to be digitally connected to all of my friends all of the time? I guess it dosen’t matter when you are starting with a user base of 1.06 monthly users.
The social network is using a combination of ads on its own site and TV commercials to pitch its new Facebook Home software.
Read more from the source: allthingsd.com
Sleazy Car Ads. Sleaze Sells. Just Ask Joe Isuzu.
Sex doesn’t sell when it’s this bad.
Read more from the source: businessinsider.com
And… don’t forget the great Joe Isuzu.