I've said it before, and I'll say it again: If you really want to follow the money in advertising, you have to do it with political advertising and issue advocacy advertising. Headed into 2012, we're going to be flooded with it. And it's getting more sophisticated. SocialVibe, based in California, is rolling out PoliticalVibe, which provides interactive ads for candidates that look like the sample screenshot …
Let’s See Newt Gingrich Get Women To Strip For Him The Way Vladimir Putin Can
It's a new twist in Presidential ads. Using a little T&A might just help Vladimir Putin win re-election in Russia: So what's the story? Wired has the details: In the video, a young lady named Diana sings Vlad’s praises, saying “I’m crazy about a person who changed the life of our country. He’s a capable politician,” according to a GlobalPost translation. With plump lips, dewey eyes and lots of cleavage, she …
There’s Power And Then There’s The Power Of Image Advertising
Jon Huntsman is the other Mormon for President, the one from Utah. But he's about to transcend that early label and find some better fitting ones like "the good looking guy" for President, or "the youthful family man" for President. According to The Wall Street Journal, Huntsman is trying something different in GOP politics: a campaign based almost entirely on atmospherics. The campaign from Hollywood-based …
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Gary Johnson Speaks Out Against Intolerance, So To Speak
There's no VO in this spot from Presidential Candidate and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson, but it speaks volumes about how the Republican nomination is shaping up. …
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Attractive, Wholesome And Daffy: Bachmann Looks Like A Winner
I was clicking through the channels of nothing on last night, when I paused for a moment on MSNBC's Ed Show. Host of the show, Ed Schultz, predicted that Minnesota Congresswoman and Republican presidential hopeful Michele Bachmann would win Iowa, which is a big step, like New Hampshire, toward the nomination. Her web site says, "Michele Bachmann is a principled reformer who holds an unwavering commitment to the …
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Hope Isn’t Hiring Dot Com
The Republican National Committee is using the domain name hopeisnthiring.com and the following video to help makes its point about the economy. In related news, Adweek reports that "digital is still just a sideshow; even in 2012, candidates of all kinds will spend what amounts to pennies on digital ads, at least compared to the billions they’ll lavish on their television spots." Ken Goldstein, president of …
Huntsman Has Seven Kids, But A Bike For One
GOP Presidential Candidate Jon Huntsman's second mysterious video: 4 Days from Jon Huntsman Jr. on Vimeo. This is a bizarre teaser campaign. But I'm still intrigued. Maybe he's setting the stage for the final video: An Evel Kneivel-style jump over 14 trillion one dollar bills. You know, a victory over the debt. We'll see. Previously on AdPulp: Jon Huntsman Was Born To Be…Something …
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Jon Huntsman Was Born To Be…Something
I have no idea what Republican candidate for President Jon Huntsman has up his sleeve. But I'm intrigued. This video was released today. Will we see another spot, tomorrow? And each day until he announces? …
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