Consumed columnist, Rob Walker is wigged about the introduction of over-sized Cheetos. The bag describes its contents as "Dangerously cheesy taste in a dangerously cheesy ball!" The phrase "dangerously cheesy" has a trademark next to it. To me, the contents do look dangerous. But then even my inner 12-year-old finds Cheetos a little frightening, with the product's unnaturally glowing orange color, curious "dust" and …
Sham Not Wow
Unless You’re Neil Young Or Bob Dylan, Reinventing Yourself Can Be A Bad Idea
Typically, resistance to an ad campaign comes from the hordes of disinterested viewers and sometimes from various activist groups. Not this time. This time the new campaign from Chipotle and Butler Shine & Stern is taking a beating on an ad blog. In fact, The Denver Egotist has a bring back the big ass burrito campaign of its own brewing. …
BK’s Tex-Mex A Bit Too Spicy For Some
The Mexican Ambassador to Spain called the ad above offensive to Mexicans and damaging to the country's image. I wonder how much BK paid him to say that. [via Ad Age] …
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Today In Twitterverse: Make It Matter Or Make It Go Away
Spike Jones at Brains on Fire has been one of my favorite bloggers for years. Today, he posted a post to beat all posts. Here's how it starts: Noise. Noise. Noise. You should be on Facebook. You should be on Twitter. Noise. Noise. Noise. Make a viral video. We should blog. Noise. Noise. Noise. Leave it to the advertisers - and those with the old ad model thinking - to take social media and push out messages. It's …
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Douchebags Need A Burger Place Too
We like to explore whether or not ads work for the consumer, the agency and the brand. Because they need to. But others with an "ads as cultural fodder" approach to their criticism look at things like racism and sexism in ads. Take Sarah Haskins of CurrentTV. Here she is with a blistering assessment of the ads being aired by Carl's Jr. …
Advertising Vs. Information
TechCrunch, which makes a sizable income selling advertising that runs adjacent to its popular content, is offering a "sky is falling" piece by Wharton professor Eric Clemmons in order to stimulate debate. Here are a few choice selections from Clemmons' guest post: Advertising will fail. My basic premise is that the internet is not replacing advertising but shattering it, and all the king's horses, all the king's …
A Little Leg, A Lot Of Fun
This is an odd spot for Old Navy, although somewhat entertaining in a mindless I don't have nearly enough sundresses kind of way. But, for some in the audience, it's also loaded. Nazneen Patel , writer and political provocateur, recognizes that "it's obnoxious and counterproductive to cry 'RACE' every time something like this makes an appearance. Yet, she can't help herself. Among the many vitriolic stereotypes …
