Facebook is latest online business on the brink
“The site now has nearly 17 million registered users, most of whom fall into the under-35 demographic prized by advertisers. And Facebook gives advertisers plenty of marketing opportunities because its users churn through about 1 billion Web pages per day.”
Random but good article… for those of you interested [...]
Here are some links regarding the whole Aqua Teen Marketing scandal:
Two held after ad campaign triggers Boston bomb scare.
$2m settlement over scare
Cartoon Network executive resigns
So my question is, was this a marketing blunder?
I would have to say that yes and no. Yes because they had to pay 2 million dollars in damages and who knows [...]
Frito Bandito COmmercial
So this commercial is for Frito Chips. It features a “bandito” which is a stereotypical depiction of Mexican’s in the Southwest. Normally depicted as thieves, violent, uneducated, short, rotund, and foolish. If I’m not wrong, Zorro was very popular during the time that I am assuming this aired. Anyhow, the “bandito” shows a [...]
1965 McDonald’s Commercial “Little People”
I don’t know where to start. I dont even want to see it again because its too creepy. But from the one time i watched it I love the fact that they dressed these little kids up to play adults and even gave them job titles. I guess it must [...]
“1970, Pepsi-Cola, ‘Big City, U.S.A’”
 So this is a link that Pepsi ran in 1970. The name of it is Big City, U.S.A. It features a variety of people, or the “Pepsi Generation” as the song call it, through what could be Any Big City, U.S.A. Immediately what I noticed was that every group of people [...]
The website can be found at this web address http://www.worth1000.com/cache/contest/contestcache.asp?contest_id=5953.
 Some of the pictures are great because they are styled as old ads. I especially like the penelope cruz coca cola one. It totallllly looks like something that would have been around at that time.
Inside the shoes you will be able to see a peek of the logo. As a bonus you can see the product as well. I dunno I thought it was funny the minute i saw the picture I instantaneously knew the brand. Ok, have fun.
Jackie Kennedy 1960 Spanish Presidential Campaign Commercial
This is a 1960 Kennedy presidential campaign commercial featuring Jackie Kennedy in a spanish commercial. I was impressed that a presidential candidate recognized the spanish speaking population as a voting population that early on. It seems to me that this was an intelligent marketing strategy. Kennedy appeals to the spanish [...]
Peugot 206 commercialThis ad ran in 2003 and is for the Peugot 206. It is supposed to be set in India. This commercial is perfect for what we are discussing in our class. The message that Peugot is trying to send us? We make dependable, durable, and attractive cars. How do they do this? Well [...]
Paris Hilton’s Carls Junior Commercial Spicy BBQ Burger CommercialÂ
This was the commercial that ran in May 2005 (cancelled) featuring Paris Hilton and …. her body. Well, technically this is supposed to be an ad for Carls Junior’s “Spicy BBQ Burger.” Is it really though? For most of the commercial, all the viewer sees is Paris washing a Bentley [...]