Reagan's war on drugs was one of the worst miscalculations in the history of the anti-drug crusades. The money was a waste, and the anti-drug commercials that came out of the 80s were laughable then, and the subject of parody now.
TheTruth.com is changing that. Every ad I've seen from them has been a home run in my book. They don't specifically try to target children, which is smart. It has made all the ads more universal as a result. This one is running now, and I think its my favorite so far:
Any of you have favorite advertisements that you feel are particularly effective? Send me a you tube link and I'll put it up below.
Showing posts with label Advertising. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Advertising. Show all posts
Thursday, March 01, 2007
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Adventures in YouTube
Like the iPod, another technology that I never really got into was YouTube. I get annoyed when looking through libraries without knowing what I'm looking for.
Today, I'll probably become a YouTube addict. I discovered they have preserved the "Terrible" Terry Tate, Office Linebacker, advertisements. Kudos to the Reebok advertising team. In an age of boring, confusing, and/or downright stupid advertising, they hit a home run with their male demographic. Have a look folks, these never get old.
Original Vintage Terry:
Terry Takes a Vacation:
Terry Tate, Draft Day:
Terry Tate at Sensitivity Training:
Terry Tate and the Streaker:
Today, I'll probably become a YouTube addict. I discovered they have preserved the "Terrible" Terry Tate, Office Linebacker, advertisements. Kudos to the Reebok advertising team. In an age of boring, confusing, and/or downright stupid advertising, they hit a home run with their male demographic. Have a look folks, these never get old.
Original Vintage Terry:
Terry Takes a Vacation:
Terry Tate, Draft Day:
Terry Tate at Sensitivity Training:
Terry Tate and the Streaker:
Sunday, January 14, 2007
Goddamn Vultures
It's a dark day in blogger world. We've lost one of our own--DJShovelpants, one of my favorite reads, is no more.
He had his reasons for calling it quits. That said, I've learned that when I decide to retire from web writing, I should NOT delete my blog. Apparently, Big Brother is watching, and he has an insatiable appetite for gay porn. DJ left me this message:
"All I did was delete my blog and within 2 hours, some porno a-holes snatched up my address and it's chock full of unsavory pics."
Marketing tactics are scary. Here's my basic assumption:
They know this guy had a fan base. They either check it regularly or have software that tells them when he quits. They snag the name and post smut in the hopes that one of his readers visits there accidentally and buys something.
Either that, or someone has played out an elaborate (and hilarious) practical joke on the recently departed.
He had his reasons for calling it quits. That said, I've learned that when I decide to retire from web writing, I should NOT delete my blog. Apparently, Big Brother is watching, and he has an insatiable appetite for gay porn. DJ left me this message:
"All I did was delete my blog and within 2 hours, some porno a-holes snatched up my address and it's chock full of unsavory pics."
Marketing tactics are scary. Here's my basic assumption:
They know this guy had a fan base. They either check it regularly or have software that tells them when he quits. They snag the name and post smut in the hopes that one of his readers visits there accidentally and buys something.
Either that, or someone has played out an elaborate (and hilarious) practical joke on the recently departed.
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