Inside That Ad

Michael Vick, the superstar quarterback who was put in jail for illegal dogfightingis back to advertising. Vick was in jail for about 21 month and most of his blue chip marketers such as Nike have let him go. But he is back, even if it’s on a much smaller scale as a spokesman for Woodbury Nissan in Philadelphia/New Jersey according to an AdAge article. According to the article will not receive any monetary compensation for the spot you see above except for the use of Nissan Armada. As stated earlier the spot above is on a much smaller scale compared to what the QB used to do in the advertising…

A new video making the rounds on YouTube is an advertising mashup. The mashup takes segments from two separate commercials and patches them together to create a clear message. The message: The king could still learn a thing or two from “His Airness.” Read the full Ad Age article. Here is the Mashup ad video. Here is the original commercial created by W+K. They aren’t really sure who created the mashup. Best,-A.B.

In the spot above, a guy named Glen tries to create a flyer for a lost cat for his friend but he getting interrupted and his laptop smashed beyond repair. The point of this exercise is to demonstrate how safe the new Chrome OS is because it stores everything in the cloud (online) for those of you non-techies. During the course of the video guys in biohazard suits take pleasure in destroying his Chrome Laptop about for times in several ways. This is done to emphasize how the new Chrome OS stores everything online, in real time, so you will never have to worry about losing data if your computer…

Really wish voting was this exciting. As a country we might actually get more people to come out and vote. The ad above was done for the Socialist Catalonian Party in Spain but can’t find the agency that did it “did it” for them. Best,A.B.

When I first saw this elaborate setup of a Chicago bus stop that was transformed into a small part of the Absolut universe I was amazed at the attention to detail it encompassed. Then I thought to myself, this would do well as a portfolio piece but not in real life situations. Chicago weather gets so cold and wet during the winter season that the Absolut bus stops would be ruined right after the first rain or snowfall. The other question that came to mind is whether or not people would appreciate having something so eye-catching to sit on while waiting on their bus. It might make people feel awkward…

I can’t take credit for the for the saying but I did Photoshop the background design myself. I am putting this up because I can’t find the creators of the last two “real” ads I wanted to discuss and I felt a real need to put something up. Best,-A.B.

Apparently, the Asylum and the American Mustache Institute have declared November 18th “Have Sex With A Guy With A Mustache Day.” During the month of November men are encouraged to grow their mustache to show their support and raise awareness about prostate cancer. In the spot above women wanted to show their support as well, but how could they do it? Well the ladies in the spot above suggest having their woman hood tickled by a mustache, in other words do exactly as the new holiday says. And I fully support the observance of this special day Also, I want it known ladies that I would like to see a…

You certainly can’t call this man a failure with all the things he has accomplished on the basketball court. The commercial above is an awesome spot done by Wieden + Kennedy. Michael Jordan is without a doubt the best basketball player that has ever played the game in my opinion. Enjoy,-A.B.

Anheuser-Busch packaged Bud Ice in long-necked bottles made to look like, in my opinion, a penguin. The beer company selected the San Francisco-based ad agency Goodby, Silverstein, & Partners, which in turn developed the ads above. “The Oh, and Beware of the Penguins” campaign first aired during the 1996 Super Bowl. The first commercial that aired got such a positive reception that the campaign continued to for the next two years. The stars of the campaign are sinister penguins whose objective is to scare people and take their Bud Ice. These penguins would go to the extremes to steal people’s Bud Ice. These spots apparently succeeded with target audience of…