Take that, Time magazine! Ad Age has dubbed the “Consumer” the Ad Agency of the Year. Why? Viral video, of course. Its popular, it sells products and marketers are ripping it off. Consequently, we’ve had to sit through this horrific crap allllllll football season.
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HOW TO: Make A Fake Infomercial
By 12.29.06
They then hooked up with infomercial producers, actors and a licensed dermatologist to create an authentic looking infomercial.
Junk Food Nail Artist Revealed
By 12.28.06
Exactly on year ago today, former Consumerist writer John Brownlee mocked these painted nails with words like:
We Reupload Fake Sony PSP Blog
By 12.20.06
We reuploaded the fake Sony PSP blog for your reference purpose pleasure. The new address is alliwantforxmasisapspflog.com.
FTC Wags Finger At Word-Of-Mouth Marketing
By 12.13.06
Companies using so-called “word of mouth marketing” must disclose who’s paying the shill’s bills, the FTC said Monday.
EXCLUSIVE: TBWA’s Vomit-Soaked Holiday Party Invite
By 12.4.06
The holiday party invite from TBWAChiatDay, NYC, has the answer, and it’s not pretty.
You Tube Video Causes Self-Stirring Cup Fad
By 11.30.06
What is it about seeing some regular people enjoying a product that makes people want to purchase it? Do people just really need a $30 self-stirring cup, but didn’t know it existed? Will this cause a teaspoon glut? Lately, we noticed advertisers trying to replicate “You Tube” or “blog” style videos in their commercials… but it’s just not the same, is it? —MEGHANN MARCO
CBS Poops Out CSI Eggvertising
By 11.13.06
When we first heard about CBS advertising on poultry ovum, we thought, oh, that’s neat, but were, for the most part, nonplussed. The relentless penetration of advertising into every space is a fairly warmed over easy topic.
Apple Fires Smug Fanboy
By 11.10.06
You knew it was coming. Apple has said goodbye to Justin Long A.K.A. “Mac”, whom Seth Stevenson of Slate called:
Google Goes to Print
By 11.6.06
If you’ve been fretting over your favorite newspaper’s inevitible demise (thanks, Internet!)… never fear! Google is set to begin offering print ads in 50 newspapers as a test to see how far it can extend itself into offline media.
Is That Infomercial Stuff Any Good?
By 11.1.06
Say you replaced your brain with a head of cabbage. You decide gotta have the latest As Seen on TV kitchen knife and label maker combo.
E in “Verizon” Found Upside Down
By 10.26.06
Verizon is so busy never stopping working for you they forgot to hire a proofreader.
The (3rd) Definition of Belying
By 10.24.06
“We never stop working for you… This page is temporarily unavailable…”
It’s A Matter Of Degree. Of Bullpoopy
By 10.19.06
He wrote Unilever, inquiring why they can’t, “stick with the products that don’t suck donkey sack?”
How Fake Models Are Really Made
By 10.16.06
It’s part of Dove’s “Campaign For Real Beauty” which aims to sell Dove skincare products to a niche audience that thinks it hates these fake models. The lotion is the same as what the “fake” model sells, it’s just in a more “conscious” package.
