Capital One: Everyone Knows Two is Better Than One
The charm of the Capital One commercials is the announcer format with the Nordic accent and the fact that the Vikings are so destructive.
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The Experiences of Temple Advertising Students
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30 Years of Pacman!
In celebration of Pacman's 30th anniversary, there's a Google version of Pacman on the its homepage.
Logorama: Oscar Winning Animation
"They have been working for a very long time on this film. It took, like, six years to make this 16 minutes."
Peco: Somebody has overstayed their welcome…
It's hard to unload large appliances. They actually offer to pick them up and pay for them. What's not to like about that given the consumer is getting a replacement.
Scooter Media!
"Our method? Eye-catching and curious scooters with billboard trailers."
Adobe Rubs Apple the Wrong Way
When Adobe's horizontal extensions are stacked against Apple's vertical extensions the two are not compatible.
Do kids need protection from ads?
Ads can be so influential that all it really takes is for the right "opinion leader" to get on board with a product and then all of his (or her) peers will fall right into place.
Musical Chairs: Competing Line Extensions
No brand wants to be caught without a certain line extension if it's being offered by a competitor even if it's just for a limited time. One of the great benefits of being an industry leader is setting the example and shaming everyone else into following whether they're ready to or not.
Brain Drain pt1: Does it help or hurt?
There's nothing wrong with aiming high. A company is like a family-- a marriage even. To "marry up" is great, but to refuse any other option is naive.
Finch Brands: Business & Brand Evolution
Finch's take on branding is that consumers want to invest themselves emotionally into a brand and it's Finch's job to make that make that connection happen. Getting ideas is easy, but getting clients and consumers to buy into them is the hard part.
Harman Kardon: Pure Performance?
The tag line is "pure performance," but I'm positive that people will buy these just because of the product design.
Has GM redeemed itself?
Many Americans didn't agree with bailing out GM (among others), but it's very American to feel entitled to the benefit of the doubt.
