I'm so whipped by cute animals

February 19, 2009 9:24 PM

How to use cute animals in advertising (SLYT, via Neatorama)
posted by lizbunny (18 comments total)

Puppy photo booth and the bunny falling asleep at the desk are the two best parts. I love this.
posted by MaryDellamorte at 9:31 PM on February 19

This is effective viral marketing, except that I had no idea what they were selling for the first (cuter) half. And after the second half, I'm not sure why I would want it, since I'm not a hedgehog bent on world domination. As far as you know.
posted by smartyboots at 10:09 PM on February 19

Good god let me buy! Whatever it is I want - nay, NEED - to buy it right this instant!

(Pepsi Cute?)
posted by Navelgazer at 10:59 PM on February 19

This is why I joined metafilter (seriously). Hamsters and popcorn!! So much cuteness!
posted by estherbester at 11:41 PM on February 19

The hedgehog made my day.
posted by sundri at 12:24 AM on February 20

The hedgie hiccup nailed me like a cannon of quickfired ducklings aimed dead at my snorgulus gland.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 12:29 AM on February 20 [1 favorite has favorites]

That was sufficiently cute for my needs.
posted by aubilenon at 12:43 AM on February 20 [1 favorite has favorites]

My head asplode with the cuteness.

(Also, I think this is the first time I've seen Our Beloved Internet Culture co-opted by an ad agency and NOT wanted to puke blood with anger.)
posted by Jofus at 3:51 AM on February 20

First mefi is featured in Time, then the cute animals take over the postings. What happened to the doomsaying misanthropes I've come to love?
posted by dances_with_sneetches at 4:26 AM on February 20

If they replaced all animals in commercials with hedgehogs, they would have complete control of my mind.
posted by orme at 4:27 AM on February 20

"Making of" -spoof of an ad with bunnies.
posted by hoskala at 5:26 AM on February 20 [2 favorites has favorites]

I, for one, believe that a world dominated by hedgehogs would be far, far cuter that the one we're living in today. In fact, i may spend most of the morning just saying "hedgehogs."
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 6:38 AM on February 20

Am i the only one who thought the hedgehog was scary?
posted by storybored at 7:33 AM on February 20

The hedgehog was only acting scary. They're great actors.
posted by orme at 8:43 AM on February 20 [1 favorite has favorites]

except that I had no idea what they were selling

Yes.

Are ads even trying to sell anything anymore, or just keep us vaguely, constantly aware that there are generally things on sale somewhere nearby?

I like this new model. People get paid to delight me, and I walk away still blissfully unaware of products.
posted by regicide is good for you at 9:12 AM on February 20 [1 favorite has favorites]

BUNNIES!!!!!!11111111111!!!!!!!!

I took a marketing class for work months ago, which aired that "herding cats" ad. Everyone thought it was great, then the teacher was all, "What was it for?" Nobody knew or cared, they just wanted cats. Same deal here.

Moral of the story: pet store ads get everyone's attention, and could actually like, sell baby pets?

BABY BUNNIESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!11111111111111111!!!!!!!!!!!
posted by jenfullmoon at 2:41 PM on February 20

Oh, and regicide, I love the new model too. If only we could make companies keep doing it once they clue in...
posted by jenfullmoon at 2:45 PM on February 20

once they clue in...

Sometimes it seems like a lot of folks in a lot of Creative depts. have scammed their employers in to funding the sort of short films they could never have pulled off in art school.

I hate advertising, but that thought makes me happy. Or maybe, I hate advertising - and so that thought makes me happy.
posted by regicide is good for you at 7:04 PM on February 20