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Public(YOUR AD HERE)Transportation

maryh — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:41:42 -0800

Clever ads on the sides of city busses. That is all.

Here's the Beef

not_on_display — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:14:29 -0800

Joe Sedelmaier showed us where the beef is, and in doing so, revolutionized television advertising (aside from spawning a Clara Peller 7" and influencing the 1984 US elections). Here are some of Sedelmaier's greatest moments: Wendy's: Soviet Fashion Show | "Parts is Parts" • FedEx: "You can't count on anything these days!" | The Classic Speed Talker (John Moschitta, previously) • Pearson's Salted Nut Roll (with Godwin effect) • Fibreglas Pink (Canada) • Kaypro Computers • Alaska Airlines • Clara Peller in Jartran Truck Rental • Hayworth Furniture Systems • GMAC Financing • And for those missing individually, Youtuber jerry7242 has posted a reel of 30 minutes' worth of Joe Sedelmaier's commercials in four parts: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 (#4 includes an interview with Joe Sedelmaier) Enjoy! (Joe is also J.J. Sedelmaier's dad.)

Hey, kids! Comics!

kimota — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 11:30:39 -0800

Just imagine! Coming Super-Attractions features vintage DC comics in-house advertisements spanning the decades. Enjoy!

No Coffee for Old Men in Black

Effigy2000 — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 15:59:35 -0800

In a series of sixteen advertisements screened in Japan, Tommy Lee Jones plays extraterrestrial 'Alien Jones', who has taken the form of a man to check on the world of humans, all the while drinking a Japanese brand of coffee named BOSS. I have no idea how Tommy Lee Jones got talked into doing these advertisements, or why. And after watching them for yourself (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16), you probably won't either.

Here's an idea: I'll post more than a single youtube post, how's that?

parmanparman — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:10:33 -0800

Where creative juices come from. Now that you're in the mood, let's get down to some great new creative stuff! What is likely to be ripped off on College Humor next week! Learn how to interrogate a lemon! Previous creative goodness...

Cinematic Renderings of Broadcast Television

hexatron — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:03:37 -0800

Once upon a time, movies were made that parodied broadcast television, advertisements and all. I knew there weren't many, but really, this was all I could find: The Groove Tube Tunnelvision Kentucky Fried Movie UHF Amazon Women on the Moon (Links are to YouTube trailers of variable quality) They were all made in two short periods: 1975The Groove Tube 1976Tunnelvision 1977Kentucky Fried Movie 1987Amazon Women on the Moon 1989UHF and being composed of short segments, are easily reconstructed from youtube-posted fragments for the careless-of-©. I still remember surprisingly large parts of these. The whole reminisce came from a chance reference to Brown-25. There were some almost-totally-below-the-radar entries (in imdb) supposedly constructed similarly, but who knows?: 1972 (or maybe 1969) Dynamite Chicken 1975 The Boob Tube 1977 The Boob Tube Strikes Again but that seems to be all of them. A big Mad no-prize for any sensible additions to the list. The IMDB discussion of The Groove Tube showed an interesting generational divide--if you are a member of the 1-letter gens (X or Y) you will detest these films. Otherwise, I suppose you will detest genX or genY.

Ad Blast from the Past

Kattullus — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:57:01 -0800

Duke University has three image collections of old U.S. and Canadian advertisements. Ad*Access a database of over 7000 print ads from 1911 to 1956. Emergence of Advertising in America has 9000 images of ads from 1850-1920. Medicine and Madison Avenue has 600 medical ads and documents from 1911 to 1958. You can browse the collections by product, company, subject, year and categories or you can use the search function. Here are some of my favorites: Miss Clairol, They're Both in the Swim Today, Fancy Goods and Toy Bazaar, Sky Blue Pink, SAS Makes Airline History, A Montgomery Ward Hat that Becomes Nearly Every Woman, Radiant Peony and Hitler's Death Warrant.

"There really are no accidents"

orthogonality — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 02:05:35 -0800

Absolutely horrifying, not for the squeamish, you've been warned Canadian public service announcements. Also, the only slightly less gory German educational film "Forklift driver Klaus". An unaired and disturbingly violent Canadian PSA on domestic violence. Graphically violent Irish PSAs warning against speeding, terrorism and Harry Chapin. A French Canadian worker slowly and gruesomely loses his arm. An Australian PSA featuring a blood-covered baby. Finally, an essay (with linked video examples) by a marketing consultant on "Turn-off Tactics" in public service advertisements.

L & P advertisements

clearly — Sun, 27 May 2007 16:53:30 -0800

Back in the day when... Mens fashion wasn't cutting it, modern Kiwi males welcomed in Stubbies ... Depth charges were the best because you always soaked Teresa McKee...You were there, and so was L & P. World famous in new Zealand since ages ago.

Dwarf Star Trek Pest Control

jonson — Wed, 16 May 2007 15:36:02 -0800

All the ads for Hulett Environmental Services have three things in common: bizarre themes, comically low production values, and an all-dwarf cast. For 17 years, diminutive brothers Greg & John Rice have written, produced & starred in a number of insane spots for their pest control company. My personal favorite is this Star Trek themed one, but really they're all pretty awesome.

I WAITED FOR YOU, FRY

Sticherbeast — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:20:53 -0800

Thailand has some sad insurance commercials. [via]

NINJA POKE OF DEATH, MOTHAFUCKA!

monju_bosatsu — Tue, 28 Feb 2006 09:03:21 -0800

Foshata! Write your own English subtitles to Japanese commercials.

What else would Mersault put in his blog?

eighth_excerpt — Mon, 20 Feb 2006 20:46:18 -0800

Kruschen Salts and Camus' Stranger: "A bit later, for want of anything better to do, I (Mersault) picked up an old newspaper that was lying on the floor and read it. There was an advertisement of Kruschen Salts and I cut it out and pasted it into an album where I keep things that amuse me in the papers." Dave Till has collected some other advertisements that Meursault might like.

Poor Lois, See How Old She's Growing

sourbrew — Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:37:18 -0800

“Poor Lois, See How Old She's Growing! Too bad she’s doesn't try to remain the girl her husband fell in love with. The change is so gradual you never see it but your friends do."

Vintage Beauty Adverts at Duke University's Rare Book and Manuscript Collection.

Vern Fonk

Slarty Bartfast — Wed, 18 Jan 2006 21:47:17 -0800

Vern Fonk wants to sell you insurance. Seattlites have been enjoying his quirky late night TV advertisements for years. This latest one had me spitting chardonnay out my nose [embedded video].

Does this make more sense AFTER I drink the Stella?

spicynuts — Thu, 30 Jun 2005 09:06:34 -0800

Got Beer? Which came first, the Stella Artois or the Ostrich? Does this makes sense after I drink a few Stellas?

Copywriting goes Underground

adrianhon — Tue, 21 Jun 2005 05:17:20 -0800

The London Underground is home to some of the most interesting, weird and fun adverts, which have been tailored to the fact that they have huge posters that passengers are often looking at for minutes at a time while waiting. In Copywriting goes Underground, they challenged ad agencies to write an ad which had at least 50 words in it. Some are crap, but some are pretty innovative - check them out.

For the Love of Retro

peacay — Fri, 20 May 2005 12:58:18 -0800

For the Love of Retro...

Early 1900's advertisements, 70's decor,
computers, unisex haircuts &c
[via] retro-MeFi

Print Ads archive

Gyan — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:33:43 -0800

adflip - "world's largest archive of classic print ads"

The Japanese Gallery of Psychiatric Ar

matteo — Wed, 09 Mar 2005 12:46:37 -0800

The Japanese Gallery of Psychiatric Art. Images from Japanese psychiatric medication advertisements: 1956-2003 (via Absent without leave)

Kanahakkliha!

Tlogmer — Fri, 11 Feb 2005 12:16:44 -0800

Kanahakkliha! QT (mirror)

Look at waltzing matilda; Its about a bloke trying to get a nice bit of lamb into his tucker bag not spicy chicken wings

Talez — Tue, 25 Jan 2005 08:14:50 -0800

It's Australia Day! Some of the highlights this year include someone not a sportsperson being chosen as Australian of the Year and of course the Sam Kekovich lamb advertisments with such classic lines as "you long haired dole bludging types are indulging their pierced taste buds" and "the soap avoiding pot smoking hippie vegetarians may disagree with me but they can get stuffed".

What would Spuds think?

drezdn — Wed, 22 Dec 2004 09:48:37 -0800

Moveon ads aren't the only things the networks won't allow , Miller has had beer ads pulled after Anheuser-Busch complained that the ads "went beyond the substantiation and communicated taste superiority and/or preference." So the ads were pulled. Oddly enough, AB is the company consumers demanded stop their current ad campaign.

The Evolution of Manufacturing

tuxster — Tue, 21 Dec 2004 10:15:55 -0800

The Evolution of Manufacturing is a collection of New York Times articles, providing a historical perspective on manufacturing operations in the U.S. The collection consists of 12 articles published between 1909 and 2000. It includes an article by Henry Ford himself, and an article by Thomas Edison based on his interview of Henry Ford. Interestingly, the collection is an advertisement for Peoplesoft.

Jesus loves you, but not the networks

bashos_frog — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 01:43:02 -0800

The United Church of Christ seeks to welcome all people, regardless of ability, age, race, economic circumstance or sexual orientation. But that message, when shown in a TV advertisement is apparently too controversial for CBS and NBC.