Tag: advertising

Lies clients (still) tell freelancers

“When we go IPO, your cut will be huge.” “This is the kind of project that will make your career. You can practically write your own future after this.” “I need you to do me a solid on this one. I know it’s a nothing budget and the turnaround time is physically impossible, but this […]
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Fuck the duck

Is it just me, or does anyone else wish that stupid Aflac duck died from his injuries? I hate those commercials!
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Insightful Disclaimer

Read more things real people don’t say about advertising.
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What Ad Writers Say to Each Other in Bed

Taste the rainbow! Just do it! Zoom Zoom! Think different. Finger-lickin’ good! Are you a Cadbury’s Fruit & Nut case? Clap on, clap off Wii would like to play Now you’re playing with power! Rip, slip, brush..Ahhh! Reach out and touch someone. We try harder. The quick picker upper. A little dab’ll do ya. Have […]
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What I Learned from Prescription Drug Ads

Single folk don’t take prescription drugs. Only straight, married couples do. The people who take prescription drugs own Golden Retrievers. They wear matching sweaters tied around their necks and take long walks down the beach. They have unlimited resources for traveling to exotic locales. Only white and black people take prescription drugs. Asians, Hispanics, Pacific […]
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Ad Placement FAIL

In advertising, location is everything Via April Winchell
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