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Category: Advertising
DIVERSITY – McDonald’s Pranksters Get Hired for Company’s Advertising Campaign – The Ellen DeGeneres Show
In a Banksy-like act of protest and defiance, two friends created a large professional looking corporate ad poster of themselves and put it up in their local McDonald’s so there would be diversity represented. The poster stayed up for two months before it was identified on social media and McDonalds became aware of the poster.… Continue reading DIVERSITY – McDonald’s Pranksters Get Hired for Company’s Advertising Campaign – The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Inspiring Commercial from Principal – “Renovation”
Inspiring Advertising Businesses are repurposing their advertising and marketing budgets to create inspiring advertising and uplifting stories. The following ad from Principal Financial Group is an example. For more, visit ResourcesForLife.com/Inspiring-Advertising.
Inspiring Advertising from Volvo
Inspiring Advertising Advertisers have a great opportunity and responsibility to reach millions of people with a message. What will that message be? Manipulative propaganda designed to make us feel unsatisfied without the latest upgrade? An effort to promote more consumerism? Propaganda with inflated claims about products? Here are several inspiring advertising campaigns from Volvo that… Continue reading Inspiring Advertising from Volvo
Samsung Launches New “Moving On” Commercial (17 May 2018)
On 17 May 2018, Samsung released an updated version of their “Moving On” commercial (shown below). The ad is visually well done, and probably achieves its goal of making the Apple iPhone look like a poorly designed, frustrating, outdated smartphone. The ad also pokes fun at the Apple retail support experience. What the viewer may… Continue reading Samsung Launches New “Moving On” Commercial (17 May 2018)
Wells Fargo Ad: Established 1852 and Re-Established in 2018
Wells Fargo is working to earn back public trust. The video below is part of that initiative, and is described on their 6 May 2017 YouTube post as: To earn back your trust, Wells Fargo has renewed its commitment to you. See our re-established goals at http://www.wellsfargo.com/renew Here’s the video.
REVIEW: La-Z-Boy Pinnacle Recliner Rocker from Slumberland
Introduction La-Z-Boy is well known for their Made in America recliners and other furniture. This is a brief review of our experience so far with the Pinnacle Recliner Rocker that we purchased from Slumberland. This review will be updated as there are new developments. In summary, we were pleased with the overall selection at Slumberland… Continue reading REVIEW: La-Z-Boy Pinnacle Recliner Rocker from Slumberland