4 days ago by jwoestendiek

Truth in advertising? It’s a lot like honor among thieves. Society stopped expecting either long ago. Still, it’s interesting to see how Skechers ad-makers gave an apparent facelift to Tucson Greyhound Park, the site of their “Mr. Quiggly” ad, in which a French bulldog outraces a group of greyhounds ...

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5 days ago by Cap'n Carrot

They might look a lot like this.

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6 days ago by colin

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10 days ago by kavips

We saw in Florida, the power of super PACS.. Ten people with unlimited money, decide the race… The ads do not have to be truthful; they need only be effective. One telling comment in an exit poll was that it was apparent that voters were confused, because 72% thought Gingrich was too liberal, and 52 ...

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11 days ago by colin

“Entrepreneurs are not the ones with the best ideas, they’re just the ones willing to jump off a cliff without having all the answers.” –Andrew Weinreich

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17 days ago by Zach Heller

A few weeks ago I wrote a post about how the first rule of marketing is keeping your promises. I was reminded of that post while watching TV last night and seeing a commercial for Optimum Online, which took a direct shot at Verizon Fios. For those of you who do not live in New York or the surroundin ...

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31 days ago by Doug Brown

I came across this fascinating photo series today that compares advertised fast food with the real thing. This comes as no surprise to anyone who has ever eaten at one of these fast food joints. To say the food never looks as good as in the carefully and skillfully art directed ads would qualify as ...

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39 days ago by Cap'n Carrot

Mighty God King has put together a fun collection of covers from Atari 2600 games which are a little more truthful than I remember.

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40 days ago by kavips

Screech…. Stop…. Whoa, there… Did that just happen? A voter to Ron Paul says: “ We’ve had, in the past, a couple of presidents from Texas that said they weren’t interested in wars … like George W. Bush,” a voter said to Ron Paul, the Texas congressman who has been sharply critical of U.S. military e ...

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49 days ago by Karin

Mascara ads I know I've spoken about it here before, but it seems rather ludicrous to advertise mascaras with various types of false eyelashes, none of which gives you the true idea of how a mascara really performs. For that, you might have to ask your best friend, or try them out and return them, i ...

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