December 2007 - Posts
OK. We’re willing to admit that we don’t get some popular forms of entertainment. And we’re not particularly sentimental.
But if the ingredients include Santa, a little girl and a John Lennon song, the ad has to be a recipe for holiday sweetness, right?
Nope. This thing is just a mess.
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| JC Penney |
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We’re really not that big of fans of holiday-themed commercials (yes, we remember what we wrote last week). Most of them have way too many jingle bells and soft-focus shots of houses in a perfect blanket of snow for our taste.
But given the crush of cookies and sweets in the office this week (our dentist will not love our workplace), we were pleased to see some treats that weren’t going to add to our gluttony.
Even if, sigh, they do work for AT&T.
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| AT&T |
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Though we have yet to hear “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” the bourbon and fruitcake bloat has put us in a holiday frame of mind. Not soon enough to complete all our shopping of course, but hey, we’ve got till Tuesday (possibly a commonly held sentiment).
Taking a quick spin through our inbox this morning, AdRants points out possibly our favorite seasonal commercial so far this year. It’s Canadian. Because heaven knows you can’t have fun with anyone’s holiday in this country. (Why are we so thin-skinned?)
Looks like Jesus got his groove on.
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| Virgin Mobile |
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We’ve spoken before about our appreciation of Domino’s. Yes, it’s mostly tasteless chain pizza, but when you’re in the middle of nowhere, it can be the best option (though that says more about said place than Domino’s).
So no, it’s not the best pizza ever. But it is serviceable food. And at a certain (young) point in your life, it makes monetary sense.
But even in our cheapest, youngest days (college) we were never this hungry.
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| Domino's |
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Advertising isn’t art. There. We’ve said it. Doesn’t mean it can’t be engaging, funny, clever and even convince you to buy another box of widgets.
But “Sex in the City” was engaging, funny and clever and it sure wasn’t art.
Then again … maybe this spot actually is.
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