If You’re Light, You’re Right?
By Loryn Wilson - Jan 19th, 2009 at 11:44 amA few weeks ago, I saw this ad for Fair and Lovely, a skin-whitening cream:
I know that skin-whitening has been an issue in communities…
Posts Tagged ‘advertising’
The Latest Anti-choice Lie
By Jake Blumgart - Jan 14th, 2009 at 5:44 pmA new ad from the Catholic website HopeAfterAbortion.com is currently on display in the Washington, D.C. Metro. The ad, depicting a woman’s eyes bordered by…
Another Bad Sign Among Many
By Jesse Singal - Jan 5th, 2009 at 12:50 pmAs Gawker points out, it’s surprising that today’s New York Times features a front-page ad, but not for the reasons you’d think:
The only thing…
Dear Advertisers: Please Stop…
By Kay Steiger - Dec 9th, 2008 at 3:24 pmAlex Leo on Huffington Post lists the five advertising trends she’d love to see retired: bondage, rape (remember that awful Dolce and Gabbana ad?), sluts,…
JCPenney’s “How-to” on Escaping the Doghouse: More Questions than Answers
By Lisha Arino - Dec 9th, 2008 at 1:32 pmThe questions that ran through my mind while watching this sexist and insulting JCPenney viral ad (h/t: Feministing):
Are there men who are actually stupid…
Undeserving Gay Videos Win Award
By Tanya Paperny - Dec 4th, 2008 at 12:41 pmThe Ad Council has just awarded the “That’s So Gay” PSAs with the Gold Bell Award for creative excellence, one of their highest awards for…
Semantics Are Important!
By L. Russell Allen - Dec 1st, 2008 at 3:12 pmA pet peeve of mine is when commercials stretch the truth to the point that what they’re saying is both dishonest and condescending crazy talk.…
The Difference a Hat Can Make
By Rob Anderson - Nov 19th, 2008 at 4:34 pm(via I Believe in Advertising)
Sack it, Motrin
By Jessica Hillyard - Nov 18th, 2008 at 9:00 amVia Broadsheet, this new Motrin ad targeting moms who tote around their babies in slings and carriers is causing a lot of, ahem, soreness in…
How to Make a Beautiful Ad for a Video Game
By Jesse Singal - Nov 3rd, 2008 at 10:04 amThe same agency, McCann-Erickson, is responsible for the commercials for both the original Gears of War, an XBox 360 game, and its soon to be…
“Colour Like No Other”
By Bradley Portnoy - Oct 23rd, 2008 at 10:03 amI hate to be a total shill for Madison Avenue, but the new Sony Bravia commercial is the best since the one with all the…
See: Celebrities Photoshopped Onto Products Sold at 99-Cent Stores
By Diana Jou - Oct 21st, 2008 at 11:00 amThe New New Media?
By L. Russell Allen - Oct 15th, 2008 at 9:55 amIt’s conventional wisdom that the Internet is one of the best ways for candidates to reach out to younger voters. The kids love their MySpaces…
School Bus Advertising
By Saxon Baird - Sep 15th, 2008 at 4:18 pmMichigan school children may soon be regularly exposed to advertisements on their school buses according to Advertising Age:
A number of the state’s cash-strapped school…
