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What Mad Men would be like if advertising agencies were honest

By Professor NathensonJune 2, 2013Fun, Humor, Intellectual Property, TrademarksAdvertising, brands, Funny, humor, mad men, Trademarks

The clip is from Crazy People with Dudley Moore and Paul Reiser. The treatment of brands is especially crazy. I have to wonder in today’s product-placement culture: would a major studio permit a scene like this today? YouTube video link via anon0mouse on BoingBoing. Cross-posted at Infoglut Tumblr.

Verdict on Polamalu Coke Zero commercial

Years ago, I loved the Coke commercial where a little boy offers a Coke to a tired Mean Joe Greene. Great ad, especially considering that at the time, Greene was a fearsome and feared player. So I was looking forward to the update of the ad with Steelers great Troy Polamalu. Post-game verdict: fun but […]

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What Mad Men would be like if advertising agencies were honest

Verdict on Polamalu Coke Zero commercial