Monthly Archives: August 2011

Popular by design

This has been the week for hoaxes!  I reported a few days about about the hoax study about Internet Explorer users having lower IQ scores than normal and discussed media pranks in general.  Now  we have reports of companies which … Continue reading

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“He’s a pain. A real pain in the ass.”

One thing I’m interested in, in the area of consumer behavior, is consumer mis-behavior.  By studying misbehavior I feel that we can come to better understand the process of how people respond to commercial (as in business, not ad)  messages and also how people … Continue reading

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A blog about advertising without sex?

Sex Sells. Actually, it doesn’t.   Does – not – sell. Here’s why. This ad, for example (from Copyranter’s blog): If I asked you about this ad in 5 minutes you (or “guys” – I’ll get to that later) would … Continue reading

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A pithy wisecrack

Save money? Shouldn’t that be the copy for the condom display?

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My personal favorite – brand and illustration

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Retro Ads: Sexy Men

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Swing Wing

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Demographics and the debt ceiling debate

I don’t wish to wade into political science, but this occurred to me during the last few days: Rep. John Boehner was an influential figure in the debate and negotiations. Boehner is a representative from Ohio. I’m from Ohio but I haven’t lived there for 8 … Continue reading

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