Category Archives: Advertising

• Drinkability: Not too heavy. Not too light.

  Posted on January 3, 2009 by jaywalk1 in Advertising, Just Fun

  I think I’m about to make another first, a post about alcohol. While reading up on Flowing Data, I came across this Bud Light commercial where a guy is explaining the concept to his friends by mapping the drinkability of Bud Light beer.  Maybe I’m into the mapping concept right now or something, but the commercial [...]

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  Forget Viral for Just a Moment: Aveo Livin' Large

  Posted on October 5, 2008 by jaywalk1 in Advertising, Just Fun, Public Relations, Social Media

  Between Twitter, the papers and Ad Age, I’ve gotten different bits of info on the Chevy Aveo Livin Large campaign, enough to want to check it out. Ad Age writer Jean Halliday reports:  “Chevrolet is trying a new twist on viral marketing. General Motors Corp.’s volume brand said it’s offering up to 10 free rides [...]

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  The Mac Op-Ed: One Welcome Distraction

  Posted on September 10, 2008 by jaywalk1 in Advertising, Just Fun, PR, Public Relations

  Anyone out there hate online newspaper ads? I think most are okay, but I HATE the ones that disrupt my ultimate quest for enlightenment (also known as my attempt to read the news) by sliding down the whole page of news, causing me to frantically search for the microscopic ”skip this ad” or “close this ad” link. By the time I [...]

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• Apple, Just a-lingering in the back of my mind…

  Posted on July 15, 2008 by jaywalk1 in Advertising, Just Fun

  So I was poking around on the source of all these days, Twitter, and I came across a pretty cool blog called The Machine is Us. The most recent post featured Feist’s Sesame Street appearance. Check it out: [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9fciD_II7NI&eurl=http://themachineisus.wordpress.com/] Ok, so tell me you weren’t wating to see that glorious white Apple icon to appear! [...]

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