Anne Almasy Ad Rejected Initially
I saw this ad for Anne Almasy, a wedding photographer on Adfreak and I had to give my two-cents. The whole story was that Weddings Unveiled, a wedding magazine initially rejected (hence this post’s title) the ad because it featured a photo of two women about to kiss. The magazine then promptly received a strongly worded open letter pretty much calling the editors of the magazine spineless for following beliefs not even their own. The magazine backtracked and allowed Ms. Almasy to use the original photo. Now, here is my issue with this whole story, couldn’t this just have been a play by the magazine to garner more attention positive…
Los Angeles Dodgers Name Walton Isaacson Agency of Record
The Los Angeles Dodgers have announced that Walton Isaacson (WI) has been named the team’s advertising/marketing agency of record for 2013. WI will report to Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Los Angeles Dodgers, Lon Rosen. “The Dodgers are excited to welcome Walton Isaacson to the team,” said Rosen. “We look forward to the start of Dodger baseball and a working relationship with WI that will help to elevate our club’s marketing and creative objectives.” Read more at: http://kissmyblackads.blogspot.com/2013/02/los-angeles-dodgers-name-walton.html#.USOfl1ojorg
And Now, Your Weekly Video Miscellany
Since I refuse to play any meme videos, you’ll notice that this week’s collection doesn’t have gazillions of views. I’m a snob like that. Rather, this week’s content is a love-fact, avalanche back-flipping, condom-delivering foray into cool and smart and funny things. You’ll be entertained, assuming your brain works exactly like mine does. As an extreme narcissist, I can only assume it does. Here you go, like it or not.
Zoosk Puts Go Daddy to Shame With Even Gnarlier Kissing Ad That frog is not much of a prince
Jesse Heiman kissing God’s hands—aka, Bar Refaeli’s lips—for Go Daddy on the Super Bowl was one thing. Nasty, yes, but not bestial. For the latter, we turn to Zoosk, the dating site previously best known for its lecherous heart-puppet slobbering on a laptop. This new spot takes shock-kissing to a whole new level, as the girl (after a long pause to get up her courage) sloppily makes out with a frog, who unfortunately never turns into a prince. (The thing looks real, too.) It’s certainly appalling, but I’d take issue with the direction given to the actress. Wouldn’t it be better if she were loving every second of kissing Swamp Thing rather than…
ITA’s 2013 Favorite Superbowl Ads
The ads below are the ads that Inside That ad thought were the funniest during this year’s Super Bowl. We hope you enjoy our picks. Please let us know what you thought of this year’s Super Bowl ads and let us know if there are any you think we should feature on ITA.
Cossette Toronto Bungles Bugles Games
Client: Bugles Agency: Cossette Toronto However, the two whitebread kids in the new Bugles commercials probably don’t have quality social lives, so to pass the time, they play five dull games with their snacks. Why five? Your guess is as good as mine. Read more about this on: http://www.mediabistro.com/agencyspy/cossette-toronto-bungles-bugles-games_b44347
Big Papa in Spanish for Taco Bell
Deutsch, Los Angeles uses Google translate to create lyrics for their client Taco Bell’s new ad. The song is the version of Notorious B.I.G.’s “Big Poppa.” Client: Taco Bell Agency: Deutsch, L.A. Read More about it on: http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/taco-bell-gives-notorious-bigs-big-poppa-spanish-treatment-too-147182
Americas Cup Fundraising Page
I made the video above along with the letter featured on the Americas Cup Fundraising Page, a newly created page on Inside That Ad. Please let me first apologize for the bad lighting demonstrated in the video. Please consider providing your support to Team USA Boccia and I. You can read more about how your donations will be used on the fundraising page. -A.B.
Heads Roll in Spartacus
For those of you not in the know the Starz original series “Spartacus” is back for its third season. And today, I watched the first episode of the first season. I got this urge to share one of the coolest scenes I’ve ever seen. Check out the image below I took with my iPhone. Image: Starz original series Spartacus Photographer: Abdallah
The Best Movie Posters of 2012
Written by Adrian Curry Published on 28 December 2012 It was hard to whittle down my favorite movie posters to a straight top ten this year. There was no absolute stand-out like Chris Ware’s Uncle Boonmee last year, and the majority of film posters continue to be depressingly rote and uninspired, even though the explosion of DIY illustration has started to make inroads into the world of commercial film promotion. As a symptom of my indecision I have tended to group posters together more than usual; laid out like this the year doesn’t look half bad.
