Showed the power of marketing to distort issues and mislead political consumers. Truly THE ad of this century: the century of the media.
The "I'd like to teach..." Coke ad gets second place.
Hopefully, you'll post the links to them from YouTube..
NOTE: The FIRST person who pompously replies that "I don't watch TV" can go pound sand AND suck an egg.
And if you're so inclined, and have a nominee, tell us your pick for the WORST commercial. There are so many of those too, but they are so very forgettable..
Here's my top picks:
Noxema "take it off, take it all off" Gawd damn, but Gunilla was drop-dead GORGEOUS
Coke: "I'd like to teach the world to sing.." Man, back then EVERYONE was humming that tune
ANY Oscar Meyer commercial the bologna song or "I wish I were an Oscar Meyer wiener"
American Tourister gorilla ad Brilliant!
FedEx fast talking guy They were all a hoot
Any of the "lying Joe Isuzu ads They were hilarious
You'll notice most of these are, well, old....but the best of the current crop is without a doubt, the GEICO "hump day" with the camel had people talking for months. And I was already sick of the gecko
There was one more on my list...with the Hoffman Soda jingle..."The prettiest girl, I ever saw, was sipping Hoffman, right through a straw"..but I can't find it.
As far as my picks for the worst commercials...well.. Any PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE one..I absolutely can't stand that girl..
And to think that Don Draper came up with it.
Any Marine Corps commercial
The Nissan commercial with the Van Halen version of “you really got me” starring GI Joe and Barbie. LOL
The Budweiser Clydesdales paying respect at the WTC after 9/11
Park your car? Sir?
Plop plop fizz fizz
I always liked the Jack-in-the Box commercial where
he has a chart of various cuts of beef and is asking
the room if anyone can point to the “Angus”.
Talking about drop-dead gorgeous, a local Washington, DC commercial back in the 70’s - Ouirsman Chevrolet - drop-dead gorgeous blonde saying you get your way at Ouirsman Chevrolet.
Pretty hard to beat the original “tastes great - less filling” series IMO.
Lawyer roping. “here comes Billy Bob out to lasso the fat divorce lawyer that took away his bass boat”!
Worst: E*trade's "we just wasted 2 million bucks" ad - Nothing discourages potential customers more than saying you're incompetent with money and proving it.
The dad leaves for work and gives the little girl his I-phone---she's got a lemonade stand in the driveway.
When dad comes home, she has a thriving lemonade business, greeted by her 10-year old secretary wanting to know if she was expecting him
......everything she needed to know to incorporate and pyramid sales was on the I-phone.
Showed the power of marketing to distort issues and mislead political consumers. Truly THE ad of this century: the century of the media.
The "I'd like to teach..." Coke ad gets second place.
They followed that one up with a crack or two at the recount process in Florida, as well. Topical, funny, and politically neutral - well done.
The “Hump Day” add is about the only GEICO ad I can stand. I’m so sick of the gecko that I could throw up.
Without paying attention he murmurs:"You betcha!"
She walks out.
A voice over says:"In the time it takes to assemble the sofa bed, you can get" something or other insurance.