The AdHole

Sigh. I really, really dug the original “BFF Jill” spot that Verizon Wireless ran to promote their unlimited text messaging plans. It was simple, smart, illustrated the problem in a culturally relevant and humorous way and, let’s be honest, was a welcome break from the “can you hear me now?” guy.
Well, Verizon is back […]

So, it’s been a big week. On Tuesday, I turned old (35). Yesterday, I felt a bit younger – we found out the gender of the twins. (See this post if you have no idea what I’m talking about.) Watch the video and find out just what, exactly, we’re about to spawn.

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And by “competition” I mean you, Salesgenie.com.

Later,
Fox
P.S., I originally thought Loren Wallace’s name was Warren Wallace, but extensive time spent with my DVR and Google has confirmed that is, indeed, Loren.

Most of you probably haven’t had the joy of hearing my Yakov Smirnoff Theory of Advertising which goes something like this: You can use Yakov to sell any product by following a simple script. “You mean I can [verb] [product category] to [verb] [problem]? What a country!” Here’s an example for the Mad Lib-impaired: “You […]

Filed under “People Who Need to Shut Up,” comes a couple of nuggets from World’s Angriest Be-Sweatered Rapper Kanye West. It seems Kanye was upset at MTV’s decision to have Britney “The Pooch” Spears open the Video Music Awards (or “VMAs” as the youths call them). Now, this would be understandable on just about any […]

Great spot. Says everything about the brand without saying a word. Someone send this to Mercury’s agency.

Later,
Fox