Nov. 16, 2009 -The latest example of the Streisand effect comes from the American Family Association (AFA), which is urging a boycott of the Gap, Old Navy, and Banana Republic because it supposedly censors the word “Christmas” from its holiday advertisements. The Streisand effect is when an attempt to censor or remove a piece of […]
Entries Categorized as 'Advertising'
Christian Group Draws Attention to Gap Inc.’s Holiday Promotions
November 16, 2009
Tide Turns Against Bottled Water
August 13, 2009
Aug. 13, 2009 - Bottled water is finally falling out of fashion - a fact that owes more to the recession than reproachful environmental ad campaigns. For more than 20 years - since the aerobics craze of the 1980s - it’s been cool to tote disposable containers everywhere. Now there’s a dramatic shift underway that […]
Have It Your Way
July 22, 2009
The saying “have it your way” just became true for Burger King consumers. On July 21, 2009 Burger King re-launched their corporate website BK.com. Bk.com allows consumers to seek nutritional information, order the Whopper inspired fragrance “Flame,” create your own t-shirt, play various games, send an “angry gram” that allows one to send a talking whopper […]
Watch out Mister Softee!
July 22, 2009
The other day I was walking down the street near Mediashop’s office when I noticed a brightly colored truck parked across the way. It looked just like this one posted on the Staten Island North Shore Blog. At first I did not believe my eyes. Was Time Warner really selling ice cream? According to this article […]
Gross Ads Grab Attention
July 16, 2009
July 16, 2009 - A municipal government board in the U.K. has created an advertising campaign that, in my humble opinion, is one of the grossest ever. Featuring a little girl eating feces because a local resident didn’t pick up after his dog, it has been widely derided after being mentioned by the BBC.
“Dog fouling” […]