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It (Wasn’t) The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
I always breathe a sigh of relief when Christmas is over. Don’t get me wrong – I like Christmas carols, watching my kids open gifts, and the smell of Christmas trees, so I’m not a total Scrooge about...
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“Slowly. Slowly. Against the Beat”
Like others who may read this, I’m old enough to remember when toast suddenly popped up when it was done; if the springs were not calibrated properly, then the crisp, warm bread might launch into the...
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“I Was an Orphan. I Grew Up in Pennsylvania…”
Tonight is the series end to Mad Men, the story of the early years of Madison Avenue ad men (and women). When last we saw him, the protagonist, Don, had given away his car to a young scam artist,...
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Words We Choose From a List
In honor of Don Draper’s departure from our TV screens last night I thought I’d share a piece of advertising that makes evident that it’s not the words you use but how you say them. Consider the...
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“But When it Comes to Investing…”
Did you ever see this Prudential ad from a couple years back? It features some fun footage from the Candid Camera TV show, back in 1962. What’s so interesting about the ad is not the basic lesson in...
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Critical Thinking Applications #47
There’s a new commercial playing in these parts, in which a toothpaste company tangentially links their product to enhanced school performance. Take a look. The study on which this claim is based was...
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Repackaging
Have you caught the video that’s making the rounds online these days (it was posted on youtube on January 27, 2017, and it’s already got over two million hits) : the ad for a Danish broadcaster, in...
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Cue the Sparkly Distraction
Question: How do you prepare a generation to come to grips with economic realities that are rather different than what their immediate predecessors might have taken for granted? Like, say…, someone...
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Selling Diversity, Unity & Social Justice – Part II
Social Justice for Sale (Part I of Selling Diversity, Unity & Social Justice) addressed how recent advertisements from companies like Coca-Cola, Nike and Gillette promote varying aspects of social...
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“No Vote Was Changed”
Have you caught the particular angle virtually all mainstream news media, let alone US politicians, are taking regarding Russian interference in the 2016 election? Most recently, give a listen to this...
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