Comments for The Affari Blog http://www.affariedge.com/blog Discussion about advertising, marketing, and public relations... Fri, 10 Feb 2012 01:19:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 Comment on Classic(ally Bad) TV Commercials: When It’s Hard to Sell Something… Admit It! by gabrandall http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2008/03/10/classically-bad-tv-commercials-when-its-hard-to-sell-something-admit-it/#comment-1208 gabrandall Tue, 08 Dec 2009 21:33:12 +0000 http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2008/03/10/classically-bad-tv-commercials-when-its-hard-to-sell-something-admit-it/#comment-1208 OMG! We lived on the Florida Georgia border from '91-93. Living in the south was a big culture shock for us. My husband and I always tell our kids about these commercials. We aren't big on tv but we would hear these on the radio. One time Allied had a brake special... "Tires ain't pretty. But brakes? Brakes is UH-gly!" Thanks for posting this gem! OMG! We lived on the Florida Georgia border from ‘91-93. Living in the south was a big culture shock for us. My husband and I always tell our kids about these commercials. We aren’t big on tv but we would hear these on the radio. One time Allied had a brake special…

“Tires ain’t pretty. But brakes? Brakes is UH-gly!”

Thanks for posting this gem!

]]> Comment on Hot List: Ad Angles by Nick Ferry http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2009/03/30/hot-list-ad-angles/#comment-999 Nick Ferry Mon, 13 Apr 2009 19:11:22 +0000 http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2009/03/30/hot-list-ad-angles/#comment-999 Ad Age has a new column regarding the ESPN cover mentioned in this post. http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=135911 Ad Age has a new column regarding the ESPN cover mentioned in this post.

http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=135911

]]> Comment on Hot List: 2009 Adthings by Nick Ferry http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2009/03/25/good-v-evil-introducing-nicks-official-adthing-list/#comment-966 Nick Ferry Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:36:18 +0000 http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2009/03/25/good-v-evil-introducing-nicks-official-adthing-list/#comment-966 Tell Me Whos Watching - tell me that song doesn't get stuck in your head. And I specified I like the idea that somebody pitched that and it got approved...makes me love this industry. Tell Me Whos Watching - tell me that song doesn’t get stuck in your head. And I specified I like the idea that somebody pitched that and it got approved…makes me love this industry.

]]> Comment on Hot List: 2009 Adthings by LMFAOZOMG http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2009/03/25/good-v-evil-introducing-nicks-official-adthing-list/#comment-964 LMFAOZOMG Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:29:55 +0000 http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2009/03/25/good-v-evil-introducing-nicks-official-adthing-list/#comment-964 Tell me whos watching is the worst ad on television NOT BALLER. Its almost as bad as the baby stockbrokers giving me investment tips, If i want mediocre stock market advice I'll listen to Jim Cramer. Anyway there is no way your "Ballin List" is complete without Jimmy Rollins' Dick Sporting Goods Ad, Hulu is a good addition tho. Tell me whos watching is the worst ad on television NOT BALLER. Its almost as bad as the baby stockbrokers giving me investment tips, If i want mediocre stock market advice I’ll listen to Jim Cramer. Anyway there is no way your “Ballin List” is complete without Jimmy Rollins’ Dick Sporting Goods Ad, Hulu is a good addition tho.

]]> Comment on The Ultimate Campaign by Fed Ex Superbowl Commercial | sportsfan411.com http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2007/04/17/the-ultimate-campaign/#comment-896 Fed Ex Superbowl Commercial | sportsfan411.com Tue, 27 Jan 2009 15:34:09 +0000 http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2007/04/17/the-ultimate-campaign/#comment-896 [...] the ultimate campaign [...] […] the ultimate campaign […]

]]> Comment on ESPN: Sports News, Highlights and Bias by Steve Hartman http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2007/09/27/espn-sports-news-highlights-and-bias/#comment-825 Steve Hartman Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:40:24 +0000 http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2007/09/27/espn-sports-news-highlights-and-bias/#comment-825 <strong>The Streets Don't Lie</strong> Through mismanagement and inexperience eBay has eroded the trust of millions and the publishers in the ePN program. Read this forum post about how John Donahoe and Steve Hartman are quickly becoming the laughing stock of the affiliate marketing commun... The Streets Don’t Lie

Through mismanagement and inexperience eBay has eroded the trust of millions and the publishers in the ePN program. Read this forum post about how John Donahoe and Steve Hartman are quickly becoming the laughing stock of the affiliate marketing commun…

]]> Comment on Classic(ally Bad) TV Commercials: Oooooohhhh Wheelie? by carlking http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2008/02/20/classically-bad-tv-commercials-oooooohhhh-wheelie/#comment-212 carlking Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:06:04 +0000 http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2008/02/20/classically-bad-tv-commercials-oooooohhhh-wheelie/#comment-212 These kids are in their bare feet too! We used to ride bikes in our bare feet but learned the hard way why shoes were important especially when you wiped out. Commercials like this that show kids doing stunts in their bare feet are the reason lawyers were running wild. These kids are in their bare feet too! We used to ride bikes in our bare feet but learned the hard way why shoes were important especially when you wiped out.

Commercials like this that show kids doing stunts in their bare feet are the reason lawyers were running wild.

]]> Comment on Classic(ally Bad) TV Commercials: What Will it Take for Me to get YOU in to this Car?!? by carlking http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2008/01/28/classically-bad-tv-commercials-what-will-it-take-for-me-to-get-you-in-to-this-car/#comment-146 carlking Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:36:14 +0000 http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2008/01/28/classically-bad-tv-commercials-what-will-it-take-for-me-to-get-you-in-to-this-car/#comment-146 Well, it takes a lot of stones to do that commercial. Although the word doesn't quite have the same meaning today, my father would have called this guy a true Huckster. Do you think anyone now-a-days could hammer on a car without leaving a dent? Seeing him do that gives me an uneasy feeling. Me being a classic car guy and all, seeing them more as treasures than slap `em through the sales line merchandise. Was that backdrop a sea container or were they shooting that at the edge of an underpass where the corregated sheet metal supports the dirt? Well, it takes a lot of stones to do that commercial. Although the word doesn’t quite have the same meaning today, my father would have called this guy a true Huckster.

Do you think anyone now-a-days could hammer on a car without leaving a dent? Seeing him do that gives me an uneasy feeling. Me being a classic car guy and all, seeing them more as treasures than slap `em through the sales line merchandise.

Was that backdrop a sea container or were they shooting that at the edge of an underpass where the corregated sheet metal supports the dirt?

]]> Comment on Classic(ally bad) TV Commercials: Dick Reese Starts It All With a Bunch of Mumbles! by The Affari Edge Blog » Blog Archive » Classic(ally Bad) TV Commercials: What Will it Take for Me to get YOU in to this Car?!? http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2007/11/20/classically-bad-tv-commercials/#comment-143 The Affari Edge Blog » Blog Archive » Classic(ally Bad) TV Commercials: What Will it Take for Me to get YOU in to this Car?!? Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:57:01 +0000 http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2007/11/20/classically-bad-tv-commercials/#comment-143 [...] he rambles through the most important part of the spot– the address. Much like our good buddy Dick Reese, he can’t get this right an stumbles on the word “Northwest” preferring to go [...] […] he rambles through the most important part of the spot– the address. Much like our good buddy Dick Reese, he can’t get this right an stumbles on the word “Northwest” preferring to go […]

]]> Comment on Applebee’s Trying to Make Competition Look Like Oranges by The Affari Edge Blog » Blog Archive » Radio’s Bean Counters May Choke on Their Own Beans http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2007/10/26/applebees-trying-to-make-competition-look-like-oranges/#comment-83 The Affari Edge Blog » Blog Archive » Radio’s Bean Counters May Choke on Their Own Beans Tue, 13 Nov 2007 20:57:55 +0000 http://www.affariedge.com/blog/2007/10/26/applebees-trying-to-make-competition-look-like-oranges/#comment-83 [...] A follow-up to a previous entry of mine regarding casual dining outlets. Following Applebee’s new logo it appears other chains are [...] […] A follow-up to a previous entry of mine regarding casual dining outlets. Following Applebee’s new logo it appears other chains are […]

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