Category: Advertising/Marketing

  • Children With Matches

    Have you heard or seen this turd in the bathwater from Mountain Dew? Click and catch it from Ad Age. This is yet another example of what happens when brands try to be edgy by giving themselves over to popular figures and hoping to ride a social media wave. Well, Mountain Dew, sometimes that wave…

  • 12 Magical TV Spots For The Ages

    As many fools proclaim the death of TV spots, here is a sampling of classic commercials for all time selected by Mark Andrews with m-a-d-e in London. Click here, little darling and prepare to enjoy the wonders of brilliant concepts that are well-written, art directed, directed and produced. The Lint Screen cribbed this gem from…

  • Ad World Searching For Mysterious “Paul Harvey” Character

    Following the sensation caused by the popularity of the Dodge Ram Truck Super Bowl Spot last week, the entire ad industry is abuzz trying to find the commercial’s copywriter and voice talent named Paul Harvey. “I never heard of the guy,” said one unnamed advertising headhunter, “but I’d sure like to get a piece of…

  • Super Bowl (Roman Numeral Something) Commercial Reviews Pt. 2

    The NFL runs a thanks to its fans as real live players show up at their home. Hell, they even clean a driveway and like doing it, proving that head injuries cause brain damage. Blackberry pimps its new phone with a special effects hoo-haw that makes the point that the phone does all kinds of…

  • Super Bowl (Roman Numeral Something) Commercial Reviews Pt. 1

    Not going to review every damn spot. Too much work. Actually want to see this game, so The Lint Screen is going to spotlight most of them, but not all. Another caveat: haven’t seen any of these spots beforehand, with the exception of the Doritos “Goat” spot (oops!). Didn’t want to get caught up in…

  • 9 Little Known Facts About Apple’s “1984” Commercial

    As the media blitz rages for upcoming Super Bowl commercials, The Lint Screen looks back at history’s most famous and loved big game commercial, Apple’s legendary “1984” spot that announced the introduction of the MacIntosh computer. Here are some little known facts about this classic spot. 1. Steve Jobs invented television enabling the airing of…