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In this DVR and download-enabled age, we don’t see as many TV commercials as we used to. So when my kids watch something on actual network television, the ads always catch my attention. First, because they’re LOUD and it’s impossible not to stop what you’re doing and come over to see what’s making that horrible noise. (Weren’t they supposed to be doing something about that?) Also because of the incredibly specific way they market to my kids.
The visual parts of TV ads are so striking, it’s easy to ignore the language. But a new analysis may have you listening more carefully from now on. The image at left is a mash-up of the most common words used in advertisements for boys’ toys.
See the girls’ version after the jump.
Jezebel noticed an interesting (though entirely predictable) discrepancy between the original trailer of The Back-Up Plan and the one that aired during the Superbowl. The movie stars Jennifer Lopez as a career woman who opts for artificial insemination.
In case that’s not enough to get you dudes fired up, wait ’till you see this awesome Superbowl-friendly ad Continue reading »
Quick parents, prepare the vaccuum and pull out the cookie cutters. It’s National Play-Doh Day! And in honor of a kooky holiday, some kooky ads!
Over in Singapore, everyone’s favorite funky-smelling dough factory is advertising their toy for kids with some very un-kid-like things. Namely razor blades, matches and pills.
Huh? Continue reading »
Jezebel has alerted me to a troubling trend in Wal-Mart advertisements. It’s not exactly new news that Wal-Mart is not a progressive company, but this is still a pretty shameless ad campaign for the 21st Century.
So, what do the following two ads have in common? Continue reading »
I’m all for keeping kids from doing things that they shouldn’t. But this ad seems a tad extreme.
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