They’re coming to take me away…
Random music I recall hearing growing up when my dad was listening to Dr. Demento:
Fred!
iPod Touch Advertisement
I talked about this new iPod television advertisement in one of my last classes:
It's a fun, fast paced commercial, with upbeat (and catchy) music. This advertisement is similar to most Apple commercials with a white background and a fairly simple and clutter-free design.
I compared this advertisement in class with most other iPhone commercials, which are a little more downbeat and straightforward. It's interesting since both of these products are fairly similar...the iPod Touch is missing the phone component, otherwise it's much the same thing.
Yet, with the design of these advertisements, it appears as though Apple targets the iPod to younger folks who want music and games (hence the upbeat music and fast paced design), while the iPhone is marketed to professionals with a calm commercial.
One example of an iPhone commercial...
Fred!
New Sprint Campaign
Sprint has rolled out their new ad campaign. I like the design, its clever, and it has even a little humor with its jab at Twitter.
Fred!
Give me that fish
Annoying commercial or catchy tune?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xD64OhbG4ps[/youtube]
I don't like fish, but I can't get this ad out of my head, and I've only seen it a few times.
Fred!
McFunny
McDonalds is advertising their new cappuccino available at their restaurants. I like how they make fun of themselves to some extent:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg87E1tjTOE[/youtube]
Fred!
Random Oddness
An older Five Alive tv ad-campaign. The question I pose to my students, does this improve the positioning of this beverage over others?
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iS6N6lEJ5sM[/youtube]
...or in French:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o83eeyte7LM[/youtube]
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