2008 Obama Ad: Bringing Home A Friend
June 28, 2012 No CommentsObama ad with Joe Biden talking about his opinions of Barack Obama.
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2004 Swift Boat Vets – Christmas in Cambodia?
June 25, 2012 No CommentsOne of the famed Swift Boat ads from the 2004 presidential campaign, raising questions about Kerry's biography.
Thai Airlines advertisement 2
June 13, 2012 No CommentsAnother advertisement from Thai Airlines, selling luxury.
Burger King – the big seven incher
July 16, 2011 No CommentsFrom Summer, 2009, Burger King's highly suggestive ad 'The Big Seven Incher.' This was collected by one of my students at McDaniel in the fall of 2010.
Classic ‘Keep America Beautiful’ PSA
July 13, 2011 No CommentsThe classic PSA from ‘Keep America Beautiful’, aired starting in 1971.
This aired starting on Earth Day, 1971 on broadcast television. It’s effect in the US was profound, both on littering behavior as well as reinforcing the simplistic stereotypes …
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy – British Airways
May 11, 2011 No CommentsClips from the show 'Queer Eye for the Straight Guy' demonstrating product placement in reality shows - in this case, British Airways
Apple – 1984
May 11, 2011 No CommentsThe classic ad, which inaugurated the era of heady 'character-based' advertisements, as well as the trend of premiering big new ads during the Superbowl. The ad aired during the Superbowl in 1984.
Heinekin – Sword of Honor
May 10, 2011 No CommentsMost ads for American beer are based on humor or scantily-clad women. Imported beers, however, seem to follow the hard-liquor model of advertisements, emphasizing the kind of person who drinks their beer:
Hennessy Flaunt pt. 2
May 10, 2011 No CommentsHennessy's 'Flaunt' campaign (aired primarily on Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show') is typical of aspirational luxury character ads.
Hennessy – Flaunt pt. 1
May 10, 2011 No CommentsHennessy's 'Flaunt' campaign (aired primarily on Jon Stewart's 'Daily Show') is typical of aspirational luxury character ads.