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Part 1:
Today's Topic: Commercials and Advertising all around us!

Basic thoughts on how advertising has evolved, how sex sells, and how commercials have changed.

What makes a 'cool' commercial?

One of our favorite 'commercial' gimmicks is Will It Blend? http://www.willitblend.com Bless you, Tom Dickson! -
Best quote from a website EVER: "Some people might say it's not a very smart idea to throw 6 lighters into a blender. Those people would be right."


What makes a commercial effective? Brand recognition? Getting people talking? Actually impressing people with your product?


What is the thinking behind just plain weird commercials? Quiznos comes to mind, also what's up with commercials that don't even feature or MENTION what product or service they are advertizing? but also:

it's a French commercial for orange juice that's practically x-rated and just plain disgusting at the same time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ck14LKBI9GM

Coolest commercials:

The commercial alone should be effective birth control! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWkZ_StRjU0

"Indecent Proposal" fake Mastercard commercial. If it was real, I might just have to consider getting a Mastercard.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nb3mshCWmgA

THE best "Learn a new language" commercials I've ever seen:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUEkOVdU ... re=related

I was surprised to find this commercial indeed very refreshing... it stands out in the sea of commercials appealing to sex.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNVOl5_3 ... re=related

How effective is nostalgia in appealing to crowds? Mr. T makes a resurgence in some damn awesome commercials. My favorite being the Snickers commercial. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NySN_plfiNI

For our advertising talk, good place to watch some to discuss with us:
http://www.firebrand.com

Part 2

Let's try to make Wolfie Squee this week:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ap_eXEW ... re=related

This one actually went down at the stadium we watched the Stars play in:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGo3ANHx ... re=related


WTF... SERIOUSLY, WTF... website of the week.

http://kittywigs.com/


Suckerpunch picks!

Decavolt's Pick: Put thought into your URL! http://www.tribbleagency.com/?p=47

Lleanna's Pick: 9 Words You Think You Know:
http://www.cracked.com/article_15664_9- ... think.html

Listener Pick: http://www.microwavecam.com - What happens when you microwave soap? You wouldn't guess it!

this is my favorite commercial of all time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEVa2swtC10

Per the discussion on viral marketing campaigns

New Citroen Transformer Ad:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wc8qKxfqnkA

Original Ad that caused the big furor:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7WzfaJUu ... re=related

The Honda Rube Goldberg Device:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UScbWzhieNc

Ugly Beer for Ugly People:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfGkhhm4vXw

All of the Hurray Beer commercials are great!