Today’s award goes to People Eating Tasty Animals People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). By overreacting in the most hysterically over-the-top way to a restaurant food promotion, they’ve ensured that a local (one-city-only) promotion has people talking about it all across the country. Popeyes, a US fast-food fried chicken franchise, recently launched a… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #1,033
Tag: Advertisements
Dishonesty in advertising
I was very angry to read about a misappropriated photograph for a very controversial advertisement. Last month, “Shout Your Abortion,” a pro-abortion organization who seeks to normalize the killing of children, published a story to their website titled, “I am 23 and I have had 3 abortions. YES I HAVE!” The story was purportedly submitted… Continue reading Dishonesty in advertising
Marketing: it’s all about the buzzwords
Having been involved with the military and security sectors for large parts of my adult life, both in uniform and out of it, I have a certain acquaintance with the ways in which companies market their products to those industries – particularly to “wannabes” who want to look the part, even if they can’t actually… Continue reading Marketing: it’s all about the buzzwords
Doofus Of The Day #1,008
I’m obliged to reader Snoggeramus for sending me a copy of this image (origin unknown): Sometimes the jokes just write themselves, don’t they? Let’s see, now: What can we take away from this? The misspelling subtracts something from the message. Errors are multiplied, it seems. Opinions about the effectiveness of the advertisement are divided. Math… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #1,008
When false advertising becomes “Fake News”
Last week, it was revealed that an alleged “authority” on student loans, and what students do with them, was not only fake: “he” was also steering students who approached “him” for advice towards a student loan refinancing service operated by “his” creators. As far as I’m concerned, that’s not only false advertising, but fraud by… Continue reading When false advertising becomes “Fake News”
Heh
Several readers have referred me to this pseudo-advertisement for the Amazon Alexa/Echo – southern edition. I wonder if it could be programmed to use my favorite southern expression: “Well, butter my butt and call me a biscuit!” Peter
Heh
Here’s a fun video from Peugeot in the UK. It’s their April Fool spoof from 2012, showing paint that changes color according to the driver’s mood. Unfortunately, it’s just an April Fool stunt – but wouldn’t it be fun if it were real? Given that I now live in cattle country, in Texas, I can… Continue reading Heh
Don’t just live your faith – eat it!
I’m giggling at some of the reactions to a British bakery’s Christmas advertisement. A British bakery chain has apologized after creating a Nativity scene in which Baby Jesus, surrounded by three wise men, was replaced with a sausage roll. And not just any sausage roll, but one that had been bitten into. Greggs, the largest… Continue reading Don’t just live your faith – eat it!
Interesting . . . did Trump beat Hillary through better data analysis?
Dave Karpf says that “digital inexperience paid off” for the Trump campaign, in a big way. The 2016 Trump campaign’s digital director, Brad Parscale, was featured on 60 Minutes last week. Much of the interview focused on the central role of Facebook in Trump’s digital strategy. Parscale shared that he “understood early that Facebook was… Continue reading Interesting . . . did Trump beat Hillary through better data analysis?
More April Fool fun
Here are a few more April Fool japes that caught my eye. First, how about your very own do-it-yourself home cremation kit? (I can so see Lawdog and Old NFO fixing me up with one of these . . . ) Next, what if Amazon’s Alexa artificial intelligence digital assistant talked to pets as well as… Continue reading More April Fool fun