Advertising Critique Gifts

"El quimico"

Sometimes I feel like a woman trapped in man's idea of a woman's body.

"Well, the brochure did say all the rooms come with a sea view."

"...Are you really against sexist advertising or are you just against self-confident women who work instead of waiting at the stove for her spouse?"

"He forgot to record the game, so he had to watch it live. The 1,284 commercials was too much for him to handle."

"But your room does have a sea view, it's 43 miles over there behind the power station."

The Freedom of the Press is Worth Fighting For!

Generic Store: Sign in Window

'We raised the price, so at least as far as we're concerned it's new and improved.'

Classic Autos: We have muscle cars for weaklings!

Roads with a view.

Your ad here!

Actually, Mama was her third word. Buy Now were her first two.

CATCHY NAME

"This bedtime story is brought to you by your good friends at the toy shop."

"And what would the, Truth-in-Advertising tribunal, want to speak to old Rudy about?"

Girl's weight issues.

'Look, half the work is done! All you need to do is fill in the top part so we can legally say the bottom part.'

Seatback in upright position, fasten safety belt, listen closely...prepare to be bombarded with promotional advertising through the rest of the flight!

"We upped the protein by simply factoring in the permissible level of insect parts."

"To be honest, it's the same stuff just in different bottles!"

Posters of the Sahara

'Of course he's an actor. When was the last time you saw a kid enjoy something that was good for him?'

I don't want to buy anything. I don't want to upgrade. Watch this! What are you doing? Looking at an ad for the new Mac laptop. My heart's not racing! What's wrong with me?! It is sleek.

"Do you suffer from bald spots? Try 'Branches in a Can'!!"

"This is like the time you had me sell water as a 'diet drink'."

"We've checked, and it's fine with women."

Adjusted sales pitch: 'Congratulations! You may already be a non-winner.'

'The following program was made possible by a totally unscrupulous sponsor....'

"Why is that? Are you not confident that you'd be able to do it properly?"

Dodgy Marketing

'No, the nude scene isn't essential to the plot, but we need it for the posters.'

'But first... a word from Mount Sinai National Bank.'

Internet Marketing Inc. Try E.J.'s Bistro for lunch! The pop-ups made getting to work a real pain.

'Advertising: Don't get me started! I mean what's Phil Collins in a Gorilla suit, got to do with chocolate?'