Advertising Critiques Gifts

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

Generic Store: Sign in Window

The Freedom of the Press is Worth Fighting For!

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

Roads with a view.

Your ad here!

Classic Autos: We have muscle cars for weaklings!

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."

Girl's weight issues.

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

Overdose of election campaign ads on TV.

'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."

Posters of the Sahara

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

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

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

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

Dodgy Marketing

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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?'

"This looks good."

'And this must be the pool you mentioned in the ad.'

If they didn't show commercials, people would not know what to buy.

'Buy plain packet cigarettes - get free coloured pens to make your own packet design.'