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Andrew and Vieves consider the relative merits of boredom as a marketing strategy, with ads for everything from banks to… well, a lot of banks. Plus, one Ad Councilor wound up in a catch-and-release situation thanks to a campaign that took a nosedive.
Here are links to the ads we talked about in this week’s show:
PNC Bank: “Brilliantly Boring”
https://youtu.be/juvLSkoci_8?si=z7CiWwJloeeu-7nx
Wealthsimple: “Boxing”
https://youtu.be/5vOSNkUx1kM?si=9DjtsRaA7zUqPB48
Wealthsimple: “Boring” (ft. Nicholas Braun)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXsz9T-Un2c
Wealthsimple: “Notorious BIG” (ft. Nicholas Braun)
https://youtu.be/77VdSXThiZs?si=HgM8TN4fMvbjO557
Citi Card: “Who’s Boring Now”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=galAJz6FXXQ
Nike: “Bo’s Boring” (1993)
https://youtu.be/CS780VN9vu8?si=KU_WgiRsxobxiHK1
LL Flooring TV Spot, 'Stop Boring Flooring: Viola'
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/bfgV/ll-flooring-stop-boring-flooring-viola
LL Flooring TV Spot, 'All the Answers: Stop Boring Flooring'
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/bTnK/ll-flooring-all-the-answers-stop-boring-flooring
Allstate Motorcycle TV Spot, 'Boring'
https://www.ispot.tv/ad/7Gaz/allstate-motorcycle-boring
Comfort Fragrance Burst - “Boring, OR”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uxWY7eJbANg
Mennen Skin Bracer - “Hits You Just Right
https://youtu.be/j3n-P0vrdZU?si=cWk6wY7ZnQju_D5Y
While struggling through the fog of jetlag, Andrew and Vieves attempt to discuss commercials featuring incidents of sleepwalking. Plus, their cultural illiteracy is really catching up with them, and Andrew’s VHS side project makes yet another wish come true.
Here are links to the ads we talked...
Published 09/18/24
The Ad Council steps up with their own Hot Takes(™) on everything from roving Amazon deals to a tragically endangered booze jingle. Plus, Vieves makes a new best friend named Corporate Natalie, and Lions coach Dan Campbell gets flex his advertising muscles.
Here are links to the ads we talked...
Published 09/10/24