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Clearing out my mind’s databases

Over the past few months I have been working on several projects that I have never attempted in my career. And in doing so I have started reading a lot more blogs and listening to a number of podcasts to expand my knowledge. This last week I came across a podcast that was discussing Internet [...]

Memorable ads can stay forever

Bud Light’s “Whassss up!” ads are definitely some of my favorite ads and it is great to see new creative ways of using an audience’s memory of an ad to promote something entirely different. [View Full Post for Video] Except of course the “Got Milk?” regurgitation that has swept the world. document.getElementById(“post-158-blankimage”).onload();

This is just F*cked Up!

I live for creative and shocking advertising….. Original Post @ Tolex.com document.getElementById(“post-141-blankimage”).onload();

My idea for the next reality tv show….. Consumer!

I was waiting here at the house for the plumber to come fix some things in the house. Diane was here with me and she turned on the TV to MTV and “The Real World” was on. First of all, I don’t hate anything in this world and I hate reality tv. The people on [...]

A flaw in Affiliate Marketing

When I first moved to Las Vegas, green right out of college, my first job was going door to door selling ADT security systems. At the time I needed a job in the worst way. If any of you have lived in Las Vegas for any given amount of time, then you know how tough [...]

Creating need out of thin air

Awhile back I purchased a collection of old tv commercials from the 50′s and 60′s. It is a great set of very vintage material that not only marks the times, but touches on just about every stereo type we live buy today. A good number of the commercials would be controversial by today’s standards based [...]

Back in Vegas and ready to get back to blogging

Well if there are any of you following my blog, I was unable to post a blog a day while I was in Wyoming visiting my parents. I was able to set up a wireless network for my parents house and after some very interesting set up able to post one quick blog yesterday. But [...]

Irony x 4 or x 9 or WTF?

Well, I didn’t get my normal amount of spam today, email accounts excluded. However, I did find something very interesting and I wanted to share it with you today. With the new house, Diane and I decided to get a subscription to Consumer Reports. This is a great publication full of info on things you [...]

Three, wish that were all the Satellite TV ads that I got today.

Today’s victor of the spam assault of my mail box Direct TV. However, it is not Direct TV that is sending all of this stuff to me, it is their affiliates. I do love affiliate marketing, Click Here, Work from Home, Need Cash, Male Enhancement, Female Enhancement, Goat Enhancement, Feeling lonely tonight, V1aGr-a, Hot teen [...]

On day two I was seeing _____ hey were did my copy go?

We are on to day two and lets see what the “spam” fairy has brought us today. Lets see, bill, bill, oh wait hey look a 2 for 1 coupon for SuperMex that is a keeper. And if you don’t know the wonderfulness that is the SuperMex, just ask Jessi – ” Hail the EL [...]