Adcrap recap: Last weeks ups and downs in Adland

Good morning Monday.

Nama Sutra asks How creative can ad agency names get? and lists oh-so-many nutty named. He missed Wexley School for Girls and uh.. Wow, there are are lot of crazy names out there, but my favorite is probably still Umovoacavalo because I have no idea how that egg got on top of the horse.

Last week was fun, Extended stay hotels new ad is a breath of fresh air, and I might even forget that horrid viral where some girl licks everything in sight, also Pfizer (of all clients) wowed me with some nice graffitti, while Aliens invaded ESPN and white-out can abort babies from teenage mothers life. We concluded that dust is revolting, Flash banners can hijack your clipboard and these Audi side assist posters deserve a second look.

I really liked the woman whisperer, bonus points for the actress' perfect impression of a nervous filly, I hated the Arby's thought ballons and I was really impressed by the stuntman who walked around giving out flyers while on fire. The whole Microsoft debacle deserves its own post. We talked like pirates for a full day as well.

Thanks modernmechanics for telling us "your car is well stacked" (Via easydreamer)

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alex's picture

*Squints* Is that you on that ad, Dabitch? Nice hair.

Dabitch's picture

Hahaha, I wish, I love that skirt. :))

Allan1's picture

Speaking of people in ads, there's an ad (for beer?) showing Amsterdam, and lots of things happening around there. It it, there is a girl (female over 16, and probably under 50 yo) who is standing outside a row of houses and kisses her significant other. She has a strikingly similar hair color to yours, and I wondered if the ad was filmed when you used to live there, and we're seeing Dabitch of a few years back?

Allan1's picture

I've checked and the ad is for "Amstel Light - Dam Good Beer - (2008) :60 (USA)" [see http://adland.tv/node/144073 ]

Dabitch's picture

Nope, not me - you can spot a younger blonder me in Expressen Fredag and showing off my terrible acting skills in Robbies passport.

alex's picture

I've always like the cut-out-with-a-scalpel silhouette myself.

Dabitch's picture

Better than a corset!

alex's picture

Depends on the circumstances.

caffeinegoddess's picture

Hurray for bringing back the recap!