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Aug
25
2010
Well, at least Sally in Marketing talked them out of naming it “Prom Night Dora”.Posted by: Clayton Hove in frieze frame, going critical
Aug
24
2010
Warhol and NanerpusPosted by: Clayton Hove in mascots!, what the...!?, tags: Andy Warhol, banana, Denny's, Grand Slam, Nanerpus, Velvet Underground, Warhol and Nanerpus
Jul
18
2010
A very special message to Hyundai and its ad agency…Posted by: Clayton Hove in going critical
Jul
12
2010
It ain’t braggin’ if it’s true.Posted by: Clayton Hove in going critical, product!, tags: Uncle Joe's Mint Balls
Jun
02
2010
A short note to the KFC formerly and better known as Kentucky Fried Chicken:Posted by: Clayton Hove in going criticalYour slogan is & will always be “Finger-lickin’ good.” Stop trying to come up with a better one. You won’t.
After tripping over a badly-placed trademark symbol, the Boniva logo found herself in the hospital with a fractured pelvis and shattered radius, ulna and wrist. Back in the pre-Twitter era, there was a site called Espresso Stories that prepared a lucky few for a world of 140 characters or less by encouraging them to write stories in 25 words or less. I was one of them. What follows is an archive of 127 of my contributions to that collection from 2003 to 2008, mostly before I discovered the majesty and wonder of the all-powerful tweet. Read the rest of this entry »
May
01
2010
If other companies modeled their names after Yum! Brands:Posted by: Clayton Hove in going criticalGeneral Motors = Beep! Dow Chemical = Gak! Smith & Wesson = Bang! Visa = Debt! Coca-Cola = Burp! Nike = Grunt! Big Lots! = Crap! Transocean = Oops!
Apr
03
2010
Today in American fashion brand news…Posted by: Clayton Hove in going critical, product!, what the...!?, tags: hippobratamus, not really, victoria's secret
Reluctantly acknowledging larger body types, Victoria’s Secret finally unveiled the name of their new lingerie line. |







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