Archive for the “product!” Category
Jul
12
2010
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.
Mar
17
2010
Today In Forced Enthusiasm… 100 Tissues!Posted by: Clayton Hove in going critical, product!
Mar
09
2010
Willy Wonka’s Wonky WilliesPosted by: Clayton Hove in product!, what the...!?, tags: are you going to eat that?, chewy, phallic, simulacrum
Sold in the United States as “Sour Puckerooms Gummies”, I think we now know how Mr. Wonka controls his poor Oompa-Loompas and the general Oompa-Loompa population. We can only hope and pray that he never brings Wonka’s Doompety Doo to market.
Feb
28
2010
Another Close Brush with Burma-Shave 2.0Posted by: Clayton Hove in branding irony, going critical, product!, what the...!?
Back in 1925, an advertising phenomenon was born with the Burma-Shave highway sign campaign, eventually rhyming its way across America and up to the number two brand/sales position for brushless shaving cream. Since then, Burma-Shave’s legendary star may have fallen, but the time is right to hit the information highway and resurrect this legendary product and campaign for the short attention spans and precariously erratic grooming habits of the Internet age. Myself included. So without further ado, here’s 21 brand-spanking-new Burma-Shave rhyming-type poems to get things rolling again in 2010: . |








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