2006 Miss Australia Erin McNaughtrecently attracted some undue attention from conservative grandmothers and other like-minded wowsers.
Erin — whose nickname is ‘McNaughty’ — has been featured in an advertising campaign by wine-maker Cockatoo Ridge. The campaign has caused controversy due to a billboard featuring innuendo playing upon the name of the company.
Apparently it’s the first time [...]
Not long ago, I ranted about how five cent coins are useless. Today, budget airline Jetstar has responded with a hearty ‘fuck you’. That’s right folks, this was all orchestrated to discredit me… or maybe not.
From 19:00 to 23:59 (that’s 7pm to 11:59pm) tonight, Jetstar will be offering 5,000 all-inclusive flights to a limited number [...]
Music in advertising is a big deal. We associate with it to the point where even years later when we hear a song it can remind us of the commercial that ruined it forever. Marketers know this very well, which is why I’m quite surprised to see two overlapping campaigns using the same song.
Get the [...]
In its quest for the holy grail of customer service, the Bank of Queensland is promising customers a bank manager for the life of their loan.
I’m not sure how they can hope to deliver that on a 30 year mortgage. Check out the ridiculous claim yourself on the promotional site.
Perhaps they’re just claiming that bank [...]
I believe… If you’re going to run a network promo 10,000 times a day you should ensure that the script employs correct grammar.
Network Ten runs these black and white promos featuring the stars from all their TV shows imparting their character-driven wisdom by telling us what they believe. The Neighbours promo featuring Nicky Whelan is [...]
You may remember 16 year old Turkish girl, Ayten Ahmet (now 17) from around this time last year.
She was subject to some idiotic comments made by Melbourne cleric Sheik Mohammed Omran and Islamic leader Yasser Soliman when she decided to enter the Miss Teen Australia pageant in 2006. They called her desire to pursue a [...]
I couldn’t resist adding this image to my header rotation. It’s a cheeky ad for Ché Men’s Magazine, in Belgium. I can’t help thinking how quickly an ad like this would be banned in Australia.
Watch the Schick Quattro television advertisement, then tell me what was Schick thinking and what the hell is the old guy doing using a phrase like ‘off the hizzy’ anyway?
