Comments on: Starting Points for Ideas

By: wasntmedude

wasntmedude — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 19:00:57 +0000

As a football fan, i see the direct impact “tough trucks” and beer commercials have on men of all ages.There’s nothing like seeing a group of men in a lifted Ford F250 pull slowly into the parking lot af a sports bar, decked out in mass produced team jerseys, with caps sporting Nike or beer logos. I swear someday i will show up in a Prius, with a peace t-shirt, and a button with Michael Moore’s face on it. That’ll learn um!

By: derek

derek — Tue, 29 May 2007 20:58:37 +0000

For the Art Director and Copywriter who concept and create the advertisement; Is it art that has sold its soul? Is there any meaning besides “buy me” in advertising?

By: pghdoc

pghdoc — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 02:34:58 +0000

As a physician I am always concerned and dismayed by the infiltration of advertising into the doctor-patient relationship. Patients get hammered with direct to consumer prescription drug ads and doctors are constantly compromising themselves with their interactions with drug companies with free meals, pens, books, etc. I think that one of the real problems is that young doctors and medical students simply don’t think about this infiltration during their hectic days which can go up to 36-40hrs straight in the hospital. It seems like it would be great to have some sort of culture jamming that could be carried out by activist medical students and residents in the hospitals and clinics that would force people to recognize their acceptance of something that is really quite harmful to the fiduciary relationship between health care providers and their patients. I really like the work of nofreelunch.org and a lot of the work you guys are doing particularly the really elegant solutions like the you don’t need it and the press on cold sores. keep up the amazing work and if you ever want to hit back at big phrma send me an email.