Found in the bottom of my inbox; this story from WFTV in Florida. Read all the way through to see my favorite part…
Business Owners, Customers Upset Over Controversial Billboard
ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — It looked harmless enough, but the words on a billboard unnerved so many people that a popular restaurant nearby actually lost business. [...]
Contact: Anne Elizabeth Moore – aem at anneelizabethmoore.com Steve Lambert – steve at antiadvertisingagency.com
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Let’s face it: everyone hates advertising. Be honest! Even you, Mr. or Ms. Man in the Grey Flannel Suit: when you go on vacation you prefer a remote locale, far away from the hustle and bustle of billboards, commercial radio, and [...]
Apparently AAA contributor Anne Elizabeth Moore’s book, Unmarketable, is on Pamela Anderson’s summer reading list. Still waiting for word from Oprah’s Book Club. (fingers tightly crossed!)
via wwtdd
Yes, “Cock” is in the headline. I never said this was a family blog.
A friend just sent these two bits of simple genius. You probably don’t want to watch this too loud at work, depending on where you work. I can’t make any sense over what the BBC does and doesn’t bleep. [...]
via Joey Skaggs’ The Art of the Prank:
Posted by harshavardhan on Thought Beans Blog, November 2, 2007:
The Fake CEO blogs, have become a big buzz in the blogosphere. Amongst the fake blogs, the Fake Steve blog is most popular.
It is written by Daniel Lyons, a senior Editor at Forbes Magazine. It took almost 14 months [...]
Oddee has an amusing post showing ads placed in an unfortunate context. And remember, that unfortunate context can easily be created with some well placed stickers or paint.
