mrs-roboto's Diaryland
Diary
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It's All About Marketing Baby!
Some ad campaigns I really hate:
Verb-It's What You Do.
I hate this campaign almost as much as I hate George W. I realize it's geared
at teens and thus should have no appeal for a woman who is rapidly approaching
30 but so is Diaryland and I adore that. I suppose my real issue is that even
at fifteen this wouldn't have appealed to me. All the verbs are like "jump,"
"run," and "cheer." What happened to real adolescent verbs
like "sulk," "pout," "smoke," and "cope a
feel?" The last thing I wanted when I was in high school was to be told
to be more active and learn a life skill like teether ball and now that I am
a cranky, old lady I feel like saying "I got a verb for you! Work. When
I was your age I worked forty hours a week. I had no time for swimming with
the dolphins or rock climbing ..... yadda, yadda, yadda." Ah yes, AARP
send me my application now.
Walmart - Always Low Prices. Always.
Why they feel the need for such repetition is beyond me. I got the message the
first time and I understand why the prices are always low. You sell crap - absolute
crap! Oh and you underpay and overwork your employees by brainwashing them with
that corporate family bullshit. Walmart - I Always Hate You. Always.
Delta - Getting You There.
I should hope so, the alternative is Delta - Planes That Take Off But Either
Explode Into Flames Or Crash Into the Sea Before Landing. I think Delta has
finally dropped this ad campaign as I can find no real reference to it. Good
move Delta.
Statefarm - Like A Good Neighbor, Statefarm Is There.
A good neighbor doesn't ask me to shell out hundreds of dollars for auto/home
insurance every month.
McDonalds
- "Im Lovin It".
Charlie Bell, McDonalds President and Chief Operating Officer,
said, This compelling creative approach proves that great ideas can come
from anywhere within the McDonalds System. Given the outstanding talent
we have around the globe, we are further leveraging our best thinking. What
we are putting together is a whole lot more than a theme or a creative execution.
im lovin it will be a unifying element for the global
creative approach this fall that connects with customers as only McDonalds
can. We are on our way to a new era of marketing at McDonalds. We intend
to have some fun, and even share a few surprises.
"A unifying element?" I'm sure this will end the conflict in the
Middle East. Finally the Arabs and the Israelis have something they can agree
on. McDonald's, they're lovin' it more than the Holy Land! "Compelling
creative approach?" My one year old nephew Will could come up with a more
interesting catch phrase and his vocabulary is limited to Ma. Dada, and Binky.
He probably can also spell "loving" correctly. And I certainly hope
these surprises they plan to share don't include what the meat patty in a Big
Mac is really made of.
Now, some that I love:
Transformers - Robots In Disguise.
I can sing every word to this pithy jingle. I bet you can too. "Autobots
wage their battle to destroy the evil forces of ...the Decepticons...."
I know your humming along, I can see you. Okay, I can't really see you but you
were humming, weren't you?
Beef - It's What's For Dinner, Pork - The Other White Meat, and Ahhh, The
Power of Cheese.
Okay, out of the three I am really only a big cheese fan (I don't eat red meat
and I only eat certain pork sections) but I think all of these campaigns are
equally catchy. The National Venison Council should hire these ad execs to get
their message out there. Maybe something along the lines of Bambi - Tastes As
Good As Good As He Looks?
Whaddya Gonna Eat? HOT POCKETS.
I've never had a Hot Pocket but whenever Pete asks me what I plan to eat,
I enthusiastically yell out "Hot Pockets!" This is pure genius.
Okay so now you know the things I despise and those I hold near and dear. Good
stuff. And speaking of good stuff let me tell you about all the loot I got this
last week.
First there was the the super surprise package from Emily
which included a Sticky Space Guy. I threw him at wall and he stayed there for
a good 10 hours. No, I didn't watch the whole time. I'm not that lame. And there
was a cool beer coaster is now residing with my beer coaster collection. I am
that lame.
And then the raddest lapel pin ever arrived from Jetbot.
I so need the weather to get a bit nippier so I can show it off on my jean jacket.
Luckily, I live in Seattle so I only have about three days of warm weather left
before monsoon season begins.
Lastly, I got the greatest earrings from Shannon
and they are totally my new favorites. They have a sparkly red bead and a crystal
bead and they hang to just the right length. I feel pretty, oh so pretty.....
Thank you all. Nothing's nicer than getting stuff in the mail. Know that some
cool stuff shall head your way in a week or so. Oh and for those of you with
any interest at all in this kind of thing, Itzie
and Amishboy just stopped
by to borrow the old truck. There's furniture moving happening right now. And
Monkeyface is watching something
that sounds just horrible on TV as I type this. It sounds like Americas Funniest
Game Show Moments. This is what it would be like if I detailed every moment
of every day. Aren't you glad I don't?
9:47 p.m. - 2003-06-16
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