Articles in the Advertising Category

Disney Pixar CARS: Fill Your Casa House Castle Dwelling CARS Cave
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Posted in Advertising, Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 11 April 2011
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I was cruising through the Walmart links for CARS to see if there’s anything new  – yea, of course, there are the obvious toys you know, bedspreads, shoes but man, there are a LOT of CARS merchandise … Cars Paintable Wallpaper Pre-pasted, Peelable, Durable – Can be painted numerous times – Hides minor wall imperfections […]

Send a Future Email to Yourself or Others
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Posted in Advertising, Internet on 6 April 2011
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Most email apps are set so you either SEND NOW or save it in the DRAFT but you still have to manually send later … (there are some workarounds) but here are two simple solutions. LetterMeLater.com even lets you add attachments. So you can email yourself reminders … or more nefariously, you can even text […]

As John Cleese Might Say – You’re Not Fooling Anyone
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Posted in Advertising, Retail on 1 April 2011
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I’m not very big on the April Fool’s thing as it’s a lot of work to fool some of the people some of the time and if you fool all of he people all of the time, people tend to get all rioty … so to avoid any unpleasantries – how about some useful April […]

Pop, Soda or Coke – What Part of the Country Are You From?
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Posted in Advertising, Food on 30 March 2011
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Do you call it Pop, Soda or Coke? Still an accurate map? I moved from one SODA to another SODA so that’s what I’ve always called it. 🙂 You can view the bigger map HERE. Or the state by state poll results. Looks like Canada is mostly POP except for Quebec (but of course 😉  […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: Let Them Eat CARS (Officially Licensed CARS 2 Food, Of Course)
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Posted in Advertising, Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 30 March 2011
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You can live, drink and eat a full CARS 2 life … Already in stores … saw this at Target – on sale, only $.96 a box for “dinner.” Yes, it looks like a blend of CARS 1 & CARs 2 artwork, probably because Kraft started printing these boxes a while back and since they […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: State Farm “Agents on a Mission” Replica CARS 2 Tour – Minneapolis 3.22.2011
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Posted in Advertising, Disney Pixar CARS 3 on 18 March 2011
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UPDATE POST is HERE. The 30-city life-sized Lightning, Mater & Finn McMissile replicas start their tour Tuesday March 22, 2011 at the Mall of America in Minneapolis … Tuesday, March 22, 2011 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM Near the Best Buy Rotunda. “Cars 2” hits the road this spring when four-time Piston Cup champion Lightning […]

54 Breakfast Cereals Lost in Time … Serious Sugar High
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Posted in Advertising, Food on 11 March 2011
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Via Urlesque, a roundup of 54 cereals lost to the ages … either short life pop culture or the fact they were probably 48% corn syrup, 52% high fructose corn syrup and 4% “cereal.” Of course there are the old stand-bys – C3PO Cereal, Mr. T … Hulk Hogan … um, do I really want […]

When You Pry the Mini Cakes From My Cold Dead Hands – Politicians Kill Easy Bake Oven
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Posted in Advertising, Toys on 26 February 2011
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When will it end? “Collateral damage in the war on energy waste is none other than the classic children’s toy Easy-Bake Oven …” “… Starting next year, manufacture of such bulbs will be outlawed. It’s the start of a phased-in 2007 federal law that requires light bulbs to be more energy efficient. The practical effect […]

Mattel Architect Barbie – Waiting for Diecast CARS Designer Barbie
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Posted in Advertising, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 25 February 2011
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Mattel has introduced an Architect Barbie … I think I’ll wait for Diecast CARS Designer Barbie …

Disney Pixar CARS 2: The CARS 2 TV Ad Frame By Frame … Diecast by Diecast
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Posted in Advertising, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 25 February 2011
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The first TV ad spot aired for CARS 2 – featuring a lot more information and of course, CARS to add to the CARS 2 diecast list … Pixar will make oil rigs look beautiful … Sure, marine life might like oil rigs blowing up but as movie goers … we want them blown sky […]