AdScam

A well intentioned rant about the current state of Advertising, with particular emphasis on Big Dumb Agencies (BDA's) Because, no matter how bad you think it is, it's actually a great deal worse! "Advertising is the rattling of a stick inside a swill pail." George Orwell.

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  • Exactly 82 years ago, more than 156,000 Allied troops landed in Normandy on D-Day.The operation involved forces from the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and other Allied nations. D-Day marked the beginning of the liberation of Western Europe from Nazi occupation. Annual commemorations are held in Normandy, France, and around the world to honor…

  • Interesting to read over at MediaPost, that in spite of Der Trumpf’s efforts to aid Putin’s failing invasion of Ukraine, his favorite food provider has become a cultural phenomenon in the beleaguered nation. Yes, McDonald’s is actually opening new stores in war zones of the largest and most horrific war that Europe has seen in…

  • In a further demonstration that the world is descending further and further into the shit caked toilet featured in “Trainspotting.” News today that Hennessy cognac is introducing its “Very Special Cocktails,” a collection of ready-to-serve bottled recipes crafted with Hennessy cognac. The work promotes the three bastardizations of a once fine cognac. Henny-Rita, lime flavor.…

  • To prove that when it comes to beer, some US importers don’t know their arse from their elbow, news that Coors, importers of Belgian Blue Moon beer is turning its beer the color blue in bars across the county. Participating bars will serve Blue Moon Belgian White Belgian-Style Wheat Ale dyed “a vibrant blue hue,”…

  • Jony Ive, the British designer behind Apple’s most iconic products, has come up against a backlash around his work for Ferrari’s first all-electric vehicle, the $640,000 Luce. Yes, that’s nearly a quarter of a million dollars for a fucking car! One analyst described it as “a mix between a Honda Accord EV and a Tesla…

  • Donald Trump Jr. appears to have picked up his father’s shitty business record, particularly when it comes to the world of sports. Don Jr. is a co-organizer of the inaugural “Enhanced Games,” (An illegal drug fueled fake Olympics) which took place in Las Vegas over the weekend and was ignored by almost everyone, becoming the…

  • Whoever is doing the current TV ads for Pepto Bismol should be shot with shit. They are truly awful. Featuring farting people who are helped by total strangers handing them bottles of the pink shit. Yet another illustration of how the ad biz is becoming increasingly shitty! Indeed!!!

  • Nice summation of the current state of the ad biz by Nicole Greene, vice president and analyst at Gartner… Budgets keep shifting toward digital, people are increasingly skilled at avoiding ads, and marketing teams are trapped in their own AI-driven doom loops that consistently over-prioritize digital performance metrics and starve high-impact offline channels. In other…

  • Gas prices aren’t the only item inflicting financial strain on Americans ahead of Memorial Day. For families firing up the grill, that ground beef will have a higher price tag attached to it. MAGA Morans can expect to pay $6.90 a pound. Since Der Trumpf took office in January 2025, ground beef prices have climbed…

  • Maison Perrier is is claiming that it is bringing a taste of Parisian romance to the beverage aisle with its new U.S. campaign. “Can’t Kiss? French Kiss Instead,” for its French Kiss Sparkling Juice Beverage. We are told that the pathetic campaign, from Ogilvy, plays off “the French reputation for romance and sensuality,” by showing…