Vintage (and rather sexist) Ads

The 1930's, the good old days of advertising, when an ad just wasn't an ad unless it came with a heavy dose of sexism.  While perhaps these are rather offensive and demeaning, in this day and age I can't help but find them absolutely hilarious.

Is this not every woman's dream come true?  Yes- Please do blow large quantities of smoke in my face while I gaze dreamily into your eyes.

I do enjoy cooking...

Shoes, yup that'll do it. 

 That just looks uncomfortable, a shirt and tie in bed?

I know you probably can't read this lavish story about a man trying to convince a woman that the postage meter is far superior to former methods of post, but she doesn't give in until she places a pink bow on the machine to make it "cute" - but the best line: "She acts like an early Christian about to be lunch for a lion."

Valid point.  I would have had difficulties climbing a flimsy rope up the side of a mountain in whatever crazy getup I am sure that woman is wearing.  Perhaps if she had been wearing a Drummond climbing sweater she'd be in better hands.

 Obviously.

 I do think women are generally worse drivers...

Heaven forbid!  

"After one look at those Mr. Leggs slacks, she was ready to have him walk all over her."

This just looks wrong.

Was ketchup not twist off prior?

Was the thought bubble intentionally left blank?

I wonder if anyone used this...

 I just love this one.

"Be the you he likes.  Good to be around any day of the month."  Don't take Midol for your terrible pain, take it so that you can be a little more peppy and pleasant to be around for Mr. Feathered Hair. 

Also, sexism aside, what was soda's thing for babies?

Annnnnnd just to wrap things up, lets throw in a modern day ad:
Dr. Pepper 10, it's not for women.

Catvertising. Yes Please!

John St., an ad agency in Toronto, seems to be getting a lot of buzz through the humorous videos they released this year and last.

Last year they created a case study on how to make Chelsea Bedano's 8th birthday a big hit.  There were many tactics including a pre-party sleepover and a strategic invites to the most popular girls in the class.  Ultimately, it was the mini pony that really made the event memorable.  That Chelsea Bedano is one lucky lady.

Following suit with last years video, this year John St. created a video on catvertising.  This video capitalizes on the extreme popularity of homemade cat videos on the Internet.  Catvertising - it's win win.

While very entertaining, people are downgrading the agencies creativity while pointing out the videos similarity to another youtube wonder that was created a few months prior:

While these videos may seem like a bit of a time sink, they are drawing a lot of attention to the agency as they are being featured by large ad publications such as AdWeek (also my blog - it's a big deal).  Also, they are showing the agencies capabilities and better establishing their overall brand.  Entertaining. Self promoting. Genius?

Not a Bad View

Over the past few weeks or so I have been getting some pretty great shots of the view from my apartment downtown Portland. 

Not too shabby, eh?

A Dose Of Augmented Reality With Your Coffee?

The season of Gingerbread Lattes and Spiked Eggnog Lattes (no Starbucks does not serve this, unfortunately) is upon us.  And what a better way for the company to get an unnecessarily early start on the holiday season than releasing this new AR app this coming Tuesday to go along with their seasonal red cups (November 15).

First off, I would like to point out that the festivities for Christmas seem to be starting earlier and earlier each year, not that I'm opposed, just noting.  I actually saw one of the TV networks have a countdown to the 25 days of Christmas countdown starting on November 20.  A countdown to a countdown. Interesting. Soon we will just bypass Thanksgiving altogether, which would be a shame. 

Anyways, Christmas ranting in the past and my red Starbucks cup and Spiked Eggnog Latte in hand, here is the video of what this app will do and how you can enjoy it for the season!

How it works:
-Download the app
-Point your smart phone at these red cups (or other branded Starbucks objects)
-Watch in SHEER AMAZEMENT as characters come to life and interact with your beverage

You can "collect" all 5 characters to qualify for a prize of some sort and inevitably there is some social media sharing involved. 
 
Unfortunately, I am still stuck in the dark ages with my un-smart phone so I won't be able to enjoy this delightful app, but in the words of Starbucks, "Let's merry."