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Deconstruction on Madison Avenue: May 2008
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Deconstruction on Madison Avenue. Craig McNamara blogs and podcasts about advertising and working in advertising. Friday, May 30, 2008. Ideas of Titanic proportions. Comedy is tragedy plus time." That's how Alan Alda's character explained it In Woody Allen's movie, "Crimes and Misdemeanors.". As an example, he used jokes about Lincoln's assassination, but I suppose he could have just as easily used advertising's frequent riffing on the sinking of the Titanic. Posted by Craig McNamara @ 3:30 PM. I get the...
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Deconstruction on Madison Avenue: July 2008
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Deconstruction on Madison Avenue. Craig McNamara blogs and podcasts about advertising and working in advertising. Thursday, July 31, 2008. 5 ads that feature robots like those in movies of the last 6 years - part 4. And if you've noticed that I've skipped mentioning any robot-themed movie for 2006, that's because there were none that year. Shocking, huh? The, ahem, transformed athlete of this Nike ad from 2003. Looks like a potential recruit for the "Transformers" movie of 2007:. Links to this post.
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Deconstruction on Madison Avenue: January 2008
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Deconstruction on Madison Avenue. Craig McNamara blogs and podcasts about advertising and working in advertising. Thursday, January 31, 2008. Who says nobody reads long headlines? I'll bet once you started reading this 1970 ad (from Britain's Health Education Council), you didn't stop until you reached the end. And then maybe even went back and re-read parts of it all over again. Posted by Craig McNamara @ 11:00 AM. Links to this post. Wednesday, January 30, 2008. Posted by Craig McNamara @ 10:30 AM.
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Deconstruction on Madison Avenue: February 2008
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Deconstruction on Madison Avenue. Craig McNamara blogs and podcasts about advertising and working in advertising. Friday, February 29, 2008. Never trust any ad over 30. Sure, this 39-year-old ad wanted you to believe it was on your side, but it was really snickering at you behind your back. And it's still snickering at all you now-middleaged, would-be non-conformists with the usual leather bomber jackets, black tee-shirts and tattoos. Posted by Craig McNamara @ 10:30 AM. Links to this post. At first glan...
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Deconstruction on Madison Avenue: March 2008
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Deconstruction on Madison Avenue. Craig McNamara blogs and podcasts about advertising and working in advertising. Monday, March 31, 2008. Thinking outside the 'board. A pretty clever 2005 outdoor board that uses more than just the ad space to draw attention to itself and help make its point. Even though this is probably what most people saw from the freeway:. Posted by Craig McNamara @ 6:15 PM. Links to this post. Friday, March 28, 2008. Posted by Craig McNamara @ 10:30 AM. Links to this post. Yet despit...
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Deconstruction on Madison Avenue: June 2008
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Deconstruction on Madison Avenue. Craig McNamara blogs and podcasts about advertising and working in advertising. Monday, June 30, 2008. According to ad lore, Maidenform's "Dream" campaign was launched in 1949 in response to a study that found that women had "exhibitionist tendencies." To say nothing of a pre-women's liberation desire for traditionally male-dominated occupations. These women just never seemed to show up at church or the PTA meeting in their skivvies. Posted by Craig McNamara @ 8:00 AM.
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