Paging George Orwell: a new US anti-abortion bill is named Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act. Good story plus mostly good comments at the link, too. Thanks to James.
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Art Threat: Volkswagen bends to critique, pulls sexist ad
Still from the Volkswagen Passat television ad in question. Volkswagen Canada has pulled the 2011 Passat TV ad “It pretty much sells itself” from its official YouTube channel and from TV rotation, including a prominent pre-roll spot on CBC News. Judging from Volkswagen Canada’s official Twitter account, the decision to
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Ron Bless America
The other day, I expressed admiration for the aggressive new F-150ish “Big Dogs” ad from the Ron Paul campaign, but Conan O’Brian’s parody of it is even more brilliant. “You want cuts? You got ‘em! He’ll cut $1 skrillion of government spending in week one! That’s skrillion… with a skrill!”
Continue readingThings Are Good: Site Info: How PR Companies Should Contact Us
This post is really only for people sending in messages about new products, companies, press releases, etc. For those of you in the PR field or for people who want to send in news about their local event, I’m changing things up. The volume of press releases and the like
Continue readingArt Threat: Why is CBC running sexist Volkswagen ads?
A sexist Volkswagen ad speaks to the dangers of North America’s corporate car culture. (Illustration by Coco Riot.) Over recent weeks, viewing news updates at CBC online has become increasingly frustrating, due to a high-rotation, pre-roll spot given to an intensely sexist Volkswagen Canada ad for the 2012 Passat, which
Continue readingRed Tory v.3.0.3: Ron Paul “Big Dogs” Ad
You don’t have to agree with the message to admire this ballsy new ad by the Ron Paul campaign. Kudos to whatever advertising shop created it!
Continue readinggay persons of color: Video: It’s Time, from Get Up! Action for Australia
If you aren’t among the over 1,000,000 who have seen this promo for marriage equality in Australia, here it is, a moving pitch to end discrimination. The ad, which was released Thursday, has raised $36,750 AUD thus far to support a national television campaign.To donate, head to Get Up! Action
Continue readingArt Threat: Controversial adverts orally arouse – Kissing pope and cigarette fellatio among ads causing a stir
Two new ad campaigns launched in Europe have some knickers twisted at the site of political and religious leaders making out and at the reference to oral sex to warn of the dangers of smoking. On the commercial front, Benetton has continued its Unhate advertising campaign with photoshopped images of
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Afternoon Links
Assorted content for your afternoon reading. – Paul Dechene is duly scathing in comparing the City of Regina’s tax giveaways to big business (which are of course added on top of hundreds of millions in provincial tax abatements) to its utter refusal to provide any benefits to non-profit organizations: Been
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Too close to home
Yes, the threat of a slander suit probably had something to do with Gerry Ritz’ desperate retreat after attacking the Canadian Wheat Board. But more important is the significance of Ritz’ allegation based on what his own party has done: if one consider…
Continue readingThe Sir Robert Bond Papers: Five for Friday Round-UP
To round out the week, here are five curious posts on different subjects to send you off into the weekend. And don’t forget this Saturday* is Guy Fawkes Day. Via Crooked Timber, a post at the New Statesman about the particularly abusive comments…
Continue readingwmtc: being erica whores for mccain pizza
I don’t watch this show, but if I did, this would piss off the hell out of me.CBC and McCain, the frozen food company, are “partnering” for a contest. Viewers are invited to submit audition videos. The winner lands a spot as an extra on “Being Erica”…..
Continue readingwmtc: straight goods, advertising and propaganda
In case you missed it last week, my post on advertising and propaganda is running on Straight Goods. If you haven’t seen it, I hope you’ll give it a read. Comments best posted on the original thread.
Continue readingwmtc: war is peace, freedom is slavery, and bp is listening: more tales of corporate propaganda
You all know how I feel about advertising. Usually it’s not the ads themselves that drive me nuts, but their massive proliferation: that everything in our field of vision and seemingly every moment of our time is filled with corporate logos and catch-p…
Continue readingProgressive Proselytizing: More Shameless Progressive Conservative Attack Ads
Looks like the PC`s have bought another slew of advertising for Google search terms with almost any combinations including “Liberal Party” or “Ontario Liberals” and the like having an on-top PC ad linking to the website www.liberalreview.ca.
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Accidental Deliberations: Sunday Morning Links
Assorted content for your weekend reading.
– Just as in this year’s federal election, the NDP will need to look to move voting intentions once the campaign is underway. But also just like in the federal election, there’s reason to like the party’s cha…
Continue readingwmtc: "we work to buy things that are built to die so that we must work to buy more things that will break"
Two weeks ago, my coffee maker broke. It was a electric percolator (I wrote about my preference for it here), made by Cuisinart. It’s the third such percolator I’ve had in a six-year span. One day they just stop working.I purchased this particular coff…
Continue readingThings Are Good: A Really Good Ad Campaign
People For Good wants to remind you to do good things everyday. Throughout Canada mysterious ads have appeared promoting People For Good and it turns out it’s a few marketers who wanted to take a break from selling things and wanted to sell good ideas.
People For Good’s website is filled with small very easy […]
Accidental Deliberations: An accidental opportunity
This morning, I theorized that the political fortunes of the NDP and the Libs will make for an interesting test case on the relative importance of leadership politics and party planning. But let’s note part of the reason why Rae holds a relatively stro…
Continue readingAccidental Deliberations: Wednesday Afternoon Links
Miscellaneous material for your midweek reading.- Not surprising: Canadians find Stephen Harper’s constant politicization of everything – including awards for volunteers – to be improper. Even less surprising: Stephen Harper couldn’t care less.- Meanwh…
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