Archive for January, 2010
Who does this attract?
Posted by: | CommentsI saw this Quiznos ad on TV earlier in 2009 and just didn’t find the humor in it at all. It seems to be making some kind of homosexual joke and maybe that’s the intention, but its a little too risque and what really bothers me is that its for a sandwich. This ad makes a torpedo look and sound incredibly unappetizing. I really don’t know who Quiznos thought would think this is funny or persuasive but it has had more of a polarizing effect on me.
Censorship or a Higher Calling? Media Outlets and Political Ads
Posted by: | CommentsI love my favorite radio station, KLTY 94.9, because of the positive music and the positive messages. It touts itself as “Safe for the Whole Family” and it is… Then why my beef? Negative political ads are infringing on my time with God. 
On my drive to work this morning, I was confronted with all of the terrible thingsSenator Kay Bailey Hutchison has done in Washington. Was it investigative reporting? No, an ad by the campaign to re-elect our current Texas governor Rick Perry.
On a station that promotes such positivity in all aspects of the way it conducts business, does it have a policy about negative political ads? Does the parent company Salem Communications? Wouldn’t the world be a better place if media outlets could refuse such ads and force the politicians to promote their own positive agendas instead of just focusing on the negative aspects of their rivals. Is this censorship or a higher calling?
Gov Perry and Sen. Hutichison…Please focus on what YOU can do for Texas as you have in other positive ads!
Joe’s Crab Sh*t
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Since this is a blog about ‘virtuous advertising’, when I saw the latest Joe’s Crab Shack commercial this morning I leaped out of bed to post it for everyone to see. Based on this ad, I’m not sure who Joe’s target audience is. Since the ad features a family dining at the restaurant, one would think that it was aimed at young families, however after each of the each of the two children say “Oh Shit!” following their parents, I’m starting to think otherwise. Is the restaurant trying to target teens and young adults who may find this funny? I’m still not sure what Joe’s Crab Shack was thinking, but the ad has already been banned on FOX, Turner Network, and The Discovery Channel.
