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Filed under: Breakfast , Television/Film Lots of attention gets focused on the tobacco industry and how advertisements appeal to the kids, but that's not the only industry making the unhealthy irresistible. There is, of course, those cartoon characters Read More...
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Filed under: Sugar Do you remember those commercials that Splenda used to run? You know, the ones where they said that their product tastes like sugar because it's make with sugar? Well, if not, you heard it here first! The sugar industry is currently Read More...
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Filed under: British Isles , Science Aren't you tired of seeing advertisements everywhere ? I know I am. Well, now Doritos is officially the first company to advertise in space . Yep, in conjunction with the University of Leicester in England the Doritos Read More...
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Filed under: Restaurants , Business , On the Blogs , Fast Food Here's a novel idea: compare pictures of food advertisements to pictures of the actual food product. That's all this photo collection at Anvari is - no commentary, just pictures of perky Whoppers Read More...
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Filed under: Business , Television/Film , On the Blogs , Fast Food Do remember those Burger King commercials with the group of moms who try to run over the Burger King? They wanted to commit vehicular homicide because their kids liked Burger King food Read More...
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Filed under: On the Blogs , New Products , America I have always enjoyed going grocery shopping. I've been doing it since I was 13. In those days, my mom would park in front of the store and send me in with a list and some money. It was a break for her Read More...
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Filed under: Beer , Rum , Lists , Did you know? , Spirits Did you know that the first print ad for Johnnie Walker, which appeared in 1883, featured a Scotsman bawling over a broken bottle at his feet? Me neither, until I read Modern Drunkard's Ten Greatest Read More...
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Filed under: Food Oddities , On the Blogs , How To , Europe , Fast Food We are not big fans of Burger King's creepy ad mascot , The King , and we know that we're not the only ones who feel a little uneasy when his commercials come on. Burger King, and Read More...
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Filed under: British Isles , Business , Magazines , Fast Food Last year, the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) was involved with the promotion of several measures to restrict the content of food advertisements that were targeted at, or easily viewable by, Read More...
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Filed under: Business , Culinary Kids , Fruit , Did you know? Fruity Pebbles, Fruit Rollups and fruity candies are just a handful of the myriad products aimed at kids that promote their fruitiness. Not only are fruit flavors appealing, but the use of Read More...
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Filed under: Television/Film We had a bit of a debate over whether the McDonald's ad that flashed on screen during an episode of Iron Chef America was the Food Network's attempt at subliminal advertising or simply a very poorly edited piece of filming. Read More...
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Filed under: Television/Film , Fast Food These days, advertising tends to be on a very obvious (superliminal) level. By this, I mean that most broadcasters make no effort to conceal the fact that they're being paid (or compensated in some way) to promote Read More...
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Filed under: Dessert , Television/Film , New Products , America American Idol fans - or ice cream fans, for that matter - may want to take note of the new flavors available from Dreyers that tie in to the popular realty show. Dreyer's/Edy's is the newest Read More...
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Filed under: Business , New Products , Soda Pepsi is reworking their image and giving the look of their brand a total overhaul. The plan features a "360-degree marketing campaign", but the first thing that most consumers will notice is that their cans Read More...
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Filed under: Snacks , Business , Television/Film , America Last year, Sun-Maid's iconic mascot, the Sun-Maid maid , got a makeover so the brand would have a new look. Her overall appearance remained very similar, but she was digitized. The newly three Read More...
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