Budweiser 9/11 tribute

This is a well made tribute to America.  The commercial itself sells nothing but a view and homage to our beautiful country.  May we be free from terrorism forever.

World Peace

I found this video, that was made possible by Stride Chewing Gum, to be worth the 4 -5 minutes of my time to watch.  It is not selling anything other than happiness.  It brought a smile to my face.  And it's free.

Insurance wars

When I purchased my new car a couple years ago I was not aware of the war going on between insurance companies.  Now I receive a steady stream of fuel for my furnace in the mail weekly from the companies still trying to give me the best deal.  Yes I did save hundreds a year by switching to a new insurance.  But I doubt anyone can beat the deal I have right now, and it is not possible for me to save 400$ a year unless they give it to me for free.
    What I am frustrated with is the commercials.  Is it necessary to destroy perfectly good vehicles in order to show that bad things happen to people?  And do we need to be hammered by them constantly by having a few of them played in a row during a commercial session *cough* State Farm?
    The only one that brings joy to my heart is the new series of Allstate commercials.  Yes Mayhem, I am peaked with curiosity at what kind of destruction you can cause people.  You are so straight forward and your I'm-going-to-screw-you-too grin is delightful.  I actually look forward to seeing what horrible thing is happening to my fellow Americans in your ads.  Way to go on the scruffy stubble look there Mayhem.  You are super charming and slightly addictive.  Bonus points to Allstate for thinking of something better than deep voice sells.
     Another point is that this series appears to be specifically aimed at women who are into scruffy looking men.  It seems to me that women do most of the insurance shopping for their families.  The commercial focuses on a woman's paranoia of everything that can possibly go wrong and sugar coats it with an attractive man who assures you with a twisted grin that all things terrible can be cured by purchasing this insurance.  Tough it out Mayhem, you are battling Flo here; it's going to be a long war.
(still secretly roots for Flo)

First Entry

Since this is my first post I will open with a hello.  I have never used a blogger before and I am excited to see how all this pans out.  It was nice to have you here visiting my humble rambling and I hope you come again.  There is much to say about advertising.  How do they think of these things?  What goes through their minds as they design commercials?  Do they actually think we buy into all the hogwash they casually slip out to the market?  Well, from all my years of working retail I can say that I have seen the mindless sheep out there buying the same trash I have viewed on the tele; the very items I have scoffed at because of the lack of style and subtlety in the ads.  And yet, there they are, in all their wireless influenced glory, spending spending spending.  What happened America?
.....  Anyway, I'm not here to cry about people who buy too much stuff.  I am here to lay into the commercials that swayed them.  If your interested, then great, keep reading.  If not, I hope your visit here at least made you think about what you do the next time you go to the mall.