Your Cell Phone is Totally Evil

by Rachel Timmerman at 9:06 am No Comments

Good form, Net 10! We dig the micro site too. Now we should talk about letting Droga 5 get their hands on your corporate site too. My heavens, that thing is an eye sore.

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Gah, Facebook!

by Rachel Timmerman at 9:02 am No Comments

Here’s my behaviorally targeted insult of the day.

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Harsh. If I’m hospitalized for being a rexy bride as a result of this berating Facebook is totally getting the bill.

This is almost as bad as my friend Matt being constantly served hot t-n-a girlie ads even though he likes men. He claims Facebook is trying to make him straight.

At least I know it’s not just me. Apparently, an inflated and totally irrational set of ideals are being forced on us with targeted ads. Jeez, I wish Facebook wasn’t so judgmental.

My So Called Online Life

Hello, Mother.

by Rachel Timmerman at 10:17 am No Comments

Look! Somebody brilliant turned their childhood pain into a funny.

Yep, you can really buy the candles here. Excellent.

My So Called Online Life

Awkward + Creepy

by Rachel Timmerman at 4:22 pm 3 Comments

This commercial makes me never want to have sex again. In fact it desperately makes me want to do the opposite of have sex (long division or Soduku). I’ll even go so far as to say that outside of K-Y casting my parents as the leads there’s no possible way it could make me more uncomfortable.

Isn’t it ironic how every other brand in America is dripping of hot marketing sex, but K-Y would know sex if it bit it in the ass? I think so.

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Hey! Nielsen. We Need To Talk.

by Rachel Timmerman at 8:26 pm No Comments

Just trying to wrap my brain around something here. You’re the biggest media ratings service in the world. Monolithic even! You’ve blazed trails since 1923. You’re able to channel billions upon billions of ad dollars by your effortless nod.

Here’s the bone I’m dying to pick with you. This “Hey! Nielsen” thing that was apparently to slapped together by what I can only assume was a team of high school interns has me tremendously under whelmed. No, beyond under whelmed. I’m terrified. Is this supposed to be any sort of response to our never-satiated desire for buzz metrics?

This is the deal. We need you to stop scaring us with this crap and hire some new blood to drag your saggy ass down the streets of tomorrow. In the mean time we need answers on breaking trends stat. Let’s be honest. You could probably make them up and we would all believe you.

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A Brave New Media World, Rants

Leave Our Bob Alone, Dutch Art People!

by Rachel Timmerman at 8:23 pm 1 Comment

This scares us. It also makes us a little angry. We suspect Bob would not be happy.

Art and Design

Who Are The People In Your Neighborhood?

by Rachel Timmerman at 10:14 pm 3 Comments

Philly is like a rainbow of personality. If you frequent bars in its different neighborhoods you’re probably already painfully aware of the many drastically different stereotypes that the city has to offer.

Here’s an example, if you head out to Fishtown for the evening odds are you’ll run into this dude.

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If you find yourself at National Mechanics on Saturday night be prepared to run into this chick.

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Other depictions can be found on my new favorite Philly blog, Shmitten Kitten.

Will someone please draw a Red Tettemer person? Odds are that drawing would include Pumas, Diesel jeans and a wrist tattoo.

Philadelphia

A Request for Matthew Arts

by Rachel Timmerman at 3:45 pm 1 Comment

Thanks for sending us your YouTube cover letter. We’re keeping an eye out for your resume. Also, thank you for Rick Rolling us. We love that too. In fact, it’s our favorite part.

Now that you’ve got all the serious credentials stuff out of the way we’d like to make a special request. We want another video with just the dancing. The style and genre of dance are totally up to you.

Shake your moneymaker and show us what you’ve got.

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An Intervention

by Rachel Timmerman at 5:50 pm 1 Comment

Hey Geico. We’re over your cavemen. We also suspect they stopped selling car insurance in 2006.

We would, however, like to see more of that giant Cabbage Patch Kid.

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You’ve Done Good for Yourself, Microsoft.

by Rachel Timmerman at 5:49 pm No Comments

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Brands are like people. Sometimes they’re lame, sometimes they’re awesome and sometimes they completely surprise you. Case in point, Microsoft’s new Windows Home Server campaign. Not only is it nicely done and funny, I started to rationalize a server purchase for our house. Admittedly, it was a fleeting thought. But still, pretty impressive given that my mind is typically occupied with work, celebrity gossip and my next glass of wine.

I must say, I’m delighted and honestly a bit shocked by Microsoft’s fun new voice. It’s kind of like the feeling you get when you run into some dork you knew in high school only to realize that they’re now totally charming, rich and have a hot girlfriend.

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