Tag Archives: marketing

Eatin’ bon bons

Posted on Saturday, July 10, 2010 by Avitable

Everyone has heard the cliche of the wife who is lazy and does nothing but eat bon bons all day long. I think you’d be hard pressed to find any American, English-speaking adult under the age of 70 who hasn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged advertising, bon bons, cliche, marketing, stereotype | 18 Comments

Attention Advertisers and PR People. I am YOUR whore!

Posted on Sunday, April 25, 2010 by Avitable

Dear readers, It’s Sunday. Go outside or to the beach or to church or something, but get off the computer! This post isn’t for you anyway. Dear advertisers and PR people: I have this little online radio show that I … Continue reading →

Posted in advertising, CYR | Tagged advertising, CYR, facebook, marketing, talkshoe | 9 Comments

MomDot Marketing Fail

Posted on Wednesday, July 15, 2009 by Avitable

Thanks to the anonymous blogger with the huge tits for bringing this to my attention. Here’s the front page of MomDot.com as of 11:53 PM EST: Notice anything interesting? Let’s take a closer look: There are only three possible ways … Continue reading →

Posted in Rants | Tagged avitable, blissfully domestic, blogher, fail, grocheries, humor, idiocy, marketing, marketing fail, momdot | 141 Comments

New Guerilla Advertising Technique: Bag O’ Rocks

Posted on Friday, April 10, 2009 by Avitable

“This was on your driveway,” one of my employees said after walking down to check my mail yesterday. I took it from her hands and examined it. On first glance, I thought it was some type of gravel or rock … Continue reading →

Posted in satire | Tagged advertising, avitable, b2b, comedy, guerilla marketing, humor, marketing, marketing techniques, pr, satire, social media | 25 Comments

I want a Cadillac Escalade

Posted on Monday, December 29, 2008 by Avitable

I’ll be honest. I’m not a car person. I can change a tire, a battery, the oil, and I know enough to diagnose the basic problems that might go wrong, but beyond that, I’m pretty clueless. I like to drive, … Continue reading →

Posted in Whoring | Tagged avitable, cadillac, cadillac escalade, luxury, marketing, promotions, suv | 33 Comments

Miss Elaine Eous

Posted on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 by Avitable

Bunch of random shit today: 1. The contest I asked you to guess which ads were real and which were fake. The correct answer is that all of them are, in fact, real. Even the Pakistan Airline one, the spanking … Continue reading →

Posted in General | Tagged advertising, amazon, avitable, awards, birthday, britt, coal-miners-granddaughter, contest, contests, interview, marketing, miss britt, My Art, wishlist | 30 Comments

Can you hear me now?

Posted on Tuesday, January 15, 2008 by Avitable

With talking geckos, creepy mask-wearing kings, butchered classic songs, and annoying spokespersons like Jared and that Verizon guy, marketing seems to have hit an all-time low. Ads are just getting stupider and stupider, and their ability to interest anyone other … Continue reading →

Posted in Whoring | Tagged advertising, avitable, contest, marketing, truth-in-advertising | 44 Comments