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ADdicted: Duolingo's Bad Joke
Duolingo got me with their April Fool's Day prank. But I think the joke's on Duolingo.
Apr 1, 20232 min read
ADdicted: SURREAL Out-of-Home Ads
SURREAL enlisted some big celebrity names to help promote its cereal! Unfortunately, they could only afford the names...
Mar 10, 20232 min read
Words vs Actions
"Performative" belongs in the theatre. Actions matter far more than words.
Mar 9, 20232 min read
Super Bowl LVII's Top 15 Questions
I'm using my "Super Bowl post" this year to list the Top 15 questions that came to mind while reviewing this year's commercials post-game.
Feb 17, 202311 min read
ADdicted: 2 Ginute Warning
Companies that advertise during the Super Bowl spend enormous amounts of money to do so. But most of them don't have Ryan Reynolds.
Feb 12, 20234 min read
ADdicted: LVII means 57
Kraft-Heinz decided to take full advantage of the fact that this year is Super Bowl LVII.
Feb 2, 20231 min read
The Best of 2022: Top 10 ADdicted Ads
Here are the Top 10 most-popular ADdicted ads from 2022 as judged by your page visits...
Dec 26, 20223 min read
ADdicted: The Biggest Media Buy
What if every single online review was an ad for your brand?
Dec 2, 20221 min read
ADdicted: Joy is Made
The look of a logo at the end of a spot has never felt so appropriate as it does at the end of Amazon's 2022 Holiday ad.
Nov 16, 20221 min read
ADdicted: Asda's Buddy
I have mixed feelings about the film being essentially repurposed as a holiday spot for Asda, the British grocery chain. Here's why.
Nov 14, 20222 min read
ADdicted: John Lewis 2022 Holiday Ad
The Holiday 2022 season is officially here! (Read: retailer John Lewis released its 2022 Holiday ad today.) They did not disappoint.
Nov 10, 20221 min read
ADdicted: TRU Nostalgia
The latest ad for Toys R Us feels like they're finally trying to bring some of the magic back to their brand.
Nov 3, 20222 min read
ADdicted: You've Got Sales
Shopify is repurposing an old AOL catchphrase in its latest advertising effort. Will it work?
Oct 13, 20222 min read
ADdicted: Lead from Behind
Ryan Reynolds and Rob Mcelhenney just made a new video, and I love it.
Sep 13, 20222 min read
ADdicted: Honest Celebrity Ads
If there was a "Most Honest Celebrity Ad Ever" award, then it would almost certainly go to Optus for their 2015 ad starring Ricky Gervais.
Jul 4, 20222 min read
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