Rubbing shoulders with slebs – I’ve really made it now

Wednesday, 6 January 2010, 23:09 | Category : advertising, celebrity news
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Awkward much?! Not Olly Murs; I mean me. There’s something hideously embarrassing about having your photo taken with a sleb (sorry, Ciara, I know you hate that word). What do you do? They’re just people. But then again, are they?
I didn’t watch a whole lot of X Factor. I paid attention to Jedward, it has [...]

American Apparel strikes again

Tuesday, 5 January 2010, 9:11 | Category : Seasonal collections, advertising
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I’ll be honest with you: I quite like American Apparel. I love their bodycon dresses (they give you smooth lines and keep you warm; no, I don’t wear them as outerwear). I love their leggings, which are expensive but wear and wash well and are nicely high-waisted. I like their unisex racerback vests. I like [...]

Millions of puppies, puppies for free

Monday, 21 December 2009, 12:19 | Category : Random musings, advertising
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Are you a dog lover who’s just missing the dog? Well, in the heart of Co Roscommon there have been born six of the cutest little puppies you will ever see. Unsure of the breed, but look at their little puppy faces!

Puppies will be ready for collection, free of charge, in about three weeks – [...]

Would you like a blow job with your burger? No? Well, that’s a surprise…

Thursday, 10 December 2009, 12:30 | Category : advertising
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I’ve always liked Burger King more than McDonald’s. I’m not sure why; maybe it’s because their fries are that little bit crunchier than anyone else’s, or because they do onion rings, or because the names of their burgers aren’t all prefixed with “Mc” – maybe it’s my own name that has me cringing at that [...]

Competition time: window shopping

Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 14:00 | Category : Seasonal collections, advertising
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So here’s the deal: I’m doing a wee competition on the blog today, for those of you lucky enough to read it (har har). The prize? A travel-sized Elizabeth Arden Eight-Hour Cream set, that includes an Eight-Hour Cream lip protectant stick and an Eight-Hour Cream skin protectant, to the value of around €25. These definitely [...]

Ah, the power of advertising

Thursday, 19 November 2009, 9:22 | Category : advertising
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So today I went to “most popular” in Google Reader and this post came up, showcasing some of the funniest print ads in existence. Here are two of my favourites – and it just goes to show, print advertising can be just as effective (if not more so, and less irritating) than radio or television.

God knows, we don’t have enough dead women in the world

Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 21:37 | Category : advertising, feminism
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I think you’ll find, Starbucks, that it’s not

Wednesday, 4 November 2009, 17:17 | Category : Press releases, advertising
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It is November 4th. There are, therefore, 50 days – give or take a black Sunday where nothing happens and nothing gets done – between now and Christmas, so I’ll be having none of that “the time is here” crap. I’ve even been noticing on Twitter (follow me here) that people are already doing their [...]

Moving pictures, pictures moving

Wednesday, 30 September 2009, 13:15 | Category : advertising, photography
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