Tag Archives: advertising

Ad Slogans – What We’re Really Thinking

Posted on November 26, 2021 by mitchteemley

It’s shopping time again! From Black Friday (though this year it’s more like Black Everyday), to Cyber Monday, to infinity and beyond! Along with the emails we get from advertisers we never subscribed to (click ‘unsubscribe’ and give them your … Continue reading →

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Most Ridiculous Knock-Offs Ever!

Posted on August 20, 2021 by mitchteemley

Internationally-marketed brands are easily the most plagiarized thing on the planet. Ever since I spotted Fruit-of-the-Moom t-shirts in a store window on my first trip out of the U.S., I’ve enjoyed the often laugh-out-loud lengths enterprising marketers will go to … Continue reading →

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Cleverest Ads Ever

Posted on May 14, 2021 by mitchteemley

I’ve always had a love/hate relationship with advertising. Back in the 80s, I was surprised to learn that the makers of Charmin toilet paper actually knew their “Please don’t squeeze the Charmin” commercials were annoying. “It doesn’t matter,” they replied, … Continue reading →

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Ooops!

Posted on March 19, 2021 by mitchteemley

Remember: It’s important to be able to laugh at your own mistakes. But it’s a lot more fun to laugh at other people’s. Enjoy! Click on any image to enlarge it, to read caption, or to start slide show. “I … Continue reading →

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Hilarious Customer Reviews

Posted on February 5, 2021 by mitchteemley

Ever since I had the World’s Most Incompetent Dental Office nearly destroy my mouth last year, and wrote (if I don’t say so myself) a brilliantly snarky review, I’ve had a new appreciation for clever product reviews. You’ll need to … Continue reading →

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The Most Cringe-Inducing Ads Ever?

Posted on February 7, 2020 by mitchteemley

We live in the Age of Offendability, when the floors of public places seem to be carpeted with eggs. Yet we can all agree (or at least most of us can) that some things are always wrong: racism, sexism, drug … Continue reading →

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Brit Wit!

Posted on December 7, 2019 by mitchteemley

I usually refer to myself as a filmmaker, but sometimes I act on screen, as well.  Here’s a fun little bit I did a few years back for a video advertising company called Epipheo (I play the stuffy British fellow).

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Awkward Slogans

Posted on November 27, 2017 by mitchteemley

I love bad advertising. The two biggest shopping days of the year, Black Friday and Cyber Monday, always bring a plethora of ads, most of them slick and forgettable. But a few, especially those for local establishments, are wonderfully awkward: … Continue reading →

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