Category — TV Commercials

Think chocolate and I imagine your first impressions are not Phil Collins. I would guess that gorillas do not feature heavily either. Unless you have seen this advert.
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Let’s say you’re a marketing executive for a billion dollar company and an intern approaches you with an idea. She says, “I have the perfect commercial concept for our product. Let’s put a few kids together and have them dance with their backpacks.” You’d probably think the intern was crazy.

Or, back to reality, you might think I’m crazy for naming this one of the best TV commercials ever, but I really think it is. Here’s why.

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Politicians want to get votes by any means. Even if that means scaring the population witless or knocking lumps off their opponents.

These ads can have a profound effect on the outcome, and can stay in a nations psyche long after the election is over. Some of the ads were only shown once or twice but are still discussed years later.

No political ads can compare to those coming out of the USA at presidential election time.

Check out the full list at the AOL Video blog

One of the classic advertising strategies is to employ nostalgia. There are certain things from the past that a popular culture thinks fondly of, and drawing on these things for your advertisement can create a strong positive association.

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Possibly one of the most annoying commercials ever created has been given a Techno Makeover!

Cillit Bang has to have all the ingredients specially designed to irritate your eyes, ears and credulity, but considering the amount of air time it is given I guess we have to assume it has been successful.

The loud, brash, hypey advertisement has been made, shockingly, even more loud, brash and annoying. Yes, somehow they managed this feat, with … wait for it … a techno remix.
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When was the last time an advert made you go “wow”? For me, it was the first C4 ad from Citroen.

You might be able to tell my geek tendencies, yesterday was Superman, today it is Transformers.

Well, not the real Transformers, but I expect it was partly seeing this advert that made them sure they could pull the movie off.
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When I stumbled across this particular commercial work of art I was ecstatic. This clip seems perfectly constructed, with each of its elements intricately developed.

The visual aesthetics of the set design are flawless. The setting is in the midst of a one-on-one strip tease. The colors are vivid and the fabrics draping every wall are rich in satiny, cushioned texture. A beautiful woman, adorned in racy pin-up-era style lingerie slithers around one solo chair in the middle of the small room. As Screamin’ Jay Hawkins croons the classic tuneI put a spell on you, the lady dances before a gentleman who watches as she slowly dresses herself in fine clothing. And putting the finishing touches on her designer outfit and strutting towards the exit, the commercial comes to a close.

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It is a shame that this commercial was banned from airing before anyone ever got to be entertained by its ultra-realistic comedy. After all of the mind-numbing, insignificant commercials that society members are potentially forced to endure, one such as this begs to be seen by all. Below is another fascinating look into what commercials should, and hopefully one day will prove to be.

As clips such as this continue to be made, as writers like myself continue to promote their viewing to the masses, and as people hungrily yearn for more– hopefully one day the idea will catch on. That what society really wants, is exactly what ads like this one promote: raunchy, sexy, and humorous portrayals of a very identifiable reality.

Aside from language (and the incredible array of accents that accommodate them), the United States differs from other countries in one major way—sex.

The use of sex as an advertising tool is much more overtly demonstrated in other countries than in our own. Check out this list of eight sexy commercials from other countries that would never see the light of day in the United States. See exactly how other countries outdo the US in their ability to leave you hot, bothered, and begging for more. [Read more →]

This year’s E-Trade Super Bowl commercial featured a talking baby sitting in front of the computer doing stock trades. The commercial was a huge success for E-Trade on several fronts.

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