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Wall Street woes worry TV industry; Issues with ads, budgets... 
  By JOHN HOPEWELL, LEO BARRACLOUGH Worries about the triple whammy facing the international TV industry -- from the stock market rout, TV ad market downturns plus foreseeably ever-tighter budgets at many foreign broadcasters as they lose share to DTT, satellite and cable -- overshadowed the 24th Mipcom TV mart Sunday.... more »
By Ubiquitous  - 5:28am - 1 new of 1 message    

ADT Commercial Makes No Sense 
  The parents depart. Daughter (not a young child) is left alone. Someone attempts to break in. Phone rings and it's ADT calling to find out if there is really trouble. Daughter verifies that someone is trying to break in and she is there alone. ADT says they will phone the parents. W T F ? I realize alarms go to them not directly to the police and they attempt to... more »
By Steve Kraus  - Oct 12 - 3 new of 3 messages    

Is High-Fructose Corn Syrup Really Good for You? 
  By Lisa McLaughlin Shopping last week in her local New York City grocery store, Elise Mackin, 32, filled her cart with items she knows to be good for her family — whole grains, fruits and veggies — and shied away from products that contained less wholesome ingredients. "Trans fats are out," she... more »
By Ubiquitous  - Oct 10 - 6 new of 6 messages    

CHFI's at work supermarket ad is a scam 
  Supermarkets NEVER play commercial radio stations over their loudspeakers. They _always_ pipe in music from a satellite music programmers (aka Muzak), usually by satellite. The reason why is because it's disruptive for customers in the store to shop w/ background music then get bombarded w/ local ads. Also, there could be... more »
By Taylor  - Oct 9 - 1 new of 1 message    

ABC's "National Stay-At-Home Week" slogan bugs me 
  Because it will be the whole season long (Sept, 2008 to May 2009). That's more than a week!
By Taylor  - Oct 2 - 1 new of 1 message    

R.I.P. Mr. Clean dies at 92 
  Cleanliness is Next to Godliness -- Mr. Clean Dies Posted Oct 2nd 2008 9:20AM by TMZ Staff [link] Mr. Clean has gone off to that big sanitized house in the sky. House Peters Jr., the actor that played the original Mr. Clean in TV commercials, died of [ammonia] pneumonia on Wednesday. He was 92.... more »
By Taylor  - Oct 2 - 1 new of 1 message    

(OPINION:)THOUGH TOO VULGAR FOR NORMAL, RELAXED, HAPPY PEOPLE, IS THIS FOR ALL TIME THE BEST MARKETING TO DUMBED-DOWN MASCULINE INSECURE PARANOID CLOWNISH RELIGIOUS BOYS AND MEN? 
  DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING PURELY AND ENTIRELY REFLECTS MY IMPRESSION AND OPINION. I DO NOT KNOW THE INTENTION OR PSYCHOLOGICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF THE CREATOR(S) OF THE REFERENCED AD(S). [link] (Warning: to persons not raised to be masculine insecure, self- worthless, simple-mindedly... more »
By witchdoctorwithdogma  - Oct 2 - 1 new of 1 message    

(REFLECTS MY OPINION:) IS THIS FOR ALL TIME THE BEST MARKETING TO DUMBED-DOWN MASCULINE INSECURE PARANOID CLOWNISH RELIGIOUS BOYS AND MEN? 
  DISCLAIMER: THE FOLLOWING PURELY AND ENTIRELY REFLECTS MY IMPRESSION AND OPINION. I DO NOT KNOW THE INTENTION OR PSYCHOLOGICAL UNDERPINNINGS OF THE CREATOR(S) OF THE REFERENCED AD(S). [link] In Western religious culture the inquisition against the gays is aimed at making straight guys afraid of being wrongly ferreted out as... more »
By witchdoctorwithdogma  - Oct 2 - 1 new of 1 message    

Anyone else see that WaMu advertisement in prime-time on KNBC? 
  Washington Mutual Savings (WaMu) had already been taken over by JPMorganChase before this thing aired. There is no WaMu!
By D. Stussy  - Oct 1 - 1 new of 1 message    

Gary Coleman shilling 1-800 CASH CALL with an interest rate of 99.25%... YIKES!!! 
  Way whore your recognized name out to loan sharks just for a small paycheque, which they're probably paying you. Gary Coleman, you're disgusting! :-) [link]
By Taylor  - Sep 30 - 8 new of 8 messages    

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