Who Wants To Be StephenYoungAdvertising.com?
Who in their right mind would possibly want to be known as a URL? What about someone who’s getting $100,000? Texas Motor Speedway President Eddie Gossage is offering a local radio show host a cool $100,000 to get his name legally changed to TexasMotorSpeedway.com for one year. The 96.3 KSCS radio host is Terry Dorsey, [...]
i Before e Except After c
Then explain the word protein! That’s just one of the many exceptions to the long list of grammar rules. I am a bit of a grammar nerd, and over the years, I’ve learned to live with that. I’m not the person that corrects you if you use a word incorrectly (well, sometimes), I just love [...]
Social Media: A Voice For The Masses
It just occurred to me that this whole “social media” thing might work out after all. I’m not talking about getting tweets from your friends telling you that they are just “hanging out at the house tonight.” Save that breaking CNN news for another time. I’ve been a big fan of the whole social media [...]
The World’s Greatest Post In The World
I am really enjoying that new creative from Nationwide Insurance. It leaves you wondering what will be in the next spot and I like a little humor with more serious products (like insurance). Yes, it is very similar to the Dos Equis “Most Interesting Man in the World” spots, even down to the name, but [...]
Happy Saint Patrick’s Day!
Instead of writing something myself, I think I’ll share an article that I just read and found pretty interesting: Killian’s Giving Away the House in Attempt to Rebuild Market Share George Killian’s Irish Red has had a tough time deciding what to say about itself in recent years, and with good reason. The 145-year-old brand [...]
Yet Another Reason Not To Leave Your House
An app on your phone that helps you shop…I never thought I’d see the day. Before my career in advertising, I worked for a few mobile phone retailers, and even a pager shop while working through college. Google “pager” if you’re not sure what that is (you often find them in pictures sitting next to [...]
We Who Are Not As Others
As quickly as possible, try and recall the last beer commercial you saw on TV (domestic brands only). You know what, it doesn’t even have to be recently, just pull one from the depths of your memory and dust it off. OK, now that you’ve got it loaded up what do you see? Bikini-clad women? [...]
Kizashi: A Tale Of 2 Spots
The all-new Suzuki Kizashi looks pretty hot. I can’t think of the last time I’ve given a second look at a Suzuki vehicle, but this time, I’m doing a triple take. I’ve seen two national Suzuki spots for the Kizashi so far, and they are so different. Before I comment, take a look for yourself: [...]
Their’s Something Wrong Here…
If you’re a grammar hound like I am, your alarm bell just went off when you read the title of this post. If your grammar skills are a little rusty, allow me to shed some light on the problem: there’s no such word as “their’s.” The apostrophe isn’t needed because the pronoun “theirs” is already [...]
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