According to an article in The Toronto Star this morning, this ad may be too steamy for TV. Car ads have long juxtaposed beautiful women with beautiful vehicles. Fiat’s latest spot for its Fiat 500 Abarth is just the latest example, relying on the old adage that “sex sells.” The steamy ad, dubbed “Seduction”, has [...]
TV Commercials. Is it just me, or are they louder than the TV shows they play on? Canada’s CRTC has finally decided that they are. Officially, they might not be louder, but they use “audio processing techniques to make commercial messages seem louder than regular programming.” The modern remote helped, as you could quickly hit [...]
I started finding this commercial a bit boring after the first 20 seconds, but I am so glad I persevered. Watch it at least until the fun starts. You will know what I mean!
Not far from Grandpa Richard’s home, an Oakville tot’s television alter-ego is at the centre of a $100 million (U.S.) lawsuit launched on Monday by troubled actress Lindsay Lohan, who has struggled with alcohol and drug addiction. Lohan’s lawyer says the star has single-name recognition akin to Madonna or Oprah, and that the commercial, which [...]
