Tag Archives: advertising

That seems to be the message, as noted by my pal Little Tom.

The Times Square-Grand Central shuttle is currently wrapped inside and out to promote Holland.

Via JMG reader BStewart23, here’s a poster from a new campaign by the Vancouver Health Institute for Men called “Public Displays of Gay.” HIM has a new poster campaign that is being promoted during the Olympics. The campaign shows visitors the diverse and accepting side of Vancouver, while promoting public displays of gay affection. The posters will show images of …

The above ad for Toronto’s Muddy York rugby club can currently be seen around the city’s gay village. (Tipped by JMG reader Trevor in Toronto)

This is how the HBO series Hung is being advertised in New Zealand.

Think Progress reports that Glenn Beck’s UK radio show is in serious trouble. Today, Color of Change and StopBeck.com announced that the United Kingdom has forcefully rejected Fox News host Glenn Beck. In fact, the UK broadcast of his show “was forced to run without any advertisements” for five days in a row as of yesterday. Additionally, 103 companies have …

Sponsored by a Long Island-based LGBT group, an ad campaign against homophobia in the African-American community has been launched on the Long Island Rail Road. Via Newsday (subscription required): In between ads for TV shows and clothes on the Long Island Rail Road is a different kind of message. These ads feature pictures of young African-American men with their families, …

Here’s a take on Google’s now-famous Super Bowl ad about Paris, but from the perspective of a gay man. Nice ending.

NPR reports that a billboard depicting Dubya and the words “Miss Me Yet?” has gone up along an Montana Minnesota highway. Nobody knows who’s behind the sign yet, or whether it mocks the former president or the current one. I’m betting on current. And teabaggers.

Towleroad tips us to this amusing Old Spice commercial. The last line made me laugh. Safe for work.

Here’s a few of the more noteworthy ads from last night’s Super Bowl, starting with the strange “effeminate gay slap” clip from Motorola. Huh? I especially liked the Vizio “stars of the internet clip” with Beyonce, although you have to pay attention to catch all the references. And of course I included the tribute to Auto-Tune and the parody of …

CBS has sold a second anti-abortion ad to Focus On The Family. This one, also featuring the Tebows, will be aired during the pre-game show. News of the second ad comes just days after, anticipating the Tebow ad, Planned Parenthood posted an online ad featuring Olympian Al Joyner and former NFL player Sean James defending abortion rights. Interest groups including …

In reaction to the SCOTUS decision to allow corporations to advertise in political campaigns, a bill has been submitted in the U.S. House that will require CEOs to append “I’m So & So and I approve this message” to every ad. A bipartisan pair of House lawmakers have a response to the Citizens United Supreme Court decision that allows unlimited …

As we all heave a sigh of relief that the stupendously awful (and totally fake) ManCrunch ad won’t air during the Super Bowl, we must also wryly observe that something like this Budweiser ad would be warmly received.

The National Lampoon guys are quick with a parody of the gay dating site Super Bowl ad nonsensery. “If Jesus had BroHarmony, he’d probably still been alive because Judas would’ve been screened out….that’s how good it is.” (Via – Queerty)

For weeks now, we’ve been inundated with Christianist propaganda about how Tim Tebow’s mother made the Godly moral choice not to abort her son. Only now it turns out that the Tebows were living in the Philippines during her pregnancy. The Philippines, where abortion was and is illegal. Gloria Allred is on the case. In her exclusive interview with RadarOnline.com …

Entertainment Weekly reports that CBS has officially rejected the ad from gay dating website Mancrunch. Yesterday I posted the ad, whose low production values led many to suspect that the entire project was a prank on CBS. CBS has decided it will not air an advertisement from gay dating website ManCrunch.com during Feb. 7’s Super Bowl XLIV, EW has confirmed. …

JMG reader Dave in the UK tips us to this great Renault ad.