Monthly Archives: November 2013

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With All The Veterans Day Freebie Ads?

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, There’s a tradition of Veterans Day Sale ads that always struck me as kinda, well, cheap. But now there’s Veterans Day Ads 2.0, … Continue reading →

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First Super Bowl Spot Of Winter

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Christmas in November? Hah! Try Super Bowl ads in November. From MediaPost: Jaguar Plays Villain In First Super Bowl Spot The cat is the villain in Jaguar’s first-ever Super Bowl ad. The automaker, which has hitherto had a limited TV … Continue reading →

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Bull(bleep) In Journalism’s China Shop

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

It’s lately become clear that reporting on China triggers the law of diminishing returns. From Saturday’s New York Times front page: Bloomberg News Is Said to Curb Articles That Might Anger China BEIJING — The decision came in an early … Continue reading →

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Dead Blogging Alan Dershowitz At Ford Hall Forum

Posted on November 9, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Harvey Silverglate interviewing Alan Dershowitz is ten pounds of lawyer in a five-pound bag. But that’s exactly what Ford Hall Forum presented Thursday night in its program Taking the Stand, which just happens also to be the title of Dershowitz’s … Continue reading →

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Bloomberg Businessweek Has The Best Front Covers

Posted on November 8, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Last week:   This week:   Say no more.

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U.S. Government Ineptitude? Hah! I Stole A Pen From The SSA 40 Years Ago And It Still Writes

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Rants about federal government ineptitude – read Obamacare – are all the rage these days. But wait . . . Back in the ’70s, the hard scrabbling staff worked at the Social Security Administration (civil service tests being the last … Continue reading →

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasiad

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

No sooner was Bill de Blasio elected mayor of New York than he was adlected in the New York Times. Blackberry (the Joe Lhota of smartphones) ran this spread in Wednesday’s edition.   That’s the very definition of whistling past … Continue reading →

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NYT A Two-Time Loser In Globe Sale

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Apparently it wasn’t bad enough that the New York Times Co. got seven cents on the dollar for its 20-year ownership of the Boston Globe (and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette – we’re no John Henry!). Now comes news from … Continue reading →

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Whose Side Is ‘Time’ On?

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

In his latest New York Times column, Joe Nocera marks yet another another chip in the traditional Chinese Wall between editorial and advertising (which in truth is more and more resembling the Berlin Wall circa 1990). The Fall of the Wall? … Continue reading →

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Lou Reed And The Boston Tea Party

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Sunday’s New York Times features a nice trip down Memory Lane about Lou Reed’s days in Boston. The author: Tony Lioce, in 1967 a “third-generation Italian-American kid from Providence, R.I.”, now a “bartender in San Francisco.” When Backstage Was No Big … Continue reading →

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