Monthly Archives: May 2014

Tru(th) in Advertising

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Rarely does an advertiser kick the crap out of itself in public (Dominos’ Our Pizza Sucks campaign in 2010 strikes us as the most recent example), but TruTV did just that in Monday’s New York Times. Facing pages in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged deadline.com, Dominos, Fake-Off, Friends of the People, Gawker, Hair Jacked, How to Be a Grown Up, Impractical Jokers, Jokers (Wild), Kabuki, Local News, Motor City Masters, Our Pizza Sucks, The Carbonaro Effect, truTV, Way Out West | Leave a comment

What Can Timothy Geithner Do for Brown?

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Not much, to judge from the former Treasury secretary’s new book, Stress Test: Reflections on Financial Crises. Via Politico’s Playbook: “Dealing with Congress, to put it mildly, did not feel like a careful, deliberative journey in search of the best public … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Cornhusker Kickback, D-Ragged Edge of the Middle Class, Elizabeth Warren, Matt Viser, Politico Playbook, Scott Brown, Stress Test, Timothy Geithner, Volcker rule | 2 Comments

Nobody at NPR Knows How to Pronounce ‘The’ Before a Vowel

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The hardtalking staff has railed about this before, but we’ll say it again: The Proper Pronunciation Of ‘The’ Before A Vowel Is Literally Disappearing. Again, from thee EnglishClub.com: We also (should) say “thee online magazine Ozy,” as opposed to “thuh … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arun Rath, EnglishClub.com, NPR, NPRniks, pronunciation of the, Weekend All Things Considered | 5 Comments

The War of Art in NYC’s Auction Houses

Posted on May 10, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

It’s auction season for the arterati, and yesterday’s New York Times was the Antietam of tony gavel houses in the Big Town. There was, for instance, this Christie’s ad in the A section: Which sends us to this video presented by Loic … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Andy Warhol, Antietam, Bonhams, Christie's, Christopher Martin, Frederick Carl Frieske, Gary Gardner, If I Live, Jean-Michel Basquuiat, Jeff Koons, John Currin, Loic Gouzer, Mark Rothko, New York auction houses, New York Times, Richard Prince, Sotheby's, the arterati, The Garden Chair | 2 Comments

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Jumps into Tierney-Tisei Bakeoff

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

From our Kampaign Kibitzers desk Independent expenditure groups are the neutron bombs of the 2014 midterm elections, which could see close to $3 billion in ad spending. An early explosion is coming from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, as this … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 6th Congressional District, John Tierney, Kampaign Kibitzers, Politico, Richard Tisei, Tea Party, U.S. Chamber of Commerce | 2 Comments

Chrysler Drives Stealth Marketing ’24’/7

Posted on May 7, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Jack is back! Version 6.0 of Fox’s fabulously successful series 24 premiered on Monday, and you can count on uber-sponsor Chrysler Motors to rev its ad engine in any number of ways throughout the season. From MediaPost . . . Read … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged #24LAD, 24: Live Another Day, Air and Space Museum, Andy Love, Chrysler 200, Fox, Intrepid, Jack Bauer, Kiefer Sutherland, MediaPost, Sneak ADtack | 1 Comment

Tucson Magazine Publisher: We’re the Beck-and-Call Girl of Our Advertisers

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The hardtracking staff realizes that times are hard for media outlets these days, but this seems a bit much. From the redoubtable Jim Romenesko: NEWSPAPER COMPANY: OUR CUSTOMER IS THE ADVERTISER, NOT THE READER Why Mark Evans refused to work … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Globe, Dan Shaughnessy, Dodgers public relations director, dodgers.com, Inside Tucson Business, Ira Stoll, Jim Romenesko, Joe Jareck, John Henry, Los Angeles Dodgers, Margaret Sullivan, Mark Evans, New York Times, Sabrina Tavernise, Smarter Times, Sneak ADtack | 3 Comments

Ask Dr. Ads: Does Starbucks Really Fit Oprah to a Tea?

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, So there I was, minding my own business and reading the New York Times when I came across this full-page ad. A boldly … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Howard Schultz, Oprah Chai Tea, Oprah Winfrey, Oprah Winfrey Leadership Academy Foundation, Oprahprise, Starbucks, Steep Your Soul, Teavana, youth education | Leave a comment

Red Sox Slowly Studying Slow Baseball Games

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

The Boston Red Sox, a.k.a The Slowskys of Major League Baseball, are examining, well, themselves in a new MLB effort to speed up the national vastime. From the Weekend Wall Street Journal. Does Baseball Have to Be So Slow? As … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Boston Red Sox, Bud Selig, MLB, national vastime, Sam Kennedy, The Slowskys, Weekend Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

Why We Love the Stanley Cup Bakeoffs (Marian Gaborik Edition)