Monthly Archives: June 2016

This Ad for Internet Domain Extensions Totally .Sucks

Posted on June 29, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Who knew? From the June 27 edition of Advertising Age: Right-hand page: Nowhere does it say who paid for this two-page spread, but presumably it’s Vox Populi, the outfit that manages the registry and charges $2500 a year for each domain. According … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged .SUCKS, Advertising Age, Bloomberg Technology, European Commission, get.sucks, ICANN, NetNames.com, Vox Populi | Leave a comment

Excellent! Boston Gets Wall Street Journal $eal of Approval!

Posted on June 25, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Rejoice, Hubniks! New York media machers think we’ve finally come to our senses. (Or is that census?) Exhibit A: Amy Gamerman’s piece on yesterday’s Wall Street Journal Mansion front page. A BOOM IN BEANTOWN With poolside cocktails and rooftop mixers, developers aim to lure a younger … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Amy Gamerman, Ava Theater District, Beantown, GE, General Electric, Hubniks, Mansion, Michael Mina, Millennium Place, Millennium Tower, One Canal, One Dalton, Pierce Boston, Troy Boston, Twenty-Two Liberty, Wall Street Journal, Waterside Place, WSJ. | 5 Comments

Hey, People: It’s ‘Do Not Go GENTLE Into That Good Night’!

Posted on June 19, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Everybody – especially the hardworking staff – has a breaking point on certain issues, and this one was ours. From Saturday’s Boston Globe front page: Managing the next moves in Sanders’ insurgency Vt. senator faces a daunting task in keeping the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bernie Sanders, Boston Globe, do not go gentle, do not go gently, Dylan Thomas, Free the Dylan Thomas One! | 1 Comment

Gordie Howe Only Scored a ‘Gordie Howe Hat Trick’ Twice

Posted on June 11, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Hockey lost one of its Mt. Rushmore figures when Gordie Howe died this week at the age of 88. Howe, a longtime Detroit Red Wing and short time New England Whaler, had the never-to-be-duplicated distinction of playing professional hockey in five … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Detroit Red Wings, ESPN, Gordie Howe, Gordie Howe Hat Trick, Hartford Whalers, New England Whalers, NHL, Sports Illustrated, Washington Post | 1 Comment

Quote o’ the Day (Ben Carson Headscratcher Edition)

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Former presidential hopeful/book salesman Ben Carson has long been the gaffe that keeps on giving, and now we can add this beauty to the collection. From a Politico piece today with the headline “Carson says Trump knows judge attack was wrong”: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ben Carson, Donald Trump, Gonzalo Curiel, Politico, talking out loud | Leave a comment

AP Says Yes, Economist Says No to Stealth Marketing

Posted on June 10, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Two major news organizations have come to a split decision about whether to run ads in sheep’s clothing. From Brendan James’s piece in the International Business Times: Associated Press Rolls Out Native Advertising Network The Associated Press might look like … Continue reading →

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PepsiCo’s Weak, Late NYT Tribute to Roger Enrico

Posted on June 9, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Actually, a week late. As the hardworking staff noted a few days ago, former PepsiCo chief Roger Enrico died last Wednesday; this New York Times obituary ran Friday. The following day Pepsi’s old Cola Wars archrival ran this full-page ad in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Coca-Cola, Cola Warmth, Cola Wars, New York Times, PepsiCo, Roger Enrico | 1 Comment

The Day the Hardworking Staff at Campaign Outsider Went Viral

Posted on June 8, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Full disclosure: The hardworking staff has a small but deeply disturbed following at Campaign Outsider, and we appreciate each and every one of you splendid readers. But yesterday something entirely unexpected happened: We went sort of viral on Facebook. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Coca-Cola, Cola Wars, Facebook, Madonna, Michael J. Fox, Michael Jackson, Muhammad Ali, New Coke, New York Times, PepsiCo, Roger Enrico | 2 Comments

Civilians Who Run Full-Page Ads in the New York Times (ItsTheCourtStupid.com Edition)

Posted on June 7, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

The latest edition in our long-running series on people with all those dollars and no sense From yesterday’s New York Times: That full-page ad features a certain Earle I. Mack’s piece from The Hill’s Congress Blog, self-described as “The Hill’s Forum … Continue reading →

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Coca-Cola Classy: Runs NYT Tribute to Pepsi’s Roger Enrico

Posted on June 5, 2016 by Campaign Outsider

Former PepsiCo chief Roger Enrico died last Wednesday, just early enough to get his due before all obits were swamped by Muhammed Ali’s. New York Times obituary for Enrico: Roger Enrico, PepsiCo Chief During 1980s ‘Cola Wars,’ Dies at 71 … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Coca-Cola, Cola Wars, Madonna, Michael J. Fox, Michael Jackson, Muhammad Ali, New Coke, New York Times, PepsiCo, Roger Enrico | 3 Comments