Tag Archives: Ask Dr. Ads

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With BlackBerry’s ‘Department of Defense’ Ads

Posted on December 5, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, So I’m reading the New York Times the other day and what do I see but this full-page ad: Wait – BlackBerry? Gold … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Apple, Ask Dr. Ads, BGR, BlackBerry, Chuck Hagel, CrackBerry, Fox Business, John Chen, Kantar Wordpanel ComTech, national security, New York Times, Samsung, US Department of Defense | 4 Comments

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The ‘Bees Can’t Wait’ Ads?

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I saw this ad in the New York Times (and the Boston Globe) the other day and I just don’t get it. Here’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Beyond Pesticides, Boston Globe, Center for Food Safety, Ceres Trust, EPA, H.R. 2692, New York Times, Pesticide Action Network, Save-Bees.org, Saving America's Pollinators Act, Surgeon General of the United States, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency | Leave a comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With Patagonia’s ‘Worn Wear’ Ad? (Blacklash Friday Edition)

Posted on December 1, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I was reading the New York Times on (Black) Friday when I came across this full-page ad: That’s a real head scratcher, isn’t it, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ace Hardware, Ask Dr. Ads, Blacklash Thursday, Buy Nothing Day, Dillards, Facebook, Media Foundation, Nordstrom, P.C. Richard & Son, Peggy Noonan, Shopapalooza, T.J. Maxx, Thanksgiving Madness, The Common Threads Partnership, Wall Street Journal | 2 Comments

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The Ad Attacking Jimmy Kimmel?

Posted on November 27, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, Imagine my surprise when I unfolded the Boston Globe the other day and saw this: My first reaction was WTF? What’s your reaction? Is … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged ABC, Ask Dr. Ads, Change.org, China Foreign Ministry, genocide of all Chinese people, Hollywood Reporter, Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Kimmel Live, jimmy-kimmel-wrong.com, Kids Table, killing all Chinese, mitbbs.com | Leave a comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The Obamacare ‘Brosurance’ Ads?

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, There’s no question the Obamacare national rollout has been a disaster. But the state healthcare exchanges have done much better. Except for the Brosurance campaign in Colorado. Representative … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Affordable Care Act, Ask Dr. Ads, brosurance, Colorado, Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, Denver Post, disaster, FactCheck.org, Kathleen Sebelius, Keg Stand Obamacare Ads, national rollout, ObamaCare, ProgressNow Colorado Education, state healthcare exchanges | Leave a comment

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 →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged AARP, Applebee's, Ask Dr. Ads, New York Times, Sgt. Miles, Starbucks, Veterans Day, Vietnam | 1 Comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The Two Blank NYT Ad Pages?

Posted on October 24, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, So I read this on MediaPost’s Out to Launch and, yeah, I was intrigued. “If you have a physical copy of today’s New York Times close by, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 20th Century Fox, 21st Century Fox, Ask Dr. Ads, MediaPost, New York Times, news ad, Out to Launch, Poynter, The Book Thief, wordsarelife.com. | 2 Comments

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With ‘The Kims’ Ad For MailOnline?

Posted on October 23, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, So I was reading Ad Age the other day and I came across this MailOnline.com ad: And here’s the Times Square billboard, via In-A-Gist . . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ad Age, Ask Dr. Ads, In-A-Gist, Kim Jong Un, Kim Kardashian, Mail Online, MailOnline, Sexiest Man Alive, The Kims, The Onion, Times Square | Leave a comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With The Hispanics Across America ‘Bad Selig’ NYT Ad?

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, So I was watching the St. Louis Cardinals beat the stuffing out of the Los Angeles Dodgers last night. At which point … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 'Bad Selig', Alex Rodriguez, Ask Dr. Ads, Bud Selig, HAA, Hispanics Across America, Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Times, NLCS, Redbirds, St. Louis Cardinals | Leave a comment

Ask Dr. Ads: What’s Up With SEIU’s NYT Ad?

Posted on October 18, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Well the Doc opened up the old mailbag today and here’s what poured out. Dear Dr. Ads, I was reading the New York Times during my union-sanctioned mental health break when I came across this full-page ad. Text . . … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Ask Dr. Ads, Healthcare Education Project, hospital cuts, New York Times, SEI(FL)U, SEIU, SUEU, Washington | Leave a comment