Tag Archives: DeVito/Verdi

More Unsavory MBTA Advertising From Legal Sea Foods

Posted on December 22, 2017 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardtsking staff has noted on numerous occasions, Legal Sea Foods owner Roger Berkowitz has a penchant for ads that are equal parts puerile, tasteless, and banned by the MBTA. (Our kissin’ cousins at Two-Daily Town have their own … Continue reading →

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DeVito/Verdict on Bernie & Phyl’s New York Advertising Agency: Dumb as a Mattress of Rocks

Posted on August 4, 2015 by Campaign Outsider

Bernie & Phyl’s, which for a long time ran the most cringeworthy television spots in the history of New England advertising, now has a hotshot New York ad agency – DeVito/Verdi – and a smart, funny TV campaign that features old-time videoclips with funky new narratives. Representative … Continue reading →

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Legal Sea Foods: We’re No Chain, Gang

Posted on August 8, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Legal Sea Foods, the local restaurant chain whose menu is largely as tasteless as its ad campaigns, is biting back with a new series of TV spots. From Thursday’s New York Times: Call It What You Like, but Not a … Continue reading →

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Let The Super Bowl Adstravaganza Begin! (Gildan Apparel Edition)

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

New York Times stalwart ad critic Stuart Elliott weighed in with this report yesterday: Early Kickoff for Marketers at Super Bowl ADVERTISERS got an early start this year on Christmas, as holiday ads began appearing in mid-October. The front-running is … Continue reading →

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