Tag Archives: Oprah Winfrey

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

Military Vets: Macy’s Has Got Your $ix

Posted on June 1, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Full-page ad in Friday’s New York Times: You see that? Support American veterans! Give $3 at any Macy’s and SAVE 25% ALL DAY It’s all part of Macy’s Got Your Six (as in, Got Your Back) promotion. Sorry, but the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged CBS, Got Your Six, Jeep, Macy's, NCIS, New York Times, Operation Safe Return, Oprah Winfrey, Super Bowl, Veterans Administration | Leave a comment

Did Armstrong Lance The Boil? Not So Much

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

From our Lance Armstrong Death Watch desk According to ad industry bible Advertising Age, it’s Kaddish for Lance Armstrong in the marketing world. Lance Armstrong Blew His Last Chance, Experts Say Other Disgraced Athletes Have Made Comebacks, So How Marketable … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Advertising Age, Kaddish, Lance Armstrong, marketability, Oprah Winfrey, spinning his wheels, Tour de France | Leave a comment

A (Jason) Gay Ole Time! (Lance/Oprah Edition)

Posted on January 11, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay has thankfully weighed in on the upcoming Lance Armstrong/Oprah Winfrey cable TV summit: What Lance Wants From Oprah I would like to go on Oprah. So would you. Don’t lie. Oprah is Oprah. Come on. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Jason Gay, Lance Armstrong, Lee Siegel, Oprah Winfrey, OWN, Thank You for Sharing, The New Republic, Wall Street Journal | Leave a comment

The Most Splintering Man In The World

Posted on September 19, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

Advertising Age reports on the current political brew-ha-ha over the Don of Dos Equis: Most Interesting Man’s Obama Endorsement Not Sitting Well With Some Dos Equis Distances Itself From Mascot’s Political Activity The Most Interesting Man in the World doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Dead Blogging The 83rd Annual Academy Awards

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

First things first: If you picked “amazing” for your drinking game, you were knee-walking the Red Carpet by 6:16. Rating the Red Carpet Shows √ TV Guide Channel: Chris Somebody, Harrison Somebody, and Tabitha the Tonsorial Tsarina from some cable … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 83rd Annual Academy Awards, Anne Hathaway, Colin Firth, Guiliana Rancic, James Franco, Kelly Osbourne, Kirk Douglas, Melissa Leo, Oprah Winfrey, Oscarcast, Randy Newman, Ryan Seacrest, The Missus, Tom Hooper | 1 Comment

Ad o’ the Day (pat. pending)

Posted on August 28, 2009 by Campaign Outsider

As part of its effort to make a buck wherever it can, the Boston Globe ran a house ad on Thursday with the headline, “Moms who rock are moms who bowl.” The ad promotes a new bowling league, organized by … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 10 Pin Mamas, Bob Greene, Oprah Winfrey | Leave a comment