Tag Archives: Volkswagen

NYT Ad for Jerry Seinfeld’s Netflix Show Says: ‘Think Smile’

Posted on July 7, 2018 by Campaign Outsider

Jerry Seinfeld’s wildly popular Netflix series Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee has just dropped its new season on the Streaming Service That Ate Television, which ran this ad in yesterday’s New York Times. That is, of course, a takeoff … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Jerry Seinfeld, Lemon, Netflix, New York Times, The Streaming Service That Ate Television, Think Small, Variety, Volkswagen | 2 Comments

The Ballad of Joe Boyd (Music by Nick Drake), Con.

Posted on June 15, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Last year the hardworking staff posted this. Producer Joe Boyd Gets Nick Drake’s Boston History Wrong NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered on Sunday included a conversation with Joe Boyd, “[who] produced Nick Drake’s first two albums back in 1969 and 1970, … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Pafenbach, Andre Betz, Bug Editorial, Entertainment Weekly, family-sized can of words, Honey Moon, Joe Boyd, Jonathan Dayton, Lance Accord, Lance Jensen, Little Miss Sunshine, Liz Vanzura, Lost in Translation, Nick Drake, NPR, Pink Moon, Ron Lawner, Shane Hutton, Sofia Coppola, South by Southwest, The Church, The Cure, Under the Mlky Way, Valerie Feris, Volkswagen, Weekend All Things Considered | 6 Comments

Stupor Bowl: Adstravaganza Now Analyzed to Death

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Campaign Outsider

Back in the day – say, 1984 – Super Bowl ads were an excellent surprise. That classic Apple commercial launched the Golden Age of Adstravaganzas, with the spots reaching for new levels of creativity and impact. And surprise. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1984, Anheuser-Busch, Apple, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Blab, Brand Keys, Bud Light, Communicus, David Beckham, H&M, New York Times, Stuart Elliott, Super Bowl, Super Bowl Adstravaganza, Super Bowl Engagement Survey, USA Today Ad Meter, Volkswagen | Leave a comment

Producer Joe Boyd Gets Nick Drake’s Boston History Wrong (II)

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

As the hardworking staff promised, we got in touch with the creative director of the 1999 Volkswagen commercial that featured Nick Drake’s Pink Moon: This all got started when Drake’s producer Joe Boyd said the following in an NPR … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Alan Pafenbach, Arnold Worldwide, Joe Boyd, Lance Jensen, Nick Drake, NPR, Pink Moon, Shane Hutton, The Church, Volkswagen, Weekend All Things Considered | 8 Comments

Producer Joe Boyd Gets Nick Drake’s Boston History Wrong

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

NPR’s Weekend All Things Considered on Sunday included a conversation with Joe Boyd, “[who] produced Nick Drake’s first two albums back in 1969 and 1970, and since Drake’s death has organized concerts in which a dozen or so musicians gather to … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Arnold Worldwide, Joe Boyd, Nick Drake, NPR, Pink Moon, The Church, Volkswagen, Weekend All Things Considered | 8 Comments

Dead Blogging The Super Bowl Ads

Posted on February 4, 2013 by Campaign Outsider

Once around the Super Bowl Adstravaganza, James, and don’t spare the horses. So Super Bowl XLVII turned into a pretty good game out of what seemed to be shaping up as a stinker. Too bad the ads didn’t follow suit. … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Audi Prom, Beck's Sapphire, Best Buy, Black Crown, BlackBerry 10, boston.com, Brand Bowl, Bud Light, Budweiser Clydesdale, Calvin Klein, cars.com, Coke Chase, Dodge Ram, Doritos, Got Milk, M&M, Mercedes, MiO Fit, Oreo, Paul Harvey, Psy, Samsung, Stupor Bowl Ads, Super Bowl ads, Taco Bell, Tide, Tracy Morgan, USA Today Ad Meter, Volkswagen, Wonderful Pistachios | Leave a comment

Super Bawl

Posted on February 6, 2012 by Campaign Outsider

About the only folks who had a worse Super Bowl than Patriot Nation were the advertisers. This was a dismal installment of the Super Bowl Adstravaganza – overproduced, underthought, underwhelming. Just consider the Top Ten in USA Today’s AdMeter. [Note: … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Bud Light Wego, Doritos, M&M, Sketchers, Super Bowl Adstravaganza, TaxACT.com, USA Today Admeter, Volkswagen | 6 Comments

Dr. Ads Helps You Get Some Clios

Posted on July 13, 2011 by Campaign Outsider

From the Adweek vault, circa 1988 (originally posted on Sneak ADtack):

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged Adweek, Barry and Elliot, BayBanks, Dr. Ads, Jerky Treats, Jordan Furniture, Sneak ADtack, Volkswagen | Leave a comment