Message from paradise...

there are two types of people in the world

Those who play to not lose.

And those who play to win.

Playing to win is definitely an attitude. Cheers, Martini. LOVE this.

it's tough bein' an elf

Elves have it tough. Every year for the past few years, it's become increasing acceptable to pick on the little guys from the North Pole.

First, there was the classic scene with Will Ferrell in "Elf."

 

 

Then, this year it's like a scrum. Honda and Pepto both deployed an elfin theme to their holiday campaigns....Pepto's latest effort, in particular, is pretty damn funny.

 

 

 

 

oh, Vicky, thanks for reinforcing all those stereotypes!

10 things that make me Mr. Grinch

10. Hershey's hasn't re-aired this spot yet. I absolutely LOVE seeing this every holiday season.

9. a radio station thought it was OK to start playing Christmas music before Thanksgiving.....AND, the Glee cast decided it was OK to cover this shite George Michael tune.

 

8. I wasn't part of this this concept for Jack Daniel's. very cool idea.

 

7. Lexus just gets douchier and douchier....even Conan agrees.

 

 

6. flirting with Santa....just not right. even when he's inanimate.

 

5. why aren't there more 15-second ads that are funny like this??!

 

 

4. this is an actual site....no shit.

 

 

3. socks for Christmas? what jackass first came up with that idea?!

2. Mariah Carey should never have recorded a Christmas song. But 38 million people should never have watched it either!

 

 

1. the Charlie Brown Christmas Special only airs once. when's CBS going to pull a TBS move (Christmas Story marathon) and play it 'round the clock?! a single showing is simply not enough!

 

 

what's that fishy smell?

I think I know where Southern Comfort got the courage to launch their latest line extension.

 

When you live so far away from civilization, you can take a few liberties. I love, for example, that The Alaska Distillery's homepage doesn't comply whatsoever with US reg's for alcohol website access. They don't bother with asking you to type in your full birthday. Instead....

 

 

 

Uh.....sure I am.

My favorite merchandise that they sell is - get this - ice.

 

  

But when they got to their latest product innovation, I'm pretty sure that the Alaska Distillery did not conduct any focus groups in the Continental US. This is actually for sale, so I gotta figure the SoCo brand manager saw this and said to themselves "if they can sell that, we can convince people to do shots of Tabasco masked as SoCo."

 

 

you know you've watched too much Harry Potter when....

Remember that serpent in Harry Potter? I'm convinced it's the inspiration behind that creepy Arby's ad. But just wait until you see this wacked out BK Japan ad......whoa.

 

 

style points

Why are there so many haters of Tebow? The guy's a winner. Period. Sure, he's got some areas for improvement (like passing accuracy!), but by and large he's the quinessential all-American athlete....and squeaky clean.

 

 

 

Contrast that with someone like, um....Charlie Sheen who re-invented the self-indulgant, punctuated public meltdown.

 

Is it too much to ask my fellow Amerians to celebrate a sportsman of the first degree? Heck, if I were a CMO for Coke, McDonald's, Disney, Stride Rite or any other family-oriented brand, I'd be clammoring for some Tebow rally magic.

Sam Adams. Another example of doing well by doing good.

Howard Schultz made headlines with his Americans Helping Americans altrustic wristband sales drive.

Call me cynical, but is America ready for another wristband?

Fear not, though. Sam Adams has an alternative to $5 wrist candy (yawn...).

 

 

 

 

The Samuel Adams Brewing the American Dream Micro-Loan Fund provides small biz loans to lower and moderate income small business owners whose businesses wouldn't otherwise be approved for a bank loan.

That's freakin' awesome. Talk about doing something good and not forgetting your roots. 

 

Cheers, Sam Adams. I went out and bought a 12-pack tonight to support the cause.

can you spot the cougar?

Who feels as dirty as I do by the end of this spot?!

 

 

it's probably funnier if you speak German

I have no f*ing idea what they're saying, but I've watched this three times and giggle every time at the kids dancing. Plus, it has a festive, holiday feel to it, doesn't it?!