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TV Squad Ten: Most/Least Sexy Super Bowl Ads of All Time
by Danny Gallagher, posted Feb 7th 2010 10:31AM
Will Rogers once said, "Advertising is the art of convincing people to spend money they don't have for something they don't need." And how do you that? That's easy. Just sprinkle in some sex! It's nature's negotiator.
Of course, it's not as simple as it sounds. These days, people are easier to offend than Catholic nuns and the FCC has made it nearly impossible to advertise products the way God intended (i.e. naked girls with abnormally large boobs writhing and moaning over the awesomeness of Flonase). So an even subtler art of using sex to get your money lies within this deeply layered process. Here are the best of the best and the worst of the worst.
This is one creepy Tabasco sauce commercial
by Bob Sassone, posted Oct 16th 2009 5:07PM
Tell me, on what planet is this an appealing commercial? I hate ads where random bottom parts suddenly appear on food. And it's especially disturbing if the food starts talking or singing to me. This one is like Willy Wonka's Oompa-Loompas speaking from another dimension.
I was going to have pizza for dinner tonight too. Now...not so much. Or maybe I'll just skip the pepperoni.
I was going to have pizza for dinner tonight too. Now...not so much. Or maybe I'll just skip the pepperoni.
[via Adfreak]
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