Anyone but me notice there isn稚 many, if any commercials that don稚 use multi racial, multi ethnic, multi sexual couples, with adopted kids etc etc.
I think itç—´ hilarious, like a bunch of sheep.
And have you seen any pill commercials lately?
Not sure what you're getting at, multi-racial couples, gays, etc. all buy stuff too. Are you suggesting a return to the 60s when only white people appeared in ads?
One thing I've noticed is how many commercials for products other than dog food have dogs in them...whether it's insurance, cars, carpeting, ED medication or whatever it seems there's a dog running around in it. No idea why, but I'd imagine they have some research saying that helps sales.
As far as pharmaceutical ads, yeah I see a lot of them. What's weird is that they don't always mention what this great new (and pricey) pill is supposed to treat, just "ask your doctor if xxx is right for you". This goes back decades though...I remember when Nexium "the purple pill" was heavily advertised. Never a mention of what it was for. Someone later told me it was for acid reflux, but I can't help wondering how they expect to sell something if you don't know what it's for.
This one is pretty cute. Doug, the emu and the one that got away.
Only cool thing about those is the ('71? '72?) Duster Doug drives (can't tell which without seeing the tail lights). Had a '71 back in the day, 318, 3 on the floor. Great car. Otherwise the ad is dumb, not as lame as the Progressive ones though. Some of the other (non-Doug) L-M ads are kind of clever.
Interestingly, both of those insurance companies are fairly low-rated...maybe they'd be better off spending all that money improving their customer service.
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