It’s hard for anyone to argue that a pharmaceutical brand wishing GPs an unsolicited and inappropriate “Happy Valentine’s Day” is informative or educational, writes Dr Stephen H Downes.
Inappropriate advertising
“Racist” KFC ad only the second worst cricket ad ever
So KFC has come under fire from overseas for its latest TV ad being supposedly racist. But the real question is, why are cricket ads so terrible? asks Leigh Josey.
The 10 most complained about ads of 2009
From Advanced Medical Institute’s “Men do it LONGER” billboards to Coke Zero’s pole dancers, mUmBRELLA lists the ads that got the most Australian knickers in a twist this year.
Toyota’s new ad: sexist and incestuous?
A new ad for Toyota featuring a girl’s father and boyfriend having an innuendo-laden conversation about taking her virginity with lines like “I’ll have her on her back by 11” and “She can take a good pounding” is causing a bit of a stir online. Toyota says it’s “funny”.
The A-B-C of parent advertising: Always Bright Colours
Advertising aimed at parents revolves primarily around cutesy cartoon images, like Winnie the Pooh on nappies. Why do marketers assume that having a child makes parents become infantile too?
Why Calvin Klein hopes you hate its threesome billboard
People are up-in-arms about a steamy new Calvin Klein billboard in New York, featuring a scantily dressed lady and three men about to get down and dirty (in denim) — and that’s just the way they want it,
Sexy billboards and Maccas misled kids? No!
The Australian Advertising Standards Board has found that McDonald’s misled kids with salad pictures and Advanced Medical Institute billboards are not funny. Amazing.
