Normie Rowe is “fuming over claims he’s sold out to big business” by appearing in the infamous “no added hormones” meat ad for Coles supermarkets. But the real story is that it’s just so awful.
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Just Chew It: how sport is super-sizing our kids
Crikey launches a special investigation into how fast food marketers use sport and sporting stars to sell their wares. Today, the Big Daddy of them all — McDonalds.
The 10 worst Telstra ads of the last 5 years
mUmBRELLA names and shames the Telstra’s top 10 “crimes against advertising”, from that awful “You cannot be serious!” John McEnroe endorsement to its most recent offering, which has ruined Keyboard Cat for everyone.
Video of the Day: Rollicking old time Aussie fun
In honour of Australia Day, a collection of 1960s Australian TV commercials. The good old days when smoking and tanning didn’t kill, only white people existed on television and Graham Kennedy advertised “Fiji: It’s a gay life”.
Web ads are not TV ads
Advertisers need to rethink web ads in light of the current recession and focus more on tracking customers’ data rather than bombarding with traditional TV style ads, say media execs.
Meeja conned by booze “ad ban”
The latest “advertising ban” proposed by alcohol distillers is an opportunistic marketing ploy, writes Glenn Dyer.
TV advertising revenue rises. Shock.
Figures released late this morning show that the Seven Network is now clearly number 1 in terms of ratings, profits and revenue.
