Sunday, September 19, 2010

I Spy an Advertisement

Here is a sample list of the advertisements, subtle or not, that I consciously encountered within roughly a day.

Facebook:
- Get Your uWaterloo gear here!
- Purchase your own Don Draper t-shirt

Campus:
- "There's no place like Homecoming" - Advertisement for Waterloo homecoming, large poster on the front of South Campus Hall featuring a pair of sparkling red shoes, an allusion to the Wizard of Oz.
- Tim Hortons posters

Television program:
- Snapple: self-aware product placement joke in a re-run episode of 30 Rock

Commericals :
- Pantene Pro-V
- "What awesome tastes like" Commercial for Orville Redenbacher popcorn
- Beneful Incredibites
- Expedica.ca
- Fashion by George, commercial for Walmart clothing brand
- Centrum, daily vitamin
-Sensodyne medicinal toothpaste
- Tim Hortons (“Every cup tells a story”)
- Vileda spunges (“Scrunge spunge”)
- Windows 7 Commercial (to combat the Mac/PC dispute)
- Yellow Pages.ca commcercial
- Morgan Freeman talking about Visa
- Lexus

Internet ads:
- Nissan Maxima
- Chrome by Google
- Nutrisystem Canada
- Honda Years End Event
- Ultimate HD Event at Best Buy

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