Liz Taylor set the bar for celebrity perfumes
Sunday, February 5th, 2012Taylor, who died Wednesday, was the first celebrity to launch her own line of perfume, White Diamonds.
Archive for February, 2012
Want to be the next voice of the Aflac duck?
Sunday, February 5th, 2012The company will hold auditions to find a replacement for Gilbert Gottfried as the voice of its feathered mascot.
Zooey Deschanel unrecognizable in new ad
Sunday, February 5th, 2012The actress got airbrushed all to hell for this Rimmel Lasting Finish lipstick ad. Poor thing looks like a zombie!
This ad will leave you wretchedly depressed
Sunday, February 5th, 2012We haven’t seen a truly appalling road-safety PSA in a while. Oh wait, here’s one guaranteed to ruin your day!
Probably the best ad ever for a used wetsuit
Sunday, February 5th, 2012You may not want to buy a used wetsuit, but you want to read this hilarious eBay listing offering one for sale.
Geico’s question ads still weird, still clever
Sunday, February 5th, 2012With new spots featuring ninjas and hard-driving pets, the Martin Agency has managed to keep its “rhetorical question” ads fun, fresh and just goofy enough.
How did Richard Branson succeed? Drugs.
Sunday, February 5th, 2012In a faux pharma ad for the movie “Limitless,” Branson attributes his globe-trotting, space-traveling success to fictional wonderdrug NZT.
Apple says only iPhones are iPhony enough
Sunday, February 5th, 2012“If you don’t have an iPhone, you don’t have an iPhone,” notes the logical but somewhat pompous new ads from Apple.
This week’s 5 most-read stories on AdFreak
Sunday, February 5th, 2012Adidas goes big, while Gilbert Gottfriend goes home. It’s the top AdFreak stories of the week.
Detroit News regrets caving to its advertiser
Sunday, February 5th, 2012The Detroit News publisher now says the paper “handled it poorly” when a dealership’s complaint led to a watered-down review of the Chrysler 200.