Children Unaffected By Controversial Cheerios Commercial
Posted on July 17, 2013 by vanwestmedia
Children are so innocent and are led through the influence of others. Many blame the media for such things but in actuality, it is from their elders and those around them. A Cheerios commercial includ …
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Posted in Digital Advertising, Health & Food, In the News, Social Media
Tagged cheerios, children, commercial, controversial, innocent, interracial, lbgt, love, marriage, racism, youtube
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Rebranding “Yo Mama” Into A Compliment
Posted on July 16, 2013 by vanwestmedia
In light of the previous commercials K-Mart released transforming crude humor including "Ship My Pants" and "Big Gas Savings", the brand continued down that similar path with a twist on the popular "Y …
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Posted in Digital Advertising, In the News, Social Media
Tagged attention, back to school, commercial, humor, k-mart, kids, layaway, media, popular, rebranding, transformation, twist, Yo Mama
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Annoying, But Memorable Branding
Posted on July 11, 2013 by vanwestmedia
You know what ads I'm talking about; the ones that have an annoying jingle or song or the one with that irritating character with a voice you can't stand or just won't shut up? Kia's "Man/Woman of Now …
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Posted in Digital Advertising, In the News, Social Media
Tagged ad, annoying, branding, car, commercial, kia, man of now, memorable, remember, sharing, social media, spreading, talking, watching, woman of now
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Using Profanity to Build Your Brand
Posted on June 17, 2013 by vanwestmedia
Some people see profanity in media as a negative aspect but then again, what can make an ad more real than adding language that relates to people at one point or another. Marketeers saw the "realness" …
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Posted in Digital Advertising
Tagged ads, advertising, brand, campaign, commercial, crude, fml, fun my life, funny, humor, jell-o, k-mart, marketing, memorable, profanity, quirky, relative, ship my pants
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When the Future Recalls the Past
Posted on May 06, 2013 by vanwestmedia
Nostalgia is an emotion that everyone can relate to as the past affects the future. It is a way to bring people together with one common theme that hits home. Advertisers understand the power of emoti …
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Posted in Design & Development, Digital Advertising
Tagged 90s, advancements, advertising, branding, browser, campaign, commercial, development, future, herbal essences, internet explorer, marketing, microsoft, nostalgia, original, past, windows
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