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FTC Tries, and Fails, to Infiltrate My Head

March 10, 2009 – 1:43 pm

For the past few months, during many of my waking hours, I’ve had two commercial jingles running through my head: Five Dollar Footlong and freecreditreport.com. Both songs exemplify the “utterly obvious” style of raising brand awareness. The first is about a sandwich, roughly twelve inches in length, that is sold for five dollars. The second […]

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For Congress So Loved the World…

February 19, 2009 – 7:49 pm

Politico‘s Jonathan Martin reports on a new ad campaign by the American Issues Project, which seeks to put the stimulus plan in perspective. The power line: “Suppose you spent $1 million every single day starting from the day Jesus was born — and kept spending through today. A million dollars a day for more than […]

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Love and Chocolate (and Ham)

February 13, 2009 – 2:54 pm

It’s Friday the 13th, the second-scariest day this week, right behind Valentine’s Day (or St. Valentine’s Day, as my digital-cable guide insists on calling it). Still looking for a way to communicate your love to that special someone? Take a piece of advice from our commander in chief. According to People.com, President Obama ordered his […]

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