Monthly Archives: August 2010

Mr. Opportunity: Knock it off…

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I’ve been keeping an eye on Honda’s Mr. Opportunity all summer. He wasn’t even on my radar until this opera spot.

I thought it was a great use of a cartoon. Usually cartoons do things that normal people can’t do.…

Best Buy: The obvious choice…

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I almost forgot to blog about this one. Of all the commercials I’ve seen this summer I think this one is the most on target. Almost immediately, a bunch of commercials popped in my head when I first saw it.…

Geico: Anything Goes!

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I’ve mentioned Geico a number of times since the blog got started, but I haven’t dedicated an entire post yet. Well it’s about that time. A professor of mine once said (in Strategy and Positioning) that Geico breaks all the…

Yelp! What everybody else thinks…

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Growing up here in Philly it’s easy to take certain things for granted. When I was younger I’d see tourists and think why are they so happy to be here? It wasn’t until recently that I’ve taken notice that we…

Foursquare…

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My old Samsung Juke

As someone who resists fads, opinion leaders, and “groupthink,” I may finally have a reason to jump on a bandwagon. I don’t have a smart phone and I didn’t feel as though I was missing anything perhaps until now. The…