Category Archives: chomsky

Kittens, puppies, pandas, baby seals and bears

Posted on August 8, 2010 by

The background music plays, “Dreams” and the opening gambit is a sequence of shots of baby animals sleeping.  It is not hard to imagine the “brainstorming” meeting that produced this ad.  “Let’s use kittens” says one marketing madman, “And  puppies!” … Continue reading →

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LOVE

Posted on August 5, 2010 by

Love.  Its what makes a subaru a subaru. Subaru market research uncovered the fact that if the word “love” is mentioned in an ad, the sales spike.  So, apparently, love is what makes a subaru a subaru.  How exactly?  I mean, let’s just … Continue reading →

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