NPR reports on a survey of 700+ employers who were looking to hire recent college graduates. Turns out:
My gut reaction is that this doll is creepy. But I have a nagging feeling there's a politically correct reason for why I should embrace this doll and not be bothered by little girls wearing bras and pasties.
The TV commercial features closeups of real babies breastfeeding on real breasts, so if you work at a company that would find that objectionable, don't click the link.
Click here to see the commercial for the Breast Milk Baby doll.
Pretty sure I'm in the age group this double-spread ad is targeting. There's a desperation and inappropriateness here I find insulting. If I heard my daughter's boyfriend had told her he thought I was hot, I'd tell her to dump the creep.
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If this campaign looks kind of familiar, here's why.
But, here, the idea works. Because Chef Boyardee isn't trying to convince you that eating Beefaroni will make your kid a vegetable lover.
Advertising Agency: DDB, San Francisco
Found at Ads of the World
I know what they're trying to do with these ads. But the scenarios are implausible and harken back to a time that never was. The result only serves to convince me that it's a fantasy to think one could get kids to love salad.
Advertising Agency: DDB, San Francisco
Found at: Ads of the World
This campaign is for the Mother's Pride preschool.
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Advertising Agency: Out of the box, New Delhi
Illustrator: Bombay Duck Design
Found at Ads of the World
This is the first time I've seen 'poo' in a headline.
Or a tag line.
In this context, it seems innocuous and very appropriate.
Still, it took a brave client to approve it.
The official Bam Meals website includes a section misleadingly named, Fun for Kids, where one can download this creepy image to color:
Simple, benefit-driven messages. Love these.
Advertising Agency: Banda, Bulgaria
Source: Ads of the World
Most FSIs (free standing inserts in newspapers) suck. Rarely do they look as though they were done by professional creative people. This is a happy exception.
