Advertising Is Good For You

The cure for douchebaggery

Hysterical spoof commercial for Unpretentiousil (generic name: Dedouchetin), the drug that helps people manage their H.I.P.S.T.E.R. symptoms.

Click here to watch the drug commercial parody.

Snickers saves the world

Kim Jong-un scares the crap out of me. Nevertheless, I laughed out loud at this parody/meme.

Hope someone pantsed the buzzkill lawyer who ruined this Facebook post

Leave it to a lawyer to take the fun out of this April Fools prank from the Facebook page of Nestle Nesquik USA.

Today's April Fools Pranks

I came across a couple of April Fools pranks and thought I'd post a round-up of the best ones. Then I discovered Huffington Post had already done the work for me. Thank you, Huffington Post.

Click here to see a collection of today's best April Fools pranks.

My favorite is GMail Blue from Google. And not because Mullen, the agency where I work, often does work for Google. This video is simply perfection.

ADDENDUM posted 3:43pm

Ha! At The Consumerist, I found a prank Huffington Post doesn't yet know about.

Click here to read how Macy's managed to prank itself.

Hey, ad people, Louis C.K. mocks our work

The trailer for Louis C.K.'s new HBO special makes fun of traditional ads for comic specials.

It's kind of lame.

I could have done better.

Just saying.

Click here to watch the trailer to the HBO special: Louis C.K., Oh My God.

Click here to see Matt Damon in a much funnier spot.

The Walking Dead intro, 1995 style

Click here to watch The Walking Dead intro reimagined as it would have been in 1995.

Luxury fast food

ACCESS Agency answers the question, what would luxury fast food look like?

Click here to see the answer to another question relating to brands.

Via Pursuitist

Zombi-Kleen. For those hard to kill stains.

Click here to see a real-life creepy ad for laundry detergent.

Via Savage Chickens

Connover Tuttle Pace celebrates the Hatch Awards

Last night, Boston's advertising community held its annual awards show, where winners took home coveted Hatch Bowls (basically silver-plated Revere bowls).

In honor of the Hatch Show, Boston ad agency Conover Tuttle Pace created this hysterical spoof spot for the Tote-a-Bowl.

Click here to enjoy Connover Tuttle Pace's spoof spot.

Where all those cat videos come from

Click here to see the very funny parody video.

Click here to laugh at another parody video.

Shocantelle Brown wants you to get your ass down to the I Be-Weave Hair Salon

Click here to watch Shocantelle star in a TV commercial for the I Be-Weave Hair Salon.

iPad Doritos Tablet

Click here to watch TBWA's very funny Doritos viral.

 

T-Mobile imagines the Royal Wedding entrance

T-Mobile's Royal Wedding video has gone viral. And rightfully so.

It's a spoof of Prince William and Kate Middleton's upcoming wedding. Royal look-alikes joyfully dance down the aisle in this irreverent though not disrespectful video.

Click here to watch T-Mobile's very funny Royal Wedding viral video.