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Please advertise to me.

shakespeherian — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 21:50:17 -0800

Is there anyplace online to find whatever television ad campaigns from a specific company happen to be playing nationally in the US currently? A friend of mine was recently in a Honda commercial and has started getting residual checks, so she knows that they're airing. However, she doesn't know what the commercial is about or anything that's said in the ad, and I don't know that it's particularly interesting or funny enough to have popped up on YouTube. She does know that the spot is called 'Think About It,' but apart from that I have nothing to go on. I'm not asking anyone to find the commercial for me, but is there any way (other than staring blankly at the teevee for hours) that I can attempt to track down this commercial?

What's the most iconic blue-jeans video ad?

funkbrain — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:23:23 -0800

What's the most iconic blue-jeans video ad?

Television advertisement showing the stock market as a frenzied sideshow

drdanger — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:10:10 -0800

Saw a television ad several years ago with fantastic art direction depicting the stock market as a circus or similar frenzy of colorful, somewhat frightening characters. Can anyone help me track it down? I'm guessing I saw this ad on American television about five years ago, but it could have been as early as 2000. The imagery and intensity struck me more like a Fellini movie than like a typical advertisement. It was colorful, kinetic, and showed a shouting, frenzied sideshow of crazy characters. There was the two-faced broker who yelled, "Buy! Buy! Buy" until he did a 180 and his other face yelled, "Sell! Sell! Sell!" There were carnival barkers and blimps and I can't remember what all else. The point, of course, was that the sponsor (Schwab? Ameritrade?) would offer you a refuge from the hysteria. I would love to find a video of this, but alternatively enough information to track it down in the real world (sponsor? agency?) would be enough for my eternal gratitude.

Why does this farm field have a C.S.I. logo on it?

miyabo — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 21:25:47 -0800

Why is there a C.S.I. logo carved into this farmer's field? It's got to be an attempt at a viral ad aimed at people taking off from Sea-Tac airport. But does anyone even notice it? I haven't been able to find anything online about it, but Google's shot may be a few years old.

I've noticed that some Target stores have a Target logo painted on top, which is pretty neat. Are there any other examples of aerial-view-only advertisements?

Inked in my memory

alice ayres — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 12:28:53 -0800

Please help me find this magazine advertisement or tattoo/model. In the October 1997 issue of Teen or YM magazine with Jared Leto on the cover, there was a Calvin Klein advertisement that featured a model with a unique rose tattoo. The small tattoo was located on her shoulder or on her arm off right off her shoulder, and it was of a rose. The head/petals of the rose looked like an @ symbol. It was not the AOL rose tho ( @--->---). The stem was not like a typical thorny rose stem, and I believe a snake/serpent was wrapped around that part.

I don't recall any distinguishing characteristics about the model, but she was white.

Other things to note:
1) I am very certain about the issue, but as time passes, I am less certain about which magazine.
2) I have searched the online CK ads archive, but I think it is not complete. The ad was not in black and white, and it was not a celebrity model ad either. The feel of the ad was like this one, but I remember something about a purplish, reddish hue in the background like this one.
3) She wasn't standing, but I think she might have been laying in some contrived pose on water or a branch.
4) I have called the YM and Teen back issue departments, but they do not do back issues that far.

I'm crossing my fingers that someone, somewhere loves this model, Calvin Klein, Jared Leto, tattoos, or old teen magazines, and can help me identify this tattoo.

This gay marriage activist wants to SILENCE opposition, apparently

hermitosis — Thu, 07 May 2009 06:36:33 -0800

How can I quickly and effectively complain to YouTube about ads they're running? Maybe I'm just spoiled by MeFi's ad policy, but it makes my brain boil to have to look at this ad while I watch my YouTube videos, even while signed into my own account.

I want to write or call and voice my opinion, but the phone number on their contact page leads to a labyrinthine menu that ultimately says that customer service is not available. I can't find an email address for a relevant department. And while I have no problem sending them a paper letter, I'd like to be able to share this issue with other people on the internet in a way that offers them a direct method of communication with the site.

What is the most effective way to approach the company on this topic?

Migrated MAPI Permissions?

Leud — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 09:30:02 -0800

Exchange - How does it handle Outlook MAPI permissions when migrating users from one domain to another? So the background is we've got two domains, Domain A and Domain B. Environments are all windows server 2003, Exchange 2003.

Currently users are on Domain A and have mailboxes there, we are migrating users to Domain B, disabling the Domain A account but leaving the mailboxes on Domain A. (This is not going to change for some time).

The accounts are moved over with sIDHistory maintained so NTFS permissions etc all work, the Domain A Mailbox permissions are set with the Domain B accounts as full access and associated external accounts.

My question is how do MAPI permissions work/carry over? If Bob Smith on Domain A has added Joe Bloggs using MAPI permissions to their outlook inbox, will this work once Joe Bloggs has been moved to Domain B?

The MAPI permissions are seperate from AD and I suspect don't check for sidhistory? Looking for confirmation on this.

Thanks,

How to get an Online Ad Sales job?

mspisces — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 12:24:50 -0800

How do you get job in the Online Ad Sales industry? My boyfriend is interested in getting into online advertising. He's 32 and has extensive outside sales experience, no degree. We live in Los Angeles. A lot of the postings for online ad sales requires knowledge or previous relationships with advertising agencies. Can you recommend ways for him to build his contacts with advertising agencies? What other paths can he take?

"I you love the beat... 'Scream', the new album from Chris Cornell"

XiBe — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 02:48:45 -0800

Looking for a specific Spotify audio add (Chris Cornell's). Hey, good people.

For a blogpost I'm writing, I would like to be able to play the audio ad for Chris Cornell's "Scream" album (produced by Timbaland).

I'm trying to catch it using Wire Tap, but it seems they have ceased that campaign once I thought of it.

Does anyone have any idea where I could get the mp3 for the full ad?

Thanks a lot for any pointers.

Babies Looking in Diapers "There Is a Difference! Advertising What?"

mickeefynn — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 06:23:40 -0800

There is a drawing of a boy and a girl baby looking into their diapers. It's an advertisement w/ heading, "There IS a difference!" Does anyone remember what product/ service this ad was for??

Was this disturbing ad a real Allstate commercial?

punchdrunkhistory — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:18:54 -0800

"Some children don't wear helmets. Some children don't have heads." Was this a real Allstate commercial? I have a very vague memory of, some years ago, seeing a bizarre Allstate Insurance commercial. At first it seemed to be rather typical - Dennis Haysbert (or some spokesman - I believe it was him) standing in the middle of an empty street holding a child's bicycle helmet. But the tagline was completely absurd: "Some children don't wear helmets. Some children don't have heads."

Googling reveals no other mention of this commercial - obviously I was the only one so disturbed! So I ask - was this a real commercial? Was it an SNL skit? A dream? Bonus points if it's available to watch somewhere online.

Pretty Piano Music From Old Serta Commercial?

ZakDaddy — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:38:19 -0800

AdMusicFilter: Beautiful, haunting piano music from mid-90s Serta commercial. Google is only marginally helpful, and this search has been driving me nuts for over a decade now. Description and best-guess results are inside.

Note: Search terms should include "-sheep" as this predates that campaign. First Google Groups hit, from this link:

"Does anyone know anything about the music from the Serta commercial? I am talking about the one where it ends with a shot of a little house at twilight and the moon overhead, and a light in the window going out, if I remember correctly. I haven't seen the commercial in a long time.

Side note: I also heard some very similar if not the same music on an episode of the X-files entitled "Kaddish." It was atmosphere music in a scene (at the very beginning of the episode) where they were having the funeral of a Jewish man."

Second Google Groups hit from this link (same poster, more detail):

"When I watched Kaddish, the background music in the burial scene at the beginning reminded me of the music in a Serta mattress commercial that played a few years ago. Some of it was almost exactly the same. The part I am thinking of went something like this (in the Serta commercial):

G A Bb A G Bb A D
G F Eb G F Bb*
Eb D C Eb D G*
A* Bb* A* .

*below middle C

I can never tell what key I'm in so it might not be the right one, but you get the idea.

The Serta commercial showed the moon rising at fast speed and I think at the end showed a house in the country (?-maybe) with the one light still on being extinguished. Anyway, I really liked the music in that commercial, and even when I first saw the commercial, it seemed familiar. But I could never figure out what it was. So when I heard the very similar part in Kaddish I had to find out. Does anyone have information for me on this?"

I actually called Serta's customer service department and asked, and they had no idea. I even looked at the site that was part of the best answer to this question, no luck. Arrgh! If I even knew who the ad agency who produced the commercial was, I'd ask them. Your assistance is greatly appreciated.

Citroen Ad Video Music

iSimone — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 04:46:22 -0800

Can anyone identify the song / tune in this german citroen ad by eurorscg? Would really love to listen to the whole thing.

I can name the tune but not the ad

wexford_arts — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 08:59:04 -0800

I know I've heard the opening bars of Beck's "Gamma Ray" in a commercial or promo recently (Telus? The Gap?) but I can't place it and my Google-fu in in the ditch today. Help!

Looking for Orlando tourism commercial - Can I get "Whatever I want"?

steeb2er — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:09:02 -0800

Can you find video online of the Orlando FL tourism TV commercial featuring little kids giving testimonials? One boy says "You can do whatever you want". There was a TV commercial for Orlando FL tourism that aired within the last year. It featured a few (4-5?) kids who were 5 or 6 years old explaining what they liked about Orlando and all the fun things to do. One boy was a little chunky, wearing a Hawaiian-style shirt and he had an accent. He said, "You can eat what you want. You can go to bed when you want. You can do whatevuh you want!"

I'd REALLY like to find this video because my wife and her co-workers quote that kid all the time.

I've looked (unsuccessfully) on Google and YouTube and at the Orlando tourism website.

How is sign disappeared?

ignignokt — Sat, 04 Oct 2008 12:29:06 -0800

How are advertising postings on public property viewed in the eyes of the law? There are always ads plastered all over telephone poles and traffic signal posts, and near them, lawn signs promoting "earning $$$ working at home," dating singles in your area, or politicians. So, I take it that it's legal to put these on public property.

The postings appear and disappear, which means that someone must be taking the old ones away to make space for the new ones. So, is it also legal for anyone to take down a sign that's on public property? Are the postings no one's property once they are posted?

On one hand, ripping down a sign seems vandalous. On the other, it would be ridiculous for someone to be able to claim some public space just by putting a piece of paper there first.

Name that retro modern Target ad tune?

fructose — Wed, 01 Oct 2008 09:33:00 -0800

What is that song in the recent Target commerical *not the dorm one*? There is a Target commercial I have seen a few times over the past couple of months. I have to admit I tend to listen more than watch TV, so I don't know a ton about the visuals. I think it was showing modern vintage-style home items, and the commerical was very stylized.

The song has a smooth, more produced Dandy Warhols-type sound. Some of the lyrics include something like, "We've got the whole world comin' together," and "We're freeeee to..."

I've Googled, checked Target's website, and YouTube, and all I can find out about is that commercial with the dorm girls, and some Jonas Brothers Target ad.

Does anyone know what song this is?

Looking for a Spanish ad.

ricochet biscuit — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:48:39 -0800

Help me locate a Spanish-language political ad. A couple of years back in the Year's Best Ads compilation that comes out of the Cannes Advertising Festival, there was a political television commercial from an election in Latin America.

It was white text on a black screen with a voiceover reading the text, and (I believe) each line was highlighted as it was read aloud. The text was remarkably pessimistic in tone, talking about corruption, economic difficulties and so forth. This progressed through a dozen or fifteen lines before reaching the last line, which was "But we can turn it around."

The highlighting began moving back upwards line by line, with the voiceover again reading each line from bottom to top: clauses were thus rearranged, modifiers had new antecedent and so on, and the text now spoke of optimism and opportunities.

Can anyone steer me the text, or better yet, a link to the ad itself?

Side effect may include braintooth

adamrice — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:40:50 -0800

I have noticed that TV ads for prescription drugs that feature actors directly addressing you always (?) have the voice track lip-synched. The audio is obviously different from what would have been recorded originally, and this seems to be consistent. Why is this? A friend suggested this somehow avoids some FDA regulation about endorsing drugs. This is in the USA.

Craigslist scam?

Tehanu — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 09:36:56 -0800

Is this apartment ad on Craigslist a scam? It seems too good to be true of course, and it links to a suspicious-looking URL where they ask that interested people fax them a credit score. I've been running into the more typical scams (unbelievably good deal, landlord in UK or Mali, will mail you the keys, etc) but this ad is the only one I've seen that asks you to send a credit score. Typically the landlord asks for an application fee so they can run a credit report. Would a legitimate apartment manager ever ask you to fax your credit score as your first contact with them?

Big screen for sale!!

Brandon1600 — Wed, 07 May 2008 04:17:49 -0800

I need to print an ad but I don't know how to arrange it so the little tear off strips appear sideways on the bottom. I need to print an add to sell my television. I want to post it on the cafeteria bulletin board at work with the tear -off strips at the bottom that would have my contact information, but I don't know what program to use or how to go about arranging that. I rarely ever use word processors for anything other than normal typing and printing. I suppose I could just write it in , but it looks kind of silly. Anyone ever done this before?

What ad campaigns have been adapted into feature films?

PM — Sun, 04 May 2008 23:22:23 -0800

I just saw the trailer for the ostensibly terrible Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher vehicle, "What Happens in Vegas." Can anyone tell me if this is the first time that an ad campaign has been adapted into a feature film? I'd also like some background information about the ads themselves. Who is responsible for them? Where and when did the expression "What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas" originate?

Mac to Mac with AD?

Gungho — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 07:46:06 -0800

How do I transfer a normal Mac account to an Active Directory Mac account on my new Mac? I want to transfer all data, settings, preferences bookmarks and applications from a normal user account to a new Machine which is set up with Active Directory. I've lots of experience using Migration assistant to move users from Mac to Mac, but AD throws a new twist into it. You cannot have a normal user and an AD user with the same username, so transferring with Migration Assistant will only transfer applications and documents that are on the top level of the hard drive. No user data is transferred because the username already exists on the AD Mac.

Remote Control Tiger: How do I remote into a 10.4 box from Windows?

GS1977 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:04:08 -0800

What is the best way to remote desktop into OS X 10.4 from a Windows Server 2003 AD environment? We are running workstations with Vista Business on a LAN with Win Server 2003 and ActiveDirectory. I have a G5 running 10.4 Server on the domain, but now I'd like to know the best way to remote control the G5. Our goal is to keep it in the server room as a test machine and possibly a web server. I need to be able to fully administer it from my desk.

[CSS/Javascript] How do I create full page overlay ad that covers the page when user first enter (similar to news.com)?

parttimeninja — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:08:55 -0800

How do I create full page overlay ad that covers the page when user first enter (similar to news.com)?