Friday, June 13, 2008

Anna Faris' Ex-Husband Ben Indra

Anna Faris is in the upcoming movie House Bunny where she plays a Playboy Playmate that gets kicked out of the Mansion. I decided to do a little research on her (it's sort of my job) and found out that she used to be married. The first picture I saw of her ex wasn't out of the ordinary. Then I found a couple others that seemed to tell a story. You can draw your own conclusions...

First (from 2003)


Fat


Fattest

Thursday, June 12, 2008

OCD Breakdown: Nobody Wants to Be Gay

Since most guys also erroneously associate person hygiene with gayness, Unilever mercilessly markets AXE with the message that it will get you laid. Aside from the obvious reasons, this is hilarious because they're also behind the Dove: Real Beauty campaign. Hypocrites. They've also realized that you can only make so many different kinds of soap because AXE has moved into new territory: exfoliating tools. I picked up an advance copy of the new July Playboy and saw AXE is marketing the AXE Detailer. Here's what it looks like:

The Detailer may wash off candle wax and lipstick... but what about the shame of anonymous homosexual experimentation?
You can see it has a grip, strap, and a different texture on top. But we all know this is a basic loofah. The ad in the magazine has two blurbs pointing to spots on the detailer that say "Scrubs candle wax off your chest hair" and "Washes lipstick off your neck". This way, AXE consumers know that this product is for people with penises who like vaginas. I guess candle wax and lipstick could still apply to a tranny.

If you couldn't already tell, I despise this marketing tactic. What's more aggravating is that every single men's grooming product has gone this route... shave gel, body wash, fragrance, and pretty much everything else. I use Paul Mitchell Tea Tree Oil shampoo, Kiehl's facial lotion, Neutrogena lip balm & face wash, Aveda phomollient, Aveeno bodywash & shaving cream, and a Sonicare toothbrush. Sure, the result is spectacularly smooth and soft skin, shiny and thick hair, and bright white teeth... but it's also just a reinforcement of my own vanity.

The bottom line is: AXE smells like shit, won't get you laid, and being afraid of gayness usually a good sign you might be gay in the first place.

Bringing PenisBack

In a horrible twist of irony, a Chinese baby has been born with "extra manhood" on his back. I wonder what that scar is going to look like. Thanks for sending this to me at work, Nikolai.

Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Worst Ads of All Time

The new WNBA commercials are horrible. They all start with WNBA stars lambasting women's basketball before it ends with "SHE WOULDN'T SAY THAT. WOULD YOU?" Don't get me wrong -- that grabs your attention and makes a point. On the other hand, they seriously fail to evoke any actions from a viewer.

At best, they can get somebody who dislikes women's basketball to say "hey, it's not so bad". If you have a viewer that's neutral or already a fan, there's nothing for them to take away from the message. At the same time, the commercial opens with overwhelmingly negative comments about women's basketball. Nobody is going to seek the WNBA on TV or buy game tickets after seeing those spots. It's like the NFL coming out with a Michael Vick/Pacman Jones commercial preaching the virtues of thug life. Although that probably WOULD increase viewership and sell tickets.

Below are two of the videos that I've actually seen on TV (during NBA games). The Candace Parker spot on top is probably worse. She has some pretty harsh words while they show a montage of WNBA highlights. The second one... I don't even have to say anything here. Even the first WNBA ad campaign ("We Got Next") is better than this crap. You can watch them for yourself and decide how much of a sexist douchebag I am...


Friday, June 6, 2008

OCD Actual Conversation & Work Email

Below are two recent exchanges ... one between me and a friend (Anonymous Asshole Friend) and the other is with my co-worker Lisa K and a girl that wanted a job in our department. Two things are clear: Isiah Thomas is a jackass and you should put more than 5 minutes of effort into a cover letter.

OCD: Now Cablevision is trying again, with a $15 million campaign — the biggest since Fuse was introduced in 2003 — and yet another attempt to portray Fuse as a source of mainstream music. This time, Cablevision is turning to one of its own to make the marketing work: Kristin Dolan, who, in addition to being a senior vice president at the company, is the wife of James L. Dolan, Cablevision’s chief executive.
AAF: hahaha awesome
OCD: In addition to boning the CEO, she is also a marketing person
AAF: and isiah thomas has been named general manager, president and head coach of the fuse network


From Lisa
> Hi Cameron:
>
> Thanks for sending this through. A word to the wise, when you are
> sending a cover letter, you should probably fill in the generic blanks
> before sending :)

Cameron's Response
I'm mortified. Thank you for telling me instead of just not
responding, now it's a mistake I'll never make again. Sorry for
wasting your time and I appreciate your response.

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

OCD Actual Work Email

We have a lot of RFP's (requests for proposals) from a variety of clients. The main advertisers that care about what I do (college marketing) are usually video games, movie/DVD releases, and grooming products. This note came from one of our sales guys along with the RFP document. Our sales guy took it one step further by explaining a part of the plot we may have missed. This email is quite ridiculous (and yes, this is the entire email with nothing deleted).
Thanks again Stephen.

How do you think we could incorporate Just Cause 2 to Spring Break?

Again there’s this miniature, evil billionaire who hires 6 beautiful women (hopefully Playmates) as his ninja body guards. The guys lives on his own tropical island