http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/ads/ en-us Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:36:39 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419123/posts Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- When football fans watch the Super Bowl next year, they may see a pro-life ad from Focus on the Family focusing on the mother of potential future NFL star Tim Tebow. Tebow is the Heisman Trophy winner and University of Florida star quarterback whose mother decided not to abort him in a crisis pregnancy. The Super Bowl ad would be costly -- as a spot during the game and three 30-second commercials before it would reportedly run about $4 million -- but provides a unique exposure to a large national and international audience.The ad, according to... Life News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2419123/posts#comment Fri, 1 Jan 2010 20:36:39 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415540/posts There I was, watching the perfectly harmless Meineke Car Care Bowl, when a truly creepy Government Motors commercial for the Chevy Silverado pickup broke out . . . GM spokesman, and former NFL player, Howie Long is not-so-subtly comparing the merits of the Silverado with an intimidated, younger, Ford F150 owner. View video here. NewsBusters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2415540/posts#comment Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:59:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415153/posts Unfortunately I have to say it for the second time today. While we are trying to relax during this holiday season, Muslims that are hellbent on killing us, or subjugating the country under Sharia Law do not stop pushing for even a second. This site has documented the recent pro-Islamic ad campaigns, and this is the biggest one by far. We need to raise our voices! Logan's Warning http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2415153/posts#comment Sat, 26 Dec 2009 01:36:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414999/posts From the Romanian television, one of the funniest TV commercials of the year. Subtitled in English Click link for video. Transsylvania Phoenix http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414999/posts#comment Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:10:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414645/posts Further proof to support President Barack Obama’s assertion that America is no longer a Judeo-Christian nation will be unveiled on New York’s Eve. When the ball drops at midnight on Times Square, a massive message will appear on the 26-foot by 20-foot JumbroTron not to issue New Year greetings but to maintain that Islam is a religion of peace and goodwill, despite a rash of recent attacks by radical Muslims on American soil. The Last Crusade http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414645/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 20:11:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414297/posts http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiC7S12cwhE "TV AD: HARRY REID FAILED!" Video - Description - quote: OurCountryPAC December 20, 2009 More info: http://www.TeaPartyExpress.org Senator Harry Reid has shown contempt for the American people and the people of Nevada. Now, "We The People" are fighting back, and the Tea Party Express (and its principal sponsor, the Our Country Deserves Better Committee) fights back with this TV ad campaign against failed Democrat Senator, Harry Reid. Category: News & Politics Tags: harry reid failed our country deserves better tea party express tv ad sharron angle sue lowden danny tarkanian Video (via OurCountryPAC YouTube account) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2414297/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 05:38:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413446/posts Proof that its not only today that they sell plasic crap that falls to bits before new year ! Youtube http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2413446/posts#comment Wed, 23 Dec 2009 01:41:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2407556/posts As Apple fans, we've loved Apple's "Get a Mac" ad campaign. With Justin Long as the cool, laid-back Mac and John Hodgman starring as the stodgy, uptight PC, the ads have managed to make us laugh since they first appeared in 2006. The campaign has spawned the "I'm a PC" response ads from Microsoft, which aren't nearly as fun or effective as the original (if we do say so ourselves). The ads have been incredibly effective at getting Apple's message across -- Macs just work, with no bloatware, few viruses and little malware, and Mac users can do a lot... TUAW http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2407556/posts#comment Tue, 15 Dec 2009 01:22:14 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406429/posts There is something quite special about the new Levi's campaign from Wieden & Kennedy. It is an exquisitely wrought example of design, language, mood and spirit (indomitable spirit, to be precise). It is also visually and tonally consistent across all media platforms. And it is obviously grounded in research that discovered a romantic and idealistic tug among the target audience for the good ol' American pioneering imperative. The flawless integration of design, strategy and theme, however, isn't what makes the campaign so special. What makes it special is that, more likely than not -- at least in the U.S. --... Advertising Age http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2406429/posts#comment Sun, 13 Dec 2009 03:37:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2403295/posts Tiger Woods commercials have been absent from prime-time TV broadcast networks and 19 cable channels in the wake of reports of the golf icon’s extramarital affairs and Nov. 27 car accident. Citing data from the Nielsen Co., Bloomberg News is reporting that the last prime-time TV ad featuring Woods was a 30-second Gillette Co. commercial that aired Nov. 29. Commercials depicting Woods were not shown during weekend sports games, including NFL contests, according to Nielsen, a New York-based market research firm. “Last weekend, there wasn’t any advertisements during those games,” Nielsen spokesman Aaron Lewis told Bloomberg. Boston Herald http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2403295/posts#comment Wed, 9 Dec 2009 00:32:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2403177/posts Per Drudge... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2403177/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 21:48:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402675/posts The environmental activism group Greenpeace, no stranger to controversy, is at it again. In conjunction with the start of the U.N. Climate Change Conference in Denmark, the group has teamed up with TckTckTck to plaster the Copenhagen airport with advertisements featuring drastically altered images of famous world leaders participating in the summit. Though some industry observers have labeled the campaign "lame" and "dour," the group says the reaction to the ads thus far has been "phenomenal." Yahoo http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402675/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 10:39:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402626/posts A video advertisement on CBS's Web site that "mashes" material from the iconic "Frosty the Snowman" Christmastime cartoon with two of the network's comedy series is offensive and should be pulled, media analysts told FoxNews.com. The video ad, "Frosty the Inappropriate Snowman," takes authentic dialogue from CBS' "How I Met Your Mother" and "Two and a Half Men" and dubs it on top of the cartoon classic, changing well-known "Frosty" scenes to contain suggestions that the snowman and his friends visit a "strip club." The mash-up also discusses Frosty's "porn collection" and contains repeated mentions of prior sexual conquests. The... Fox http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402626/posts#comment Tue, 8 Dec 2009 05:24:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395449/posts A new ad running on Fox News takes aim at accusations that opponents of President Barack Obama's healthcare plan are racist. The advertisement is sponsored by a new conservative documentary, I Want Your Money (www.IWantYourMoney.net) and features Rep. Robert Schaaf (R, MO) among others admitting that if opposition to government-sponsored healthcare is racist, then he is racist. Click to view "I Guess I'm Racist" http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2395449/posts#comment Fri, 27 Nov 2009 17:31:40 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402316/posts A video opposing health care reform that came out last month is causing a stir on the Internet today. The spot features Americans staring at directly at the camera and saying something you don't much hear in polite company: "I guess I'm racist." The reason? They oppose President Obama's health care reform efforts. Watch at left. The video appears to be the work of filmmaker Ray Griggs, who has released a documentary called "I Want Your Money." Introducing the spot on his Web page, Griggs writes that "Americans have every right to speak out against the ruinous direction our nation... CBS News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2402316/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 21:18:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401994/posts Here is a new ad opposing a Government takeover of Health Care that is based on the attack made against ObamaCare opponents that they are "racist." The ad shows person after person - of all ages and races - saying, "I guess I'm a racist," showing the completely ridiculous nature of the attack on ObamaCare opponents. Those on the Left like to attack conservatives for "McCarthyism," but their use of the "race card" is far closer to the meaning of that term than anything done by conservatives. The ad concludes with this summary statement: "Accusing us of being racists won't... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2401994/posts#comment Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:26:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401553/posts A smear machine fueled by huge sums of cash has fixed its sights on a new Public Enemy No. 1. Her name is U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann. Minnesota voters won't be heading to the polls until November 2010, almost a year from now, but this machine is already pouring megabucks into a TV ad campaign attacking Bachmann. In the ad, an actress portraying the congresswoman greets voters with oil oozing from her hands. A frightened baby wails, and constituents glare with disgust at the sticky handprints she leaves on their backs. The message? Bachmann is a shill for Big Oil.... Minneapolis Star Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2401553/posts#comment Sun, 6 Dec 2009 16:55:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2397468/posts On a commercial break from Monday Night Football, there was a commercial for NFL's Play 60, where they promote kids to play outdoors for 60 minutes.In the commercial, Drew Brees of the New Orleans Saints is set to throw a pass on the White House lawn with children running in slow motion, with the White House in the background.At first thought, I was waiting for Drew to pass to one of the kids. Then I thought he might sling that sucker through the White House window hopefully getting Obama in back of the head.Then Obama pops up in the scene... MNF Commercial NFL Play 60 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2397468/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 10:54:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2397329/posts Did anyone just see that disgusting slo-motion love fest Obama commercial for his serve.gov site? BAAAAAAAAAARF http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2397329/posts#comment Tue, 1 Dec 2009 02:18:36 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396636/posts This year, the Muslim holiday of Eid El-Adha fell on the same weekend as Black Friday, the famous shopping spree tradition. Best Buy, one of the retailers participating in the event, posted a season’s greeting on one of their flyers: a little circle with “Happy Eid El-Adha” above the giant “Thanksgiving” greeting. It was a gentle nod toward a minority group whose holiday happened to fall on the same day. It was a great gesture toward inclusiveness. No one could possibly spin glad tidings and season greetings into a negative thing, right? Think again. The noble gesture has caused quite... The Lantern http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2396636/posts#comment Mon, 30 Nov 2009 04:04:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394985/posts A black Friday Best Buy ad is getting blasted this Thanksgiving. It includes a nod to the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha, which is celebrated this weekend. That has angered some customers, who point out that Best Buy stopped using "Merry Christmas" in its ads in 2006 and replaced it with "Happy Holidays." Best Buy is trying to curb any controversy saying that this year’s ads will feature several different holidays, including Christmas. FOX News (DC) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2394985/posts#comment Thu, 26 Nov 2009 17:05:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2394251/posts Crescent Project says Eid Al-Adha is a great time to witness to Muslims. USA (MNN) ― An advertisement in the United States has been greeted with praise and condemnation. This week, a major electronics retailer got flack for including with its circular advertising Thanksgiving Day sales a note saying "Happy Eid Al-Adha," a Muslim holiday, which begins this week. According to the founder and president of Crescent Project Fouad Masri, Eid Al-Adha is a holiday created by Mohammed as he attempted to trace his roots back to Abraham. "He made the celebration to remember that Abraham took his son to... http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2394251/posts#comment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:33:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392932/posts Here it comes: Best Buy ran a national Black Friday ad inviting the world to celebrate Thanksgiving and Eid Al-Adha, the Muslim festival of sacrifice. Fair enough, right? Happy Eid! Washington Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392932/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:22:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392302/posts There are only 35 shopping days left until Christmas. I'm keenly aware of this primarily because of those overcaffeinated Glee-show-choir-in-red-white-and-blue-alpine-sweaters-and-ear-flaps-making-high school-cheerleading-pyramids Gap ads that started running about a week ago. You know, the ones where they chant a little ditty titled, annoyingly, "Happy Dowhateveryouwannukah." "Go Christmas! Go Hannukah! Go Kwanzaa! Go Solstice!" the exceptionally good-looking, multicultural, skinny-jeans-clad cheerbots shout. "You 86 the rules, you do what just feels right," they cheer, before entreating us to "do whatever [we] wannukkah" this ambiguous winter holiday season. Their jangly dance number ends by wishing us "a cheery night." How festive, you say? Meh.... Chicago Sun-Times http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2392302/posts#comment Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:14:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2389342/posts NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Wal-Mart's much-awaited Black Friday deals will focus on a gamut of gadgets such as high-definition TVs, laptops and Blu-ray players, as well as holiday gift favorites such as toys and DVDs, according to a copy of the retailer's circular obtained by CNNMoney.com. While not confirming the entire circular, a Wal-Mart spokeswoman confirmed some of the deals, which will be available between 5 a.m. and 11 a.m. local time on Nov. 27, that appear in the leaked circular. "There's a lot of excitement that builds up around electronics," said Wal-Mart's Tara Raddohl. Items with confirmed prices for... CNN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2389342/posts#comment Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:50:35 GMT