Outrage Today: I'm not sure if it's an effective advertisment...

Sunday, July 22, 2007

...but it did make me laugh.

Shawn M. said...: That is awesome! It's actually somewhat touching. Here I was expecting something entirely and pointlessly absurd ("I just lost my job and I feel grrrreeaat!") and yet... and yet...

I think it does its job.; 5:45 pm
Oliver Brackenbury said...: It....it made you want to invest in wind energy?!; 8:06 am
Shawn M. said...: Well, it made me aware of the company that is harnessing wind energy, which I think is a dang good first step.

Few commercials manage to combine that sort of cleverness with their actual product (in this case - uh, wind). I don't know. And it's also the kind of commercial people end up telling their friends about - hence your blog post?; 7:15 pm
Oliver Brackenbury said...: This is true! I think the trouble with this kind of ad, or the challenge at any rate, is coming up with a good follow-up ad which will actually inform as well as entertain.

Also? That lady right at the start had some old school bloomers on. Just sayin'!; 8:48 pm

Sunday, July 22, 2007