In 1998, Puff Daddy (now called P Diddy) rapped, “It’s All about the Benjamins.” He wasn’t referring to Hebrews, he was referring to $100 bills. Now in 2009, Taco Bell produced a commercial where performers rap about “The Roosevelts.” And yes they are referring to dimes. The commercial mocks a high-budget hip hop video by [...]
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Most insurance commercials are fast-forward worthy but there’s a Travelers Insurance commercial, seen frequently during TNT’s broadcast of the the British Open, that’s absolutely a treat to watch. It’s made even better by the fact that only the last four seconds of the one minute advert is devoted to pushing insurance. The spot involves a [...]
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Land of Punt is mesmerized by he DIRECTV series of commercials featuring the fictitious board room of Cable Corp. Inc. These spots were directed by Emmy Award-winner Christopher Guest and star Jonathan Michael Higgins, Ed Begley Jr. and Don Lake. Besides being funny and doing a great job in selling the product, the ads make [...]
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