Wednesday, June 22, 2011

Oh so much wrong with this

I couldn't find the exact ad but here is one from the same campaign brought to us by Cadillac.

The campaign uses a discussion on windshield wipers to demonstrate that Cadillac builds quality cars. They have thought of everything, even making sure the windshield is strong because when you are going 190mph "a simple raindrop becomes a powerful force," or at 190mph "normal" windshield wipers could be ripped off a car.

I can see what they were aiming for but honestly all I could think about during the entire commercial was "who is driving their Cadillacs at 190mph and they should probably not drive that fast in the rain."

If all you can say about your car is that your windshield wipers will stay down at 190mph, maybe you should rethink things.

Thanks for reading!

Let's cover the page in ads

When you are a respectable news organization, do not do this. Actually, no one should do this! I Could't believe my eyes when I logged on to CNN and saw this catastrophe. Wallpapering a website with an ad doesn't make me want to click on the ad, it makes me want to run in the opposite direction. I only stayed on the page long enough to take a picture and then I was out of there. And you know what I can't remember what the ad is for!

Moral of the story: if it hurts to look at, I'm not going to look at it!