Archive for Bob Garfield

SuperBowl AdBowl Review with Ad Age’s Bob Garfield plus My 5 cents

Bob Garfield's review (videoblog) here.

My choices? The Bob Dylan then and now themed Pepsi Spot, and the Monster.com spot. The Hyundai ad was the most sensitive to today's economic situation done with panache and sincerity; Budweiser pretty much wore me out (although the office ad was cool– didn't know you could drink beer at lunchtime, though.) And the touted remake of Mean Joe Green was confusing. The Taco bell ad? Uh, why did he introduce his parents to his date in another restaurant? 

But Springsteen, the E-Street Band, and Little Steven— they, well, rocked.

H-P’s Extravagant Spot vs. Simple Corporate Video: Corporate Video Wins!

Bob Garfield, in Ad Age, compares H-P’s new touchscreen computing spot with its bazillion effects (and bazillion dollar budget) with the simple corporate video which simply demos the product. The corporate video wins.

Line of the piece: "Is Goodby being paid by the terabyte?"

By the way, the corporate video was produced by, or at least commissioned by the agency as well. Credit where credit is due.

But I bet that they still had a nice budget for that one, too. After all, they’re an agency.