Recent Streetsblog LA posts about Ad Nauseam

Can you believe this?  Does this get you riled up? You need to take a gander at this new commercial for Mazda’s CX-5, an advertising partner for Universal Pictures Dr. Suess’ “The Lorax”. It’s the latest, most outrageous act of Hollywood greed. “Certified Truffula Tree Friendly”?! I can’t tell you how sick that “endorsement” makes me.

Reader Paul Murphy sends along this ad from the Australian division of Giant Bicycles. The spot, by the Melbourne-based firm Leo Burnett, started airing last summer as part of Giant’s “Real Riders” campaign. Imagine if images of grocery bags slung over handlebars could somehow saturate the airwaves as much as sleek new luxury sedans gliding […]

Nettbuss – Whoever you are from Cobblestone Filmproduktion on Vimeo. (Warning: This ad isn’t completely safe for work.) It’s no surprise revelation that sex sells; but this somewhat steamy advertisement (well, steamy by American standards) for Norwegian bus company Nettbuss isn’t really about sex, it’s about freedom and the unexpected pleasure of riding the bus. […]

A couple of car-related ads in heavy NFL rotation caught my attention mostly for their emphasis, intended or not, on car-free transportation. Exhibit A is from Geico, which as usual doesn’t use cars in its ads for car insurance. Instead, in this spot the company’s ubiquitous cartoon spokeslizard is depicted walking the center line of […]

One of the many reasons that America has such a deep and lasting addiction to its car culture is the advertising dollars that paint such an attractive picture of car ownership.  The ads are everywhere and appear in many different forms.  But, you know this. I was actually surprised when greeted by three ads for […]