Mini Clubman ~ Etch-A-Sketch Paradise

The Clubman in the Mini line of cars has at least two paradise ads floating around the Internet.  The scenes look like this:

You can see that  no dolphins, flamingoes, or hairy-chested men in Speedos were spared from these fantastic line-art displays.

Here is the speedboat/dolphin version:

 
And here’s the Speedo/airplane/flamingo/metal-detector version:

 
In spite of the everyday symbols of [...]

Gulfstream G650 ~ fast trip to paradise from pretty much anywhere

Gulfstream announced a new jet yesterday: the G650 (warning: long Flash load time and bad music).  It can travel 7,000 nautical miles at 0.85 Mach or 5,000 nautical miles at 0.90 Mach.  Yes, that’s just short of the speed of sound.  But the real story here is the fine publicity shot that they chose:

Oh, yes, [...]

Beach beds ~ no, for real this time

Finally, a bed maker has put their bed where the beach is:
That’s WeatherMaster outdoor furniture from the Spinnaker Collection by Laneventure.  Other bed makers, like Hastens, Simmons, and Tempur-Pedic, just want you to think that your bed is a medium to paradise.
But, in the end, can you really imagine lugging one of these down to [...]

Lost’s Oceanic Airlines ad campaign ~ viral or vile?

ABC has a viral campaign out featuring Oceanic Airlines, the television fantasy airline from the show Lost.  Here’s one of the ads:

 
I can appreciate a viral campaign, but fake airplane crashes made to seem more real than they should make this one seem a little misplaced.
You can see the "official" Oceanic Airlines site here and [...]

Orangina Naturally Juicy Commercial

If Cirque du Soleil were to base a commercial on their Zumanity show in Las Vegas, perhaps with a little bit of Luc Besson’s The Fifth Element mixed in, this is what it would look like:

 
Commercials don’t get any saucier than this one.  It’s for the Orangina brand drink from France.  Did you notice the [...]

The place of ‘place’ in the world of ‘women are whores’ luxury advertising

There has been a lot of buzz in the media this week about the current wave of jewelry advertising in which jewelry peddlers are essentially saying that you can save your relationship and have sex (again) if diamonds are given as a gift.  Bloggers like Amanda Marcotte at Pandagon are right on in saying that [...]

Hawai’i Superferry

The Hawai’i Superferry opened up on the 13th of December to some controversy over its environmental impact.  The ferry, which runs from Honolulu on Maui to Kahului in Maui, will allow people to take their vehicles with them from island to island.  Whether or not you agree that the ferry is a good addition to [...]

HP Mediasmart Home Server

Okay, you spend $2,000 to fly to Tahiti, and you feel so homesick that you have to beam your reruns of Martin and Gilmore Girls to your hotel room:

In other words, you can now escape from your escape by going home whenever you please.  Thanks HP Mediasmart Home Server for making this possible??
God forbid we [...]

Tempur-Pedic ~ rainforest ready

If you’re looking to outfit your rainforest tent with a mattress, you may want to choose Tempur-Pedic with all of its waterproofing and its ability to repel pooling rainwater by expelling the frequent puddles of the tropics up and off the bed.  I don’t know about you, but I can’t sleep next to waterfalls.  I [...]

The Airbus A380 green campaign goes on ~ Telegraph says it’s not so green after all

First discussed in the Rapidsea "why does the Airbus A380 look like a dolphin?" post, Airbus’s environmental ads are still being pushed around for the super jumbo — yes, the one that can hold over 500 passengers.
The most recent ads that I have come across were on CNN International’s website.  They were the "Cleaner" island [...]

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