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Americans Will Be Drugged to Believe Their Soda Is Sweeter
Hamilton Nolan · 12/03/13 10:06AMHelp Unilever Corp. Save the World by Buying Unilever Products
Hamilton Nolan · 11/20/13 01:31PMInfomercial Scam Diet Pitchman Jailed
Hamilton Nolan · 11/13/13 09:38AMKevin Trudeau is a longtime TV pitchman famous for selling the public secrets that "THEY" don't want you to know. For example, THEY don't want you to know that Kevin Trudeau is a fraud who is now in jail.
Americans Want Food That's "Natural," a Word That Means Nothing
Hamilton Nolan · 11/06/13 04:28PMWith the exception of the erosion of personal privacy and the growth of an ultra-powerful unaccountable economic elite over the course of several decades which we didn't notice because football was on, you can't put too much past Americans. Those Cocoa Puffs... are they natural? Don't try to fool us!
The Basic Inescapability of Fast Food for Kids
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You People Inexplicably Love Subway's Advertising
Hamilton Nolan · 10/16/13 09:44AMWhat Shall We Call Lobbyists Instead of "Lobbyists?"
Hamilton Nolan · 10/15/13 01:58PMAmericans Love a Different Fake Sugar Now
Hamilton Nolan · 10/08/13 08:55AMYou, the consumer, demand that every artificially hydrogenated preservative-laced concoction that you consume be sweet as a honeybee's tits. You, the consumer, also demand that your sweet nectar be free of "calories," nature's survival mechanism. You, the consumer, have found a new fake sugar to love!
What "Sellouts" Were
Hamilton Nolan · 09/30/13 02:00PMOnce upon a time not so long ago, there was an idea: that some things in this world should be able to exist free from the influence of money—that these things should be done because of their own intrinsic value. You would be forgiven for scoffing at the notion that this idea was ever taken seriously at all.
Hamilton Nolan · 09/24/13 08:54AM
Brands Are People Now
Hamilton Nolan · 09/20/13 10:48AMJimmy Fallon's Show Finds Way to Get More Annoying
Hamilton Nolan · 09/18/13 04:26PMOutback Steakhouse's New Business: "Challenging Convention"
Hamilton Nolan · 09/17/13 08:35AMGuys Prank Buddy by Replacing All the Tap Water in His House with Beer
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/17/13 08:07AMWhat's the ultimate prank? That's right: Replacing all the tap water in a friend's house with cold, refreshing beer pumped straight from a bunch of tapped kegs hidden beneath the floorboards.
Americans, Who Are All Doctors, Embrace "Gluten-Free" Crap
Hamilton Nolan · 09/16/13 09:31AMJohn and Jane Doe, residents of 123 Main Street, Anytown, USA, are just your perfectly average American consumers: board-certified gastroenterologists, who will only purchase "Gluten-Free" food items, because they have scientifically confirmed their own celiac sensitivity with extensive medical testing.
This Three Minute Commercial Puts Full-Length Hollywood Films to Shame
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/13/13 03:12PMIt certainly says something about the state of Hollywood today that a three minute ad produced at a fraction of the cost of most movies is more moving and poignant than almost anything the big studios have to offer.
There's No Getting Around It: The New Chipotle Ad Is Amazing
Neetzan Zimmerman · 09/13/13 12:11PMIt's being called "the most beautiful, haunting infomercial you'll ever see."