When this commercial comes on, the viewer sees a completely white room, with beautiful white furnishings–great art…a really inviting space. The camera cuts to a white couple sitting in their very white living room reading. The woman is thumbing through an IKEA catalog. We can …

I would love to love this ad for the wonderful fashions therein. But I just can’t. I write a lot of reviews about things that I see in Essence magazine. I am sure that must make me seem like a hater. But I am just …

This is yet another great web site for people that like to listen to Old time radio. Again, old time radio is what people used to listen to in about the 1920’s. There are a lot of good programs including mystery, western, comedy, as well as suspense. Some of …

I am not very pleased with the results of my advertisement for my tutoring business in the yellow pages. About 6 months ago now I placed an advertisement in both yellow pages online and Yellow Pages phone book. However the advertisment only got published in the phone book in …

When I first took a look at this advertisement, I thought it was perhaps for a cologne. Then I thought—no—it must be a condom commercial. Then I saw the word “Pioneer” and immediately thought that it was for a musical device. I came to …

The Penny Saver has been around for many years now. It’s a way for people to advertise, sometimes for free and sometimes for a small price. It also is a good way for local neighborhood businesses to advertise to a confined area.
The negatives for the Penny Saver …

I don’t stay in hotels too very often. But this commercial for Hyatt hotels is a very convincing way to get people to think again about staying there. In any case, a woman is shown sitting on a huge sectional sofa. Her feet are …

I have been watching this channel for years and I would certainly recommend it to anyone that’s a fan of the NFL. This channel provides 24/7 news and updates when it comes to the NFL. I love being able to turn to one channel to find all …

When I was younger, I spent many hours devoting my complete attention to Highlights For Kids magazine. I loved just about every page in every issues, and especially enjoyed those infamously difficult find the picture pages! Now that I have children of my own, my pediatric doctor …

A good marketing campaign is one that spans the test of time, and such is the case with the Trix rabbit.
I grew up watching this silly rabbit on TV. As I enjoyed bowls full of the fruity puffs of cereal, I giggled over the television ads of the …

I have the magazine Runners World delivered to my door every month. I really like the fact it gives great hints and tips for people of all abilities.
I am not a super athlete and only run for fun, and it gives new ideas each month and shows pictures of …

Broadcasting from downtown Midland, Texas, KWEL AM 1070 is a locally owned and locally operated talk radio station. It carriers four of the top five nationally rated talk radio program and also features local and live talk on the weekdays as well as the weekends. I have enjoyed listening …

I have never heard of this particular liquor before. I don’t even know what flavor it is. The ad says that “this is your wake-up call.” A woman is featured sitting in one corner of the ring. She is blonde, fully made up, …

Metro is a free newspaper which is distributed widely in the United Kingdom, mainly to commuters via the medium of buses and trains, as well as being offered from special distribution points at railway and Underground stations. When it first came out a few years ago, I will confess …

Satirist video game reviewer, The Angry Video Game Nerd, has spawned many a YouTube reviewer. Some have created a persona all their own while other have tried to ride his fury-driven coat tails. The Happy Video Game Nerd, Caddicarus, and Angry Joe stand out as some of …

I am not really a Fergie fan. Personally, I feel that when she joined the Black Eyed Peas, they lost a little of their authenticity. The band suddenly became all about Fergie because she was the new snow princess to take the rest of the group to …

Francis Lam is a regular contributor and prolific food writer for Gourmet magazine. In his current article for Gourmet, he is following Chef Susan Feniger and Chef Kajsa Alger as they’re in the final stretch of opening their new restaurant in Los Angeles called Street.
The introductory paragraph to …

The Hindu is a daily newspaper of India, published from Chennai. I am reading this newspaper for the last three years. I don’t like communism and this newspaper seems to support that, in spite of this I am a regular reader of this newspaper because of the fact that …

“How to Plan a Direct Marketing Campaign” by Jack Ferrari is a well assembled article with an ample amount of detail and information about what direct marketing is, how to conduct a direct campaign, and what materials you should use and how to use them.
First, I was glad when …

This magazine I buy regularly every month as it’s really really cheap at the price of only $3, it has lots of latest juicy gossip and tons of pictures for local and international famous icons. The magazine is filled with pictures from events but most are from peronal interviews, …

I am someone who enjoys a good read. I like literature too, ranging from translations of the classics of both Ancient Greek and Roman writers from Xenophon to Procopius and, in later writings, from Alfred the Great’s translations to the Brontes and all points in between.
What I am driving …

CRNTalk with Robert Conrad featured an interview with one of my all time favorite performers, James Darren, on July 22, 2010. The interview is available on the internet, if you’d like to listen to it. I’d recommend doing a search for the show to find a site …

“3 Weeks to Startup” by Tim Berry and Sabrina Parsons is an article dedicated to entrepreneurs who don’t want to spend months or years investing in rigorous time building their business; therefore, Tim Berry and Sabrina Parsons have crafted a well put together article about how to take a …

I never knew Workingmom Magazine had existed for some time now, until months ago when I visited a friend’s house. I was waiting for her in the living room coz we were going on a night out (finally!) after months of months of work, and no social life, …

First of all, I had no idea that Vera Wang even had a clothing line at Kohl’s. But from the look of the ad, I wished that there was a Kohl’s nearby. In the ad several young women are draped across what looks like …

If you had a gift card for Best Buy, would you feel like it was burning a hole in your pocket? Well that’s what this ad wants to make you believe. Now, I know that Best Buy offers many more products than movies and music. In …

I have fallen in love with photography ever since I first clicked my first shot. I was using an analog camera then. I fell in love with it more when I used a digital camera. Since then I made it a habit to learn all I can about digital …

If ever there was a magazine ad that captured sleekness, power, and luxury this is it. The XF looks like one powerful machine. Shown in sleek silver, it covers two whole pages. The first page gives the customer a view of the front of the …

BLENDER magazine is nonstop fun fun fun. I have a lot on my mind and do a lot of heavy intellectual reading — because I like to, frankly — and this magazine is always a great vacation from worry and deep thought. For example, every month they feature …

Whenever I am in a waiting room I have always bypassed Good Housekeeping magazine and instead reached for a celebrity gossip magazine, Glamour or Marie Claire. I always assumed that Good Housekeeping was for older women, maybe in their 40’s and 50’s with grandkids, spouses and a home grown …

I think this is a really amazing magazine, full of ideas, recipes, articles and beautiful photos of appetizing food, designed to make your mouth water. For me it is helpful, well written and conscious of the times and the economy that we are currently experiencing.
I have subscribed to …

This was supposedly the pink issue. Im not a pink girl and honestly buy the time I got through the magazine I thought I’d be a little sick of pink. With pink as a potentially very predictable theme, I thought they’d be more creative. Pink can be very edgy …

Ahh yes, here we have Rihanna - currently America’s reigning R&B/pop princess. In the “Beauty Rocks” campaign, several products are featured with Rihanna as the main star. The cameras apparently have followed her throughout her busy rock star life in various situations. She’s shown in her …

The purple is a really good idea. For some reason that particular color denotes a majestic aura. In this case, the eye treatment that is being advertised is given a polished look through the centering of it on the page, and with the color. The commercial …

Matruvani is a Kannada monthly published by Mata Amritanandamayi Tust, Kollam, India. It is also published in different languages, but this review pertains to the Kannada edition of the magazine. The one most important feature of this magazine is that profound thoughts of spirituality are expressed in a simple …

When you’re looking for a good laugh, good music and good deliverance of news, this one’s the best place to tune in. This is one radio station that I can’t let the day through without. Even my parents are hooked up with the jokes that are told every end …

Ralph Lauren is known for making really preppy looking clothing. Think lots of polo shirts, khakis, and clothes which are befitting a summer in the South Hamptons. But fast forward a bit, and you will realize that Ralph Lauren has come a long way in the area …

Just before Halloween 2010, actress Jennifer Love Hewitt released a video that was a goodbye to fans of her series, Ghost Whisperer. After five seasons on the air, the show had been canceled back in May. I’m not sure if the reason for the delayed goodbye had …

“How To Advertise Now” by Kim T. Gordon is an article about how to market on a budget during the economic crisis. She creates four ways for business owners to cut back on marketing spending without going out of business.
I thought this was a great idea because there are …

India Abroad is a newpaper published by rediff for Indians living abroad. I have been subscribing to this newspaper since almost 4 years now. It is a weekly newspaper which arrives every Saturday in your mailbox. The cost of subscribing is pretty cheap( about $32/year) as each issue cost …

About 6 months ago I needed to advertise the sale of a vehicle I wanted to get rid of. I looked up the local newspapers phone number, The Manchester Times, and gave them a call. I was pleased with how I was treated over the phone and I …

If you didn’t really like Tiffany, you will after seeing this commercial. If you thought that Tiffany was all about diamonds, and Marilyn Monroe, then you will think differently after seeing this ad. The woman featured is a dark-skinned model who looks like she’s from an exotic …

Radio Station KYMX in Sacramento, referred to as Mix96, launches into a holiday season of music each and every year, though it’s not always the same. Two years ago, Christmas music began after Thanksgiving. I eagerly looked forward to a repeat last year and was ultra disappointed …

Everyday at work I listen to the radio station Fresh 102.7 (Las Vegas, NV). I have come to appreciate the DJ’s sense of humor, especially Suzy. The traffic reports are accurate and timely. I drive to work during peak hours in the morning and I am rarely late due …

I am having a little trouble trying to analyze this particular magazine ad for Silver Patron Tequila. In the ad, is a large bottle of the product, featured with a green ribbon. The product itself looks top-notch. And it looks like it might be an …

This was a pretty interesting article. Compiled by a group of authors, this piece marked twenty different major missteps of the recording industry. It’s meant to be a somewhat sarcastic piece of journalism which briefly points out some of the bad decisions that music execs …