Media Reviews
Sparks Energy Drink (magazine ad)
I am surprised that I was surprised when the Vodka & Red Bull cocktails became all the rage. I have never ever heard Sparks energy drink. To be truthful, I am kind of leery of some of the drinks that are on the market right now. …
Real Simple Magazine
I usually don’t like lifestyle magazines because they’re all over the place. Real Simple has all the same information as those other magazines, and yet it’s very different.
I think it’s because all the information in this magazine is put together in such a simple, paired down to its essentials …
The Daily Telegraph, newspaper
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 …
Mega Glo by Wet n Wild cosmetics (magazine ad)
They needed a mixed looking model to really set this ad off, and they got on one. I know that sounds a little prejudiced. But there are so many ways that this product could be marketed a bit more creatively. The Latina looking model has …
Yellow Pages Advertising
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 …
New Idea Magazine
I do admit that I love to read tabloid magazines for my leisure and relaxation time and I saw this gossip magazine on the newsstand with the headline: Ange’s Shock New Interview - “Why I let Brad Cheat”, it features a smiling Brad Pitt and a gorgeous Angelina Jolie …
Computer Active Issue 265
Computer active is a simple, easy to understand magazine which has been running for ten years. It costs £1.59 from most supermarkets and other retailers.
Inside the issue there are several features, as well as the ongoing sections such as the exclusive, free download and the letters page. The cover …
Look: A Philippine Fashion Magazine
Whenever I have the time, I like to browse around magazine stores, especially second-hand magazine stores such as Filbars, to see what the market is offering in terms of magazines, both local and international magazines. Although I still like international fashion magazines, I have long ago learned to depend …
How to Advertise Now by Kim T. Gordon
“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 …
Bon Appetit Magazine
Bon Appetit Magazine, the popular gourmet publication, has been around for years and enjoyed a formidable reputation. This is deservedly so. I discovered the magazine myself just a couple years ago, and since I started my subscription, I’ve kept every copy I’ve received. For anyone who …
Taste of Home Magazine
I have come to love the arrival of the mail. Of course not for the bills, or the ordinary letters and advertisements we all get, but for the magazine that has been coming to my home for the last 4 years, “Taste of Home.”
As a chef wannabe, I’ve …
Horse & Rider Magazine
Horse & Rider Magazine provides the reader with western training “How-To” and Advice for their patrons. Horse & Rider arrives in my mailbox every month like clock work and provides great special reports that help you make informed decisions about your equine friends.
Some of my favorite …
Mossimo clothing (magazine ad)
Target has really come a long way with their clothing. No longer are the clothes relegated to people who simply can’t “afford” to shop in regular department stores. The people behind Target’s clothing know that a great deal of the population (richer and poorer) like …
Life in Hell: A Baghdad Diary by Aparisim Ghosh
I just read an article in the August 14,2006 Time Magazine. It details the life of a Time Magazine writer in Baghdad. It is an important thing to read. It is sad, it is tragic, it should and will affect people’s opinion of the war in Iraq. If you …
The Rachel Maddow Show
The Rachel Maddow Show is a fast-paced news and politics commentary program hosted by Rhodes Scholar and longtime radio broadcaster Rachel Maddow. Maddow is decidedly left-wing, but the fact that this show is not just a news program and does contain her opinion on the issues is made …
How to Work a Trade Show by Jane Applegate
“How to Work a Trade Show” by Jane Applegate is an article about what trade shows are and how to make the most of them when you attend. I plan on attending a fashion trade show next year, so I was eager to read this article.
The article started out …
Two Forever Lenox Rings (magazine ad)
I have never seen a ring advertised in a magazine that is as tacky as this one. The gemstones representing the various months is not even enough to make these rings seem precious enough that I would want to buy one to commemorate a relationship. In any …
Collagen Elasten by St. Ives body wash (magazine ad)
A woman is seated naked in what looks like a field. She is looking off into the distance with a really satisfied expression on her face. Her skin looks dewy and refreshed. I am also under the impression that she has been freshly showered with …
South Bend Tribune
The South Bend Tribune is the only daily newspaper from South Bend, Indiana. In these tough times for print newspapers, the Tribune is showing no signs of giving up the ghost. They continue to provide headline international, national, and local news like clockwork. Like all newspapers, …
FORTUNE MAGAZIN
I love this fortnightly business magazine that I’ve been reading for over twenty years. Published by Time, Inc., it’s my top business reference of all time, much much better than Forbes or Business Week. Fortune recently came out with a special edition on their 75th anniversary, and …
HGTV (Home & Garden Television) Cable TV channel
HGTV means Home and Garden Television and it is a tv channel that does a lot of home design, decorting and landscaping. I love watching HGTV and I’ve been able to get a lot of decoration ideas from HGTV. HGTV is a basic cable channel and …
The Awful Show : A comedy podcast
I work overnights and spend a lot of time listening to podcast. At one point I was subscribed to over 30, and The Awful Show was my favorite.
The Awful show is an adult humor podcast. As the name suggest they use a lot of raunchy jokes. …
Asics footwear (magazine ad)
“Sound Mind * Sound Body + Bad Idea = A Good Story.” This is the caption at the top of the page on this ad for Asics sneakers. There are about six people in the ad, with three of them sitting in shopping carts while a …
Choose Your Business Structure by Unknown Author
“Choose Your Business Structure” by an unknown author at entrepreneur.com is an article about the various choices business owners will have when it comes to choosing the right entity for them and how that decision will determine how much they will pay to Uncle Sam. It goes on to …
Orbit MP3 speakers ad
This ad depicts three people seated around a little speaker. At first when I saw this ad, I didn’t know that the commercial was for a speaker at all. In any event, the ad, which is in black and white (save for the products and …
Magic Pot Magazine for kids
I am buying a weekly magzine called “Magic Pot”, exclusively for Nursery & primary School kids. I am amazed of the yhis book , Because this book has lot of activities for better brain activities, such as Dot joining, Colouring, Moral stories, Epic stoties etc.There are some exercises …
Southern Comfort & Lime (magazine ad)
SOCO & Lime is what the ad says at the top. I had no idea what in the world SOCO was. I had to actually scan down to see that this was a quirky nickname for Southern Comfort whiskey. I have had this whiskey …
Above the Influence (TV ad)
In this commercial we see a group of three young teenage boys who have made their way to a farm or area of some sort where there is a horse. The horse is perhaps a pony or a mule. And one of the boys goes up …
PC World Philippines
My brothers always tease me that I am such a computer idiot. They say I need a big arrow pointing to the keys to navigate my way around computers. To stop the teasing, I was determined to elevate my status from moron to passable. I started reading up in …
American Idol TV show on FOX
I have only watched American Idol on a few occasions but I believe that it is a really good show. American Idol is a singing audition show that brings on contestants and they are voted on to decide a winner. There is a panel on celebrities that …
Press Enterprise
Several weeks ago, I had to take a business trip to Bloomsburg, PA and found myself spending a few nights in that town (maybe I’ll take the time to write about that too). While at the hotel I made every effort to kill my boredom by reading the local …
FINGERHUT MAGAZINE
Fingerhut magazine is a magazine I started receiving in the 60’s, wherever I lived. When I was first married, I made the error of many newly weds, of buying on time payments. This was an error, as the payments seem to have a high interest rate, and it took …
Good Housekeeping Magazine
My Auntie has subscribed for 12 issues Good Housekeeping Magazine for only $14.97 and you know what she is able to maximize the benefit of this subscription by passing all the issues of magazines to me after she’s done with them. I am actually enjoying a free supply …
Countryside magazine
Countryside magazine is similar to Mother Earth News. It is a magazine for people who want to learn to live off the land and do tasks the old fashioned way, with minimal tools and hard work. It shows you how to live a simpler life style. It can teach …
PBS - Programming/Pledge Drives
PBS is an awesome network that brings many shows to television that otherwise wouldn’t be there. There’s no doubt it’s the leader in children’s programming. Sesame Street still educates and entertains. Senior citizens can watch reruns of The Lawrence Welk Show. Music and science shows from …
Makulay ang Buhay Marketing Campaign
Have you seen the latest campaign of the Knorr Meaty Seasoning? It was really amazing and I guess this is one of the best TV advertisement ever show in the modern era of TV media advertising. Their main concern was not only to sell the product; their campaign also …
Fox Movie Channel
I watch this channel sometimes and I don’t believe that it’s a really good channel when it comes to watching movies. This channel is normally not included with basic satellite and cable packages so it will require an upgrade. In my opinion it’s not worth paying extra …
KYMX - 96.1
Radio stations come and go with the decades and certainly in this day and age, more attention is given to playing company favorites than fan favorites, and that frustrates me. After listening to country music for a few years and becoming totally disenchanted with its same repetitive tracks, …
Fox News
I watch Fox News sometimes but I don’t watch it a lot. I consider myself somewhat of an independent and most of the shows in my opinion do have a conservative bias. Some of the main anchors include Sean Hannity, Bill O’reilly and Greta Van …
U.S. Army (magazine ad)
The United States Army has a lot of work to do in trying to get people to enlist. No one is signing up anymore. I’m exaggerating. But the point is that this Iraq war has turned a lot of people off of the military in …
Prada eyewear (Fashion Rocks magazine ad)
Is that Linda Evangelista I see in this ad? I cannot tell, because the extraordinarily chic woman in the ad is clad in a pair of Prada sunglasses. Her dark hair is pinned behind her head, with some sort of intricate hairpiece. Also intricate is her …
Resolve Carpet Stain Remover Commercial
I just watched this commercial on Resolve Carpet Stain Remover. The guy doing the demonstration pours read wine, gravy, and some kind of oil onto a white, plush carpet. Then he sprays Resolve Carpet Stain Remover on it, and removes the stain.
I have just a couple of …
Lucky Magazine by The Conde Nast Publications
I bought this magazine from our local store and boy how I regret them. They are really thick and seem like a fashionista must have. It is really deceptive to look at especially since they are super thick and I thought I am getting value out of my money. …
Men’s Health Magazine
Now this is one magazine that is like a Bible to me and I find myself buying it month after month I think it wouldn’t be too much of a bad idea to subscribe to it.
This, for me, is one of the best magazines to hit the …
The Writer magazine
At first look The Writer seems like an unimpressive and overpriced magazine. It does not have any flashy or attractive design; it is quite thin and it is printed on a thin paper. But once you actually look inside, riches can be found. As an aspiring writer, I have …
Horse Illustrated Magazine
Horse Illustrated Magazine is a publication for all riders. Horse Illustrated covers all disciplines and arrives in my mailbox every month. Unlike other riding magazines, Horse Illustrated focuses more on the pleasure rider. I think Horse Illustrated is focused upon pleasure riders and trail enthusiasts more than performance horses …
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