No sooner did I type the praises of the "McGruber" Pepsi commercial during Superbowl did I see a page-long commentary analyzing whether or not fans were 'confused' and if this was 'selling out'.
CAH MAHN!
You can read all the silliness here...but I think you have to be reading FAR to far into it if you think there is any 'content' here.
Do you want me to believe that a Pepsi-inspired McGruber skit is on SNL and the fans cannot figure out if it's a skit or a commercial? And you want me to believe that it MATTERS? How seriously do you think the fans take this stuff?
Saturday Night Live is a comedy show. We tune in to laugh. If a commercial makes us laugh...and it features an SNL star...do we care that it's potentially 'selling out'? We laughed, right?!
And SNL fans know that the show is NOTORIOUS for kicking off the show with a mock-commercial. Sometimes they show 2 or 3 in the course of the 90 minute show! Fans were 'confused'? By what?!
In fact, the whole 'selling out' ideal makes me nauseous. (Warm ginger ale, please.)
If the producers get rich off of your TV show, CD or performance...shouldn't YOU? Are you really lowering the integrity of a song of you allow Cadillac or Apple to use it in an ad? Isn't that commercial giving you MORE exposure?! HEL-LO!
The only people I hear crying about 'selling out' are a select number of fans who aren't musicians, actors or artists. They're often not worrying about paying their bills, either. Some of us have financial obligations...or aspirations!...and the extra cash is valuable. Even enviable.
People - if it was a commercial or if it was a skit, you still giggled.
Get over yourselves. No one sold out...You were just wise enough to check in.
If you were 'confused' then you ought to stick to 'Nickelodeon'.
Those Rugrats are still really funny...
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Monday, February 2, 2009
Soda and SuperBowl
Pepsi's "McGruber" commercial got mixed reviews at our SuperBowl party.
Personally, I LOVED it...and part of the reason is because I know the character and the shtick from Saturday Night Live. I'm even a little embarrassed to admit that I ALWAYS laugh at the McGruber skits.
I also liked the appearance by Richard Dean Anderson in an god-awful 'worst of the 80s' wig in the commercial! Not sure what I liked better, the awful wig or him burying his face in the steel door when he figures out that McGruber is a 'tool'.
A majority of those in my home who didn't laugh at the commercial admitted to having not ever seen the skit on SNL before. Not that it makes it any 'funnier', per se, but at least you get where the commercial is going if you know the routine.
There were also mixed reviews over Coca Cola's "bugs steal a soda" commercial. My daughter and I thought it was 'clever'. My wife altogether didn't get it. I don't know that there was anything to 'get'...but she didn't like it. I don't think she liked the game either, so what does she know...?
Collectively, NONE of us liked the Coca Cola Soda Shop commercial. You know..the one where everyone on the street turns into a video game character. Bleughghg.
If you don't recall that one, you can see it here.
If you want to see the Coke vs. Pepsi website, click here.
If you had a favorite soda commercial during the SuperBowl...leave a comment! :)
Personally, I LOVED it...and part of the reason is because I know the character and the shtick from Saturday Night Live. I'm even a little embarrassed to admit that I ALWAYS laugh at the McGruber skits.
I also liked the appearance by Richard Dean Anderson in an god-awful 'worst of the 80s' wig in the commercial! Not sure what I liked better, the awful wig or him burying his face in the steel door when he figures out that McGruber is a 'tool'.
A majority of those in my home who didn't laugh at the commercial admitted to having not ever seen the skit on SNL before. Not that it makes it any 'funnier', per se, but at least you get where the commercial is going if you know the routine.
There were also mixed reviews over Coca Cola's "bugs steal a soda" commercial. My daughter and I thought it was 'clever'. My wife altogether didn't get it. I don't know that there was anything to 'get'...but she didn't like it. I don't think she liked the game either, so what does she know...?
Collectively, NONE of us liked the Coca Cola Soda Shop commercial. You know..the one where everyone on the street turns into a video game character. Bleughghg.
If you don't recall that one, you can see it here.
If you want to see the Coke vs. Pepsi website, click here.
If you had a favorite soda commercial during the SuperBowl...leave a comment! :)
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Obama Inaugural Soda
If you did not get a chance to brave the cold winds of change in the Front Row of Washington D.C., you can still toast the new President with a drink made in his own name.!
Obama Soda is still available in 2 great flavors!
Buy both, crack 'em open with your best bud, and drink down the taste of change.
Can we really enjoy a soda with President Obama's face on the bottle?!
YES WE CAN!
So, who IS this great soda manufacturer?
Pepsi? Coca Cola?
No and Nope.
Obama Soda is brought to you EXCLUSIVELY by Jones Soda...the coolest soda ever.
Drink 'em and weep! :)
Obama Soda is still available in 2 great flavors!
Buy both, crack 'em open with your best bud, and drink down the taste of change.
Can we really enjoy a soda with President Obama's face on the bottle?!
YES WE CAN!
So, who IS this great soda manufacturer?
Pepsi? Coca Cola?
No and Nope.
Obama Soda is brought to you EXCLUSIVELY by Jones Soda...the coolest soda ever.
Drink 'em and weep! :)
Friday, January 16, 2009
Will rising Coke and Pepsi prices force alternative sodas?
Soda prices are rising along with everything else in this economy. When you look at your budget, and try to figure out how you will make ends meet this month, will you have to start cutting out some of your 'vices'?
I have friends who crack open a Pepsi as soon as they get out of bed. By the time they are in the office, they are on their third soda.
With soda prices rising, how important is that soda to you?
If it IS important, does it have to be a Pepsi? Do you insist on Coca Cola in your home? Do you look at store brand soda and sneer?
When I was single, I bought store brand often. The rule was 'all flavors OK except their Cola.'
And no root beer. I just didn't like root beer. But it was a low cost way to keep soda in the house, and it worked for me.
Now, there are other low cost ways to keep soda in the house...and these days you even get control over what the soda tastes like. (As I alluded to above, store brand cola just tasted lousy to me.)
See here:
Make fresh seltzer as fizzy as you like it for just 17 cents a liter with a Soda-Club seltzer maker! No more schlepping, storing and recycling cases of bottles from the store. Soda-Club carbonators make 110 liters before exchanging door-to-door.
You control the taste, you control how much you have, and your costs are controlled with this major cost reduction.
Some people simply will not give up soda. Now you don't have to.
I have friends who crack open a Pepsi as soon as they get out of bed. By the time they are in the office, they are on their third soda.
With soda prices rising, how important is that soda to you?
If it IS important, does it have to be a Pepsi? Do you insist on Coca Cola in your home? Do you look at store brand soda and sneer?
When I was single, I bought store brand often. The rule was 'all flavors OK except their Cola.'
And no root beer. I just didn't like root beer. But it was a low cost way to keep soda in the house, and it worked for me.
Now, there are other low cost ways to keep soda in the house...and these days you even get control over what the soda tastes like. (As I alluded to above, store brand cola just tasted lousy to me.)
See here:
Make fresh seltzer as fizzy as you like it for just 17 cents a liter with a Soda-Club seltzer maker! No more schlepping, storing and recycling cases of bottles from the store. Soda-Club carbonators make 110 liters before exchanging door-to-door.
You control the taste, you control how much you have, and your costs are controlled with this major cost reduction.
Some people simply will not give up soda. Now you don't have to.
Monday, January 12, 2009
How Much Do You Hate Coca Cola?
KillerCoke.org may not drive very large rallies...but they sure know they don't like Coca Cola.
Last year I was trying to find results for a rally that Killer Coke was to hold in New York City. There was no news at all, and I was left to assume that their plans went flat. No fizz.
Mind you, Killer Coke is NOT a Pro Wrestler. Nor is Killer Coke a new kind of crack cocaine. Killer Coke is a website dedicated to trying to hold Coca Cola responsible for the henious crimes they commit...especially in Columbia South America.
Their home page boasts some articles you can read, like:
Dietblog, "Diet Coke Plus Faces FDA Warning,"
Associated Press, "FDA warns Coca-Cola over nutritional claims," By Mattew Perrone, December 24, 2008
China.org.cn, "Lawyers, academics praise students' Coca Cola probe," By Gregor Kneussel and John Sexton, December 31, 2008
As a fundraiser, they even sell the 'Unthinkable, Undrinakle' T-shirt!
Don't misunderstand, it's not like they hate Coca Cola because they prefer Pepsi Cola. It's because they think Coke has serious Human Rights issues that aren't being dealt with.
Coca Cola....just bad for your teeth, or altogether bad for human relations?
Your comments matter!
Last year I was trying to find results for a rally that Killer Coke was to hold in New York City. There was no news at all, and I was left to assume that their plans went flat. No fizz.
Mind you, Killer Coke is NOT a Pro Wrestler. Nor is Killer Coke a new kind of crack cocaine. Killer Coke is a website dedicated to trying to hold Coca Cola responsible for the henious crimes they commit...especially in Columbia South America.
Their home page boasts some articles you can read, like:
Dietblog, "Diet Coke Plus Faces FDA Warning,"
Associated Press, "FDA warns Coca-Cola over nutritional claims," By Mattew Perrone, December 24, 2008
China.org.cn, "Lawyers, academics praise students' Coca Cola probe," By Gregor Kneussel and John Sexton, December 31, 2008
As a fundraiser, they even sell the 'Unthinkable, Undrinakle' T-shirt!
Don't misunderstand, it's not like they hate Coca Cola because they prefer Pepsi Cola. It's because they think Coke has serious Human Rights issues that aren't being dealt with.
Coca Cola....just bad for your teeth, or altogether bad for human relations?
Your comments matter!
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
Coke Kills and Pepsi snags LEED Silver Certification
ReliablePlant.com announced that "PepsiCo's Chicago office announced on December 4 that its downtown corporate plaza has received the prestigious Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC)."
Way to go, Pepsi!
I've been trying to keep track of all the accusations that Coke has had to endure, (maybe you remember the Killer Coke protest? It didn't seem to amount to very much!). And now there is a silver lining as the 'other' Cola giant has been recognized for going green.
And let's keep it the environment. I think if Pepsi decides to go green as in 'a green-colored cola' they will be in for a world of hurt. Bleaughghgh.
That being said, you can read about Sobe's Mr. Green Soda here.
The world is paying more and more attention to preserving the environment.
Thanks for the effort, Pepsi!
Now don't go raising your prices to subsidize the effort!
You can read about the Pepsi's accomplishment here.
You can see MORE differences between Coca Cola and Pepsi here.
Way to go, Pepsi!
I've been trying to keep track of all the accusations that Coke has had to endure, (maybe you remember the Killer Coke protest? It didn't seem to amount to very much!). And now there is a silver lining as the 'other' Cola giant has been recognized for going green.
And let's keep it the environment. I think if Pepsi decides to go green as in 'a green-colored cola' they will be in for a world of hurt. Bleaughghgh.
That being said, you can read about Sobe's Mr. Green Soda here.
The world is paying more and more attention to preserving the environment.
Thanks for the effort, Pepsi!
Now don't go raising your prices to subsidize the effort!
You can read about the Pepsi's accomplishment here.
You can see MORE differences between Coca Cola and Pepsi here.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
New Pepsi logos...a little too late!
Do you like the new Pepsi logos? What about the new Mountain Dew logo?
I've been meaning to write about this, but kept putting it off. So instead of trying to act like I'm here with breaking news, let me instead give props to everyone who ALREADY talked it up.
"Brand New" has GREAT photos here.
"Kottke" got it here.
"Laughing Lion" not only talks about the new design, but shows the HISTORY of Pepsi Logos! VERY COOL! See here.
Chris Brogan talks about new logos 'in general' and likens Pepsi to Jiffi Lube and AT&T here.
All very good stuff!
Sorry I was late getting here!
See the new Pepsi logo also at www.Squidoo.com/CokevsPepsi
I've been meaning to write about this, but kept putting it off. So instead of trying to act like I'm here with breaking news, let me instead give props to everyone who ALREADY talked it up.
"Brand New" has GREAT photos here.
"Kottke" got it here.
"Laughing Lion" not only talks about the new design, but shows the HISTORY of Pepsi Logos! VERY COOL! See here.
Chris Brogan talks about new logos 'in general' and likens Pepsi to Jiffi Lube and AT&T here.
All very good stuff!
Sorry I was late getting here!
See the new Pepsi logo also at www.Squidoo.com/CokevsPepsi
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