Advertising Gets I Can Haz Cheesburger’d

fuck_yeah_join_conversation.jpg

A site called Things Real People Don’t Say About Advertising include such gems as “Of course I’ll spend 8 minutes of my life watching your branded content,” “Cool! A banner ad!”, “You know what I could go for? A mini-site that requires all of my computer’s processing power” and “Fuck Yeah I’ll Join the Conversation!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

When you step back and take a look at the advertising industry and it’s propensity to toss around buzz words and create things only those in the industry could love, it’s not surprising these reactions are exactly the sort off things people, despite the industry’s best efforts, would never say.

Picture of Steve Hall

Steve Hall

RECENT ARTICLES

TRENDING AROUND THE WEB

7 habits of people who remember everyone’s name and use it well

7 habits of people who remember everyone’s name and use it well

Hack Spirit

What a glass of wine at 8pm actually does for a writer — and what it doesn’t

What a glass of wine at 8pm actually does for a writer — and what it doesn’t

Global English Editing

Someone who skips the seasonal décor every year may not be indifferent to the holiday itself, they may simply be opting out of a display aimed more at whoever walks past than at anyone who actually lives there.

Someone who skips the seasonal décor every year may not be indifferent to the holiday itself, they may simply be opting out of a display aimed more at whoever walks past than at anyone who actually lives there.

Global English Editing

8 things people who work best with music on have in common

8 things people who work best with music on have in common

Hack Spirit

7 things people who hit snooze five times a morning have in common

7 things people who hit snooze five times a morning have in common

Hack Spirit

7 things people who work with their hands understand that office workers rarely do

7 things people who work with their hands understand that office workers rarely do

Hack Spirit