While some companies are capitalizing on Obama’s election, others are using the end of Bush’s presidency in advertising. Check out the ad at the bottom of this page:
(Veet is for hair removal.)
Found here.
While some companies are capitalizing on Obama’s election, others are using the end of Bush’s presidency in advertising. Check out the ad at the bottom of this page:
(Veet is for hair removal.)
Found here.
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anna — February 11, 2009
i don't know how i feel about this. "haha"? it's an OK pun but do the tables turn when companies use popular presidents/ex presidents to sell products? is it refreshing to see these conversational ads? i don't know...
but on a similar note, i keep seeing these freaking tropicana ads which so clearly have used a male model that looks like obama. it's so weird. it creeps me out.
check it out:
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.tmz.com/media/2009/01/0114_obama_lookalike_photo4.jpg
i knew the internet would be crawling with speculation of the tropicana ads. i got a good laugh out of it.
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spin forth — June 20, 2012
That's hilarious.