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A New Frontier

We at the MBD computer science labs asked ChatGPT to tell us what the most notable marketing blunders between 1975-2005 were. As you read “It’s” response below, you may begin to feel a certain sense of unease. That is your human intuition freaking...

Liberty Mutual and Millennials

  Is Liberty Mutual abusing struggling actors, Emus, or Millennials ? Hard to tell… The Liberty Biberty guy (actor Tanner Novlan) is such a toasty mimbo that it’s hard not to love him. Clearly the butt of the joke, Novlan’s character is a nitwit model trying to...

American Idiot

  “Don’t wanna be an American Idiot. One nation controlled by the media. Information age of hysteria. It’s calling out to idiot America” – Green Day. In 2005 … BEFORE the internet turned into the cesspool of human consciousness. Hate to burst your...

The Year in Review

It’s not easy being a Genius; posting articles throughout the year, thinking ALL the time, worrying, obsessing… over Television and Marketing of all things (and also the fate of humankind). I am here to refute all inaccuracies in the world of marketing and...

Top 10 Holiday Ad Soundtracks

  10) Feliz Navidad – Jose Feliciano. Do you know what Jose Feliciano wants more than anything? …for you to have a Merry Christmas. In 3 minutes and 2 seconds he hammered home that one simple message no less than 39 times. He didn’t beat around the bush. He...

A Christmas Miracle

Many years ago, I was befriended by a chatbot. I had been using my messaging apps to chat with some friends when I came across a brand that I could interact with in the same way. Pretty soon, the chatbot became a trusted adviser and guide. I can also say that it...