We’re pushing the political persuasion button a lot today but with the election less than a month away, there’s never a bad time to spoof the Republican strategy.

Wait a sec, this ad is for a hair-care product? My bad, the exploding cleavage threw me off. Oh there it is, in the the tiny barely readable circle of copy next to the model’s ear, “Make sure your hair is the second thing he looks at.” Once again, douchebag advertising.

Well Medicated has posted their 50 favorite print advertisements from the 1950s and 60s. There are some serious gems in here.  I think my favorites have to be Ronrico of Puerto Rico, Smirnoff with Woody Allen, housewives that “need” a kitchen phone with an extension cord and without a doubt the Ron Burgandy-esque Burton “Cool Suit”.  Classic!

I never thought of developing a visual relationship with my beer but the clever folks at Amore have proven me wrong. Product design and logo creation is truly an art. It’s cleaner, more immersive and I’m ready for another cold one.

Sarah Palin is a fraud and I’m shocked more mainstream press aren’t as candid as Jack-o.

I’m not sure what’s scarier, The Mall of America or this virtual Best Buy guy. First pre-rolls, then overlays and now virtual blue-shirts. Marketers just don’t get it. I’m officially calling this douchebag advertising.

While Microsoft claims it was always part of the plan, the software giant is bidding farewell to Jerry Seinfeld after just two commercials. After all that hype? After spending a reported $10 million? After just a few weeks on air? Yeah right, it was always part of the plan. The ads sucked and Jerry Seinfeld was a poor choice. Someone finally woke up and smelled the stench. [via Adrants]

Street performers in NYC subway stations are the first to debut songs from Oasis’ upcoming album. Not sure it will effect sales but it’s quite an original and clever promotion. Click photo below to see a short doc on the event.

McDonalds and Microsoft. Seriously? Yeah, seriously. The two have supersized a partnership that offers anyone who actually owns a Zune (I have yet to still meet such a person) free Wi-Fi in all 9,800 Mickey D locations. The logic here is, hmm…well, I’m not really sure. Perhaps Zune users enjoy surfing the net as much as they do high cholesterol. As if the Bill Gates/Jerry Seinfeld collaboration wasn’t bad enough.  [via Gadget Lab}