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By The Museum Of Classic Chicago Television
“Here’s a quick commercial for Dominick’s Finer Foods, with a sale on USDA Grade ‘A’ Land O’Lakes young turkey with pop-up timer just in time for the holidays. Good through December 24th. Voiceover by Lloyd Hanson. This aired on local Chicago TV on Friday, December 16, 1977.”
Posted on November 28, 2013
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Posted on November 22, 2013
Blue Cross Blue Shield Rolls Out New Campaign
“If HealthCare.gov were the product of a private-sector entity, it’s likely that things would be playing out differently in the wake of its disastrous rollout,” Ken Wheaton writes for Ad Age.
“The figurative streets would be paved with figurative blood as heads rolled, legal action might be in the offing and competitors would definitely be jumping on the opportunity.
“But it turns out that at least one company is taking advantage of the situation, if ever so gently.”
That company is Wellmark Blue Cross Blue Shield, which is running a series of three commercials in Iowa and South Dakota touting the ease of buying health insurance from its website. To wit:
1. Sample.
Posted on November 21, 2013
Essential News Views
1. WHOI-TV in Peoria Evacuates While On The Air.
Posted on November 18, 2013
WGN’s Robin Baumgarten Still Believes In Fairy Tales
Apparently living every day as if it’s a holiday is an angry act.
Posted on November 7, 2013
Infamous “Dump” Ads Notoriously Spoof-Worthy
“The Dump, the new discount furniture outlet in Lombard, wants to pour tens of thousands of dollars into local TV advertising this week,” the Sun-Times reports.
“Only problem is finding a station that will take its money. CEO E.J. Strelitz said that both the NBC and CBS affiliates in Chicago refuse to air a 30-second clip that features two middle-aged nudists, crossed legs, a couch and a fortuitously placed ball of yarn, a la the first Austin Powers.
“Our DNA is, we’re a disruptive retail concept,” Strelitz says. “We wanted advertising introducing ourselves in the Chicago market to be equally disruptive.”
Click through to see a still from the completely non-offensive offending spot.
Meanwhile, the Dump’s commercials in other markets must be notorious in other markets because they’ve inspired a few spoofs. Let’s take a look.
Posted on November 5, 2013
