Who Did It Better, USAA or Costco?
Who did the dad helping his son fish better, USAA or Costco?
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Ariane Flies Hawaiian
Just to let you know, Ariane flies on Hawaiian Air or at least her stock image is used on Hawaiian’s web site.
Ariane Slumbers
After an extremely busy 2014 as the most overexposed model of the year, even Ariane needs to slumber…in an Inspiration advertisement.
Meet Ariane, the Overexposed Model
Of course, by now, you’ve seen Ariane somewhere. You just didn’t know it. Vital, fresh, Asian-ish. She’s on all kinds of health, fitness, clothing, shopping, traveling, makeup, cooking, relationship, nursing, and more advertisements. Yes, her first name is Ariane, and she really is part Asian, and she has the unofficial title of the most overexposed stock image model.
Check out more from the most famous model in the world you’ve never heard of by following along on Facebook and Tumblr.
Is there a Kickstarter project to fund a book with all her stock image appearances? There should be…
An “Interesting” Crazy Shirts Ad
First off, I need to caveat that I LOVE Crazy Shirts. I own more than several in my wardrobe and their shirt designs, construction, and material are all top notch. But…
I find their latest (online) ad umm, let’s say interesting. Here’s a screen shot.
The positions and postures of the models, their facial expressions all seem, well, grindable. I’m sure that wasn’t the intent but rather to showcase beautiful people wearing beautiful clothes in beautiful scenery. ‘Nuff said.
New Advertisers – Lijit and Starbucks
Along with the tinkering, you, dear readers, might have noticed a few other changes. Pulpconnection is now running ads from Lijit and Starbucks.
Lijit has always had its advertisement network, but I never tapped into it until recently. They match your content with advertisers and display appropriate ads on your site. My Lijit ad is buried in the footer, but it does add some needed color pop to the gray footer area. Already, I’ve noticed ads for Nike, Tivo, and Starbucks so they’ve match my content accurately.
Along with Lijit, I also qualified to show ads from Starbucks’ online store (a member of LinkShare). If you need to buy any Starbucks coffee, equipment, cups, or gift cards, consider shopping here. 🙂
A Sexist Sign?
“Sex sells” is the popular adage in advertising, I get that. So what do you make of this van’s advertising for Isle Discount? I understand the artwork is a caricature, but what is she wearing or not wearing?  Okay or over the top?
But fret not for there is an iPhone and Android app for that!
And while you ponder the correctness of this signage, can you identify the neighborhood the van was spotted in?
Banned from the Bowl
As usual, the Superbowl is a time for make-it-or-break-it commercials. But before airing, all the commercials must be screened and approved. Usually, it’s the good ones that don’t make the cut for the big game.
GoDaddy.com is no stranger to controversy for its Superbowl ads. This year, their commercial once again won’t air, but if you watch it, it’s not as racy as previous spots.
But then again, I guess it does communicate a sensitive subject for the NFL.
Recent Promos
Some recent promotions I’ve seen or heard about.
- Buffmama.org. Saw the Buffmama mobile driving around, so I had to look it up. Buffmama is a personalized fitness trainer whose motto is “It’s not as hard as you think.”
- Knockouts Haircuts for Men. Coming to Hawaii soon I suppose since there’s a truck driving around emblazoned with the Knockouts logo and models.
- Who Is John Scott? You read the story about the 74-year old guy slapping stickers around that ask “Who is John Scott?” If I ever start making “What is Pulpconnection?” stickers, someone please stop me.