It’s Friday night, I just got finished with a busy week at work and instead of going out I’m relaxing in front of my laptop blogging. Here’s what’s on my mind…
Super Bowl Ads: That’s right, I’m completely skipping the game because it was a complete embarrassment and moving straight to the ads. While the advertising industry feels they didn’t have such a great showing, I think they did a pretty good job. The problem is there weren’t any major stand outs everyone is talking about. Check out the USA Today Ad Meter to see national results, watch all the commercials and rank them.
My Top Picks:
- FedEx- Pigeon carriers can’t compete with FedEx
- Bridgestone- Critters scream before a near-miss
- Bud Light- Hidden Bud Light bottles at a wine-tasting party
- E-Trade- Baby commercials
- Cars.com- Plan B commercials
- Audi- Godfather spoof
- Victoria’s Secret- Let the real games begin
Thinking back there are a lot of other great ones that deserve honorable mention: Doritos mouse, Tide talking stain, Vitamin Water Shaq horse race, Sobe thriller dance, Budweiser clydesdales, Coca-Cola balloons, Toyota badgers, AMP jump start, etc.
GM & Ford: The two biggest American auto makers have been struggling to make a come back for several years. They are both making some smart moves along with some terrible ones. On the good side I think GM did a great job with the redesigned Malibu. I actually like the styling of the higher end model. I would say they have a winner on their hands but it’s gonna take a lot to win back buyers that have moved on to imports. On the Ford front I’m wondering what they were thinking promoting the an electronics system called “Sync, Powered by Microsoft.” Are they not aware that Microsoft software is not exactly known to be user friendly?
Hot Fuzz: I watched it last night and thought it was great. The middle was a bit slow and it didn’t have as much blunt humor as I expected, but the ludicrous sarcasm of the plot, especially the ending was impressively hilarious.
Bank Deposits From Home/Work: I read this article and thought, it’s about time! This is such a simple solution it’s brilliant. CheckFree has created the missing link that will help complete the vision of absolute remote banking. While this won’t save me all that much time this is big for small businesses.
That’s all for now. Enjoy the weekend.
