Politics Advertising’s Contributions To The Hunt For The White House By SuperSpy on Oct. 10, 2008 - 3:17 PM See more funny videos at Funny or Die The advertising world is all over this election. Everyone has a stance and everyone seems to have their own remix. Thanks to the tipster who sent us the video above from the mind of designer A ...
Ad Biz | Politics Obama Outspends McCain on Ads Slash the World is Ending By Matt Van Hoven on Oct. 9, 2008 - 9:58 AM A report came out yesterday stating that from Sept. 28 through Oct. 4, the Obama camp spent $17.8 million on ads compared to a measly $11 million between McCain and the RNC combined. Juxtapose that to a similar week during the 200 ...
Agencies | Politics Goodby, Silverstein Line Up Against McCain By SuperSpy on Oct. 6, 2008 - 3:25 PM Supposedly, these ads were paid for by Jeff Goodby and Rich Silverstein. We’re in the midst of confirming that. In the mean time, enjoy. Ooohh… much better than usual “approved” messages coming out of both ...
Campaigns | Politics Tacit Tactics: John McCain Screwed by Own Words By Matt Van Hoven on Oct. 6, 2008 - 10:52 AM A new spot by the DNC aims to put Sen. John McCain to task on his recent slate of attack ads against Sen. Barack Obama. The spot: After briefly rolling through a number of anti-Obama attack ads, the ad shows Sen. McCain (in 2000) ...
Campaigns | Politics Updated: Obama Camp Ignores NBC Cease and Desist in Recent Spot By Matt Van Hoven on Oct. 1, 2008 - 10:35 AM The spot above depicts a mock election night during which Sen. John McCain has won the presidential election, 51-49 percent, over Sen. Barack Obama. Anchoring the faux election is NBC’s Tom Brokaw, and Keith Olbermann (also ...
Ad Biz | Politics Advertising, Muslims, The Election And A Newspaper Fall-Out By SuperSpy on Sep. 30, 2008 - 1:14 PM The Oregonian and 70 other newspapers have come under fire for distributing a DVD as an advertising insert that many are calling “anti-Muslim propaganda.” The mini-movie called “Obsession: Radical Islam’s W ...
Politics | TV Barack And John Spend Serious Cash On Broadcast By SuperSpy on Sep. 26, 2008 - 9:11 PM The debates are starting. If you’re reading this at 8:59 PM, I hope to high heaven that you are multi-tasking. As a kick-off to the debate fun, did you know that the political broadcast advertising spend is going to reach it ...
Agencies | People | Politics Droga’s In The Middle Of An Obama, Silverman Sandwich By SuperSpy on Sep. 25, 2008 - 3:39 PM The Great Schlep from The Great Schlep on Vimeo. Droga5 and Sarah Silverman have thrown their hats in the fierce political furnace that is the 2008 Presidential Election. Pro-Obama Jewish voters have organized to mobilize young Je ...
Agencies | Politics Advertising Swings Left In 2008 By SuperSpy on Sep. 5, 2008 - 2:38 PM The election rolls on and as the mud continues to fly, we thought it was worth noting that as an industry, advertising donations have swung blue. You aren’t surprised are you? According to Open Secrets, in 2008, advertising ...
Ad Biz | Politics McCain Beats Obama By SpyWriter on Sep. 2, 2008 - 7:42 AM Adweek talks about the impact the political ads of both Sen. McCain and Sen. Obama had during the Olympics. According to research done by Nielsen IAG, it appears that McCain had ads that topped the goal of a breakthrough ad or one ...