Computer Chip to Rescue Advanced Micro Devices Ad Spoofs Job Pressure

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By John Spooner





BOSTON–‘Jones. Jones. JONES!’ screams a stressed out boss at an architectural firm in a new ad for Advanced Micro Devices by Hill, Holliday, Connors, Cosmopulos in Boston. ‘If I don’t have that presentation . . . on my desk in 30 seconds, you’re fired!’





As he listens to his boss rant, Jones realizes that a runaway tanker truck is barreling towards the firm’s first floor offices. Instead of bolting, he turns calmly to his PC and puts the finishing touches on the presentation.













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