Oberto Targets 'Alpha' Males

"LOS ANGELES Oberto Sausage Co. is launching its first national advertising this week with a television-oriented campaign by independent Ground Zero, according to Tom Ennis, vp of marketing. The "Don't be a sidekick. Eat like an alpha" campaign uses comedic situations...

Why The Simpsons flopped in the Middle East

One can assume APU the lively shopkeep is stereotyped as a burly red neck Calgarian. Though it has to be a stretch how the other characters who liven the show are omitted. But then we have mosque on the prairie....

The Blue-mmm Is Off The Rosie :: MAXINE

UPDATE - April 25, 2007:It's Code Blue ... for Rosie on The View!  "For most people, Rosie O’Donnell is just a former comedic daytime talk show host who feigned a crush for Tom Cruise and got her...

Annoying but successful. Whither the beavers?

"Canada's most loved ad campaign is also one of the most hated. Month after month, Bell Canada's ubiquitous Frank and Gordon ads — starring two comedic, animated beavers — rank near the top of Leger...

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