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CIPC #359: Macintosh 1984 keynote speech

Posted on January 31, 2024January 31, 2024

This year, it is precisely forty years ago that the first Macintosh computers were released on an unsuspecting world. With a full one hundred and…

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CIPC #355: Univis ad

Posted on December 27, 2023December 27, 2023

Glasses! Glasses are brilliant. They’re one of humanity’s greatest victories over nature. Instead of stumbling around in an eternal blur, millions of people can now…

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CIPC #352: Union Investment ad

Posted on December 6, 2023December 6, 2023

This is going to be a rather boring post, I’m afraid. You see, when the people at Union Investment decided to make a chess themed…

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CIPC #346: Cox Communications ad

Posted on October 25, 2023October 26, 2023

Cox Communications is a company that, among many other things, sells home security systems, including things like cameras, motion sensors, and of course — as…

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CIPC #338: Diggers ad

Posted on August 30, 2023August 30, 2023

We have spotlighted countless advertisements on this blog. For alcoholic drinks, for clothes, for cars, for all sorts of services — but not yet for…

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CIPC #334: Puerto Rico rum ad

Posted on August 1, 2023July 26, 2023

It’s not the first time I’ve dealt with hard liquor on this blog. Far from it. But it’s the first time I’m dealing with such…

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CIPC #332: Rupa ad

Posted on July 19, 2023

It’s been a while since we talked about a talk show, but I don’t like doing so, so let’s not. Instead, let’s talk about underwear.…

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CIPC #326: SKY ad

Posted on June 6, 2023June 6, 2023

SKY is a broadcasting company from New Zealand. They must have been incredibly popular, because in 2009 they decided to scare some away: they published…

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CIPC #322: Coffeecompany ad

Posted on May 9, 2023May 9, 2023

Not that long ago, I wrote about an advert for a Colombian delivery company. The position depicted there was quite believable, even though it was…

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CIPC #319: Deprisa ad

Posted on April 19, 2023December 28, 2023

Once in a blue moon,1 someone at an advertising agency actually comes up with a decent idea. But the moon has to be a very…

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