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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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CIPC #310: Mercedes-Benz ad

Posted on February 14, 2023

In 2008, South-Africa was already bracing itself for the big event that would briefly add the word vuvuzela to the world’s vocabulary: the 2010 FIFA…

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CIPC #293: JVC ad

Posted on October 11, 2022October 11, 2022

In the seventies, all bets were off. The oddest, most far-fetched ideas were realised. Weird novelties, like the Bond Bug and the Disco Duck were…

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CIPC #282: Bombay dry gin ad

Posted on July 20, 2022July 20, 2022

Oh look, another ad for an alcoholic beverage with a chess theme.1 Just another Wednesday. Okay, let’s get this over with then. Gin is a…

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