Comments on: Under the Mistletoe http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/ The daily adventures of a Dallas ad monkey. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 23:44:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0 by: Magno http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1315 Tue, 05 Dec 2006 01:00:51 +0000 http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1315 Laughed inappropriately at my desk (the guffaw that makes co-workers come check on you...) and makes me fear that my company's video greeting will not be as funny (intentionally anyway...) How can I help in the war on Christmas? Can I purchase War on Christmas bonds? Tell me Mack - how can I have an impact on this phony war? Laughed inappropriately at my desk (the guffaw that makes co-workers come check on you…) and makes me fear that my company’s video greeting will not be as funny (intentionally anyway…)

How can I help in the war on Christmas? Can I purchase War on Christmas bonds? Tell me Mack - how can I have an impact on this phony war?

]]> by: Mack Simpson http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1300 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:28:14 +0000 http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1300 "The War on Christmas" (when did the shooting start?) even has its own <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secularization_of_Christmas" rel="nofollow">Wikipedia page</a> now. Since the spot was about mistletoe customs, perhaps calling it "<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yule">Yule</a>" would have been more appropriate than even "Christmas." Yeah. Whatever. Call it what you want. ;) “The War on Christmas” (when did the shooting start?) even has its own Wikipedia page now.

Since the spot was about mistletoe customs, perhaps calling it “Yule” would have been more appropriate than even “Christmas.”

Yeah. Whatever. Call it what you want. ;)

]]> by: Geoffrey Fry http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1299 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 04:10:50 +0000 http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1299 Great idea but "happy holidays??". It is about Christmas guys. Get some balls and say "Merry Christmas" Great idea but “happy holidays??”. It is about Christmas guys. Get some balls and say “Merry Christmas”

]]> by: Mack Simpson http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1294 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:43:03 +0000 http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1294 Dude. It's TBWA's work. You've really got to start reading copy. Dude. It’s TBWA’s work. You’ve really got to start reading copy.

]]> by: steven hirst http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1293 Mon, 04 Dec 2006 01:29:06 +0000 http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1293 Lack of subtlety and lack of any hint of misdirection is what works best virally - over 1.5 million views for those virals last yr. Having said that, the dog one crashed and burned, so hope yours finds a more receptive audience. If yours gets some good views (say 400,000) we will start adding more misdirection to our work By the way, our dog ball footage was taken from a viral we did in 2002 for a beer brand! We were doing dogsballs ads while you were still in nappies. Lack of subtlety and lack of any hint of misdirection is what works best virally - over 1.5 million views for those virals last yr. Having said that, the dog one crashed and burned, so hope yours finds a more receptive audience. If yours gets some good views (say 400,000) we will start adding more misdirection to our work

By the way, our dog ball footage was taken from a viral we did in 2002 for a beer brand! We were doing dogsballs ads while you were still in nappies.

]]> by: Mack Simpson http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1289 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 23:06:33 +0000 http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1289 You <i>did</i> see the TBWA\Vancouver work was from 2005, right? Who's zooming whom? Points given for the fearlessness of the virals whose links you provided. Points subtracted for their lack of subtlety or any hint of misdirection. You did see the TBWA\Vancouver work was from 2005, right? Who’s zooming whom?

Points given for the fearlessness of the virals whose links you provided. Points subtracted for their lack of subtlety or any hint of misdirection.

]]> by: steven hirst http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1288 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 22:51:25 +0000 http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1288 Glad to see LAVA's Xmas viral from LAST YR (2005) has inspired!!! http://www.ifilm.com/video/2685957 Here are two more from last yr incase you get any ideas!: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB8DXCAzS-o http://www.ttr2.com/?page=featuredcontent&#38;featuredcontent=138 Still its good to see another agency is as dirty as us...nice work! Glad to see LAVA’s Xmas viral from LAST YR (2005) has inspired!!!

http://www.ifilm.com/video/2685957

Here are two more from last yr incase you get any ideas!:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FB8DXCAzS-o
http://www.ttr2.com/?page=featuredcontent&featuredcontent=138

Still its good to see another agency is as dirty as us…nice work!

]]> by: Tom Cordner Jr. http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1276 Sun, 03 Dec 2006 01:13:11 +0000 http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1276 That was more retarded than Corky. That was more retarded than Corky.

]]> by: Dave Forde http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1274 Sat, 02 Dec 2006 21:12:49 +0000 http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1274 Canadian Rock! Canadian Rock!

]]> by: Mack Simpson http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1264 Sat, 02 Dec 2006 01:47:37 +0000 http://macksimpson.com/adverb/2006/11/29/under-the-mistletoe/#comment-1264 RB? SR? What's up with you IPG folks using two-letter names? (And worse-- all lower case, e e cummings-style.) I say the offer still stands. Toss the IPG holiday video my way and I'll put it up and let the people vote. Winner, eggnog; loser, fruitcake. :D RB? SR? What’s up with you IPG folks using two-letter names? (And worse– all lower case, e e cummings-style.) I say the offer still stands. Toss the IPG holiday video my way and I’ll put it up and let the people vote. Winner, eggnog; loser, fruitcake. :D

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