Ryan nailed it yesterday writing about the dumbest opening lines for radio ads in the history of the earth - wasting great opportunities to promote products and services with lazy, bad writing. The two lines he offered as exhibits A & B were: “Do you want to be in the market for new windows?” “You’ve […]
Dumbest Opening Line Ever?
photo credit: ed_needs_a_bicycle via photopin cc (Ryan Patrick is a contributing editor to The Daily Blur. He’s not only handsome but a mighty fine writer. You can check out his growing archive of posts here.) Last week, as I was driving home from the airport following a memorable flight back from a great meeting in Orlando (remind […]
“I Don’t Know What To Say In My Commercials.”
(Ryan Patrick is a contributing editor to The Daily Blur. He’s not only handsome but a mighty fine writer. You can check out his growing archive of posts here.) “I never know what to say in my commercials.” “What information should I feature on my website?” “We don’t do Facebook or Twitter because we don’t know […]
Malibooyuck
“Sure, my ads may be annoying, but you remember them.” Ever heard someone say that? I have a few times, and I thought of it last weekend when a local car dealer ran his ad about a billion times during the NASCAR race. See, Chevy can sell trucks like nobody’s business, but they’ve been struggling […]
The Worst Cliché Of All-Time
(Tim Miles is reliving the best and worst parts of the summer of 1977 – attempting to visit 14 states in 14 days with his family and only Pringles, Hawaiian Punch, and spray cheese for provisions. He’s banned iPads and is forcing his family to enjoy car bingo, the license plate game, AM radio, and […]
Clichés: Lowest Prices
(Tim Miles is reliving the best and worst parts of the summer of 1977 – attempting to visit 14 states in 14 days with his family and only Pringles, Hawaiian Punch, and spray cheese for provisions. He’s banned iPads and is forcing his family to enjoy car bingo, the license plate game, AM radio, and […]
Clichés: Limited Time!
(Tim Miles is reliving the best and worst parts of the summer of 1977 – attempting to visit 14 states in 14 days with his family and only Pringles, Hawaiian Punch, and spray cheese for provisions. He’s banned iPads and is forcing his family to enjoy car bingo, the license plate game, AM radio, and […]
Clichés: Friendly, Knowledgeable Staff
(Tim Miles is reliving the best and worst parts of the summer of 1977 – attempting to visit 14 states in 14 days with his family and only Pringles, Hawaiian Punch, and spray cheese for provisions. He’s banned iPads and is forcing his family to enjoy car bingo, the license plate game, AM radio, and […]
Clichés: Conveniently Located
(Tim Miles is reliving the best and worst parts of the summer of 1977 - attempting to visit 14 states in 14 days with his family and only Pringles, Hawaiian Punch, and spray cheese for provisions. He’s banned iPads and is forcing his family to enjoy car bingo, the license plate game, AM radio, and […]
Clichés: Attention!
(Tim Miles is reliving the best and worst parts of the summer of 1977 - attempting to visit 14 states in 14 days with his family and only Pringles, Hawaiian Punch, and spray cheese for provisions. He’s banned iPads and is forcing his family to enjoy car bingo, the license plate game, AM radio, and […]
