Category Archives: Marketing & Advertising

Marketing and advertising news and tactics that caught my eye.

Hair Removal Ad

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Candidate for Minneapolis Mayor promises to stop going to strip clubs

The Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party candidate for the current Minneapolis race for mayor, Jeffrey Alan Wagner, offers up a truly bizarre political ad.

Oh and BTW, here is a mugshot. What’s in the mug Jeff?

Jeffery Alan Wagner mugshot

TIME magazine fun fact

Did you know? TIME is an acronym for “The International Magazine of Events.”
Time also has the world’s largest circulation for a weekly news magazine, and has a readership of 25 million, 20 million of which are in the US. source

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Click here to see the only known typo on a cover of TIME.

Secret to Odorless Pooping in Public

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Finally, a #1 solution to a #2 problem. Pooping in public and needing to destroy the evidence. This is an advertisement for PooPourri. PooPourri is a product that helps you mask the smell of your poop.

Buy it here.

Since we are on the topic, a fart blocker also exists.

TIL: The origin of “when it rains it pours”

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Today I learned where this phrase comes from. The Morton company’s logo (from 1914) and its motto, “When it rains it pours” (from 1911), were developed to illustrate the point that Morton Salt was free flowing and didn’t clump even in humid rainy weather. (via)

Bryan Cranston Carnation Coffeemate commercial (1988)

Bryan Cranston, long before cooking meth, dealt Carnation Coffeemate. A doubter, he was. For shame.

First Avenue Garage Sale

First Ave Garage Sale

First Avenue is doing some Spring cleaning (yeah we know it’s August, but it still FEELS like Spring, right?), and they have lots of stuff that simply needs to go!

Some items include:

Discontinued First Avenue & 7th St Entry Merchandise
Random First Avenue Collectibles
Restaurant Dishware, flatware, and glassware
Miscellaneous Electronics and Decorations
RockAmerica 3/4” Music Video compilations

…and more tiny treasures that have been hanging out at the venue for years with no proper home. So come check it out: Sunday, August 25 in the 7th St Entry from Noon – 2:00pm. All proceeds will benefit the Twin Cities Music Community Trust.

The best groupon ever?

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Peyton And Eli Manning Made A Rap Video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jn5zytfm9No#at=164

Thanks Junior

Retro Minnesota Tourism

Vintage Minnesota Official Tourist Guide Book 1939-43 via Glass Circus Antiques.

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