DailyDirt: Better Call Saul…
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
The Super Bowl — uh, “the big game” — commercials last weekend had a few ads that demonstrate (again) that people will actually want to watch commercials if they’re done properly. But sometimes it’s the train-wreck commercials that you just can’t stop watching. Here are just a few really (really) bad lawyer commercials that might be so bad that they’re actually entertaining.
- Jamie Casino’s 2-minute Super Bowl ad in Georgia is epic. It’s based on a true story, but how much of this ad is really believable? It doesn’t matter because it’s probably the best lawyer ad that’s ever been on TV. [url]
- Intellectual property lawyers don’t usually have memorable ads, but Eric Mirabel’s music video about his practice is… somewhat unique (and may not be safe for work, depending on where you work). If you want to file for a patent/trademark/etc… and you like Mirabel’s style, it looks like you can’t go wrong. [url]
- If you’ve got some free time, here’s a compilation of a bunch of horrible lawyer commercials (with a few other bad local TV ads thrown in). The personal injury lawyer ads are amusing, but some of the divorce lawyer ads… aren’t. [url]
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Filed Under: ads, advertising, big game, commercials, eric mirabel, intellectual property law, ip lawyer, jamie casino, lawyers, super bowl
Comments on “DailyDirt: Better Call Saul…”
I’m sure how i feel about the Jamie Casino ad for one he lost his brother , why the hell would he want to capitalize off of his brothers death. but I’ll admit ,I thought it was for a new tv show.
As for Eric Mirabel’s video ..what the hell did i just watch, Mike I’d rather you rick rolled me, fukker.
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It’s the scene they reenacted from the movie “Office Space” at the very end of his commercial that has me the most confused.
Forever, that video will be etched in my brain.
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copy machine = piracy ,maybe
What?
You don’t have South Dakota’s own Scott Hoy? ( http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTqPkdFQBB8 ) .
Just Stop, please Stop.
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I’m a local, and I still don’t know what the hell he’s talking about.
As if you couldn’t tell, he writes his own commercials.
What’s even more entertaining is the reaction to the commercials.
The Coca-Cola ad for example. Who knew that singing a song about America in several languages would cause such a ruckus.
– LOL – It is almost unbelievable.
So let’s see now. No Coke, no Dr Pepper, no Oreos …
Where will I get my daily dose of high fructose corn syrup?
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The second I heard a different language being sung for that sng I thought: ‘Cue racist twitter explosion over Coke commercial in 3, 2, 1…’
Honestly though, the ads during SB48 were rather… meh this year. I’m not saying that because I wanted to get back to the game and watch my Seahawks continue pounding the Broncos into glue, I’m saying that because most of them were, well, boring.
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I didn’t watch the game. It was two teams I don’t give a flip about and Bruno Mars at halftime.
Repetition
> commercials last weekend had a few ads that
> demonstrate (again) that people will actually
> want to watch commercials if they’re done properly.
I’ve never had a problem giving most commercials a look. Most people don’t. It’s the endless repetition of the same commercials over and over and over again that drives people insane. One you see an ad once– even a clever one– you really don’t need (or want) to see it again, let alone two hundred more times.
Even the best of these Super Bowl commercials will be FFWed over by remote-wielding DVR owners within days of their football game debut.