Reflections From a Murky Pond

“If you build it, they will come,” is not just a movie line or trope; it’s a basic premise of product development and marketing. Well, the Donut Holster has been built, but will they come?

Tags: Doughnuts | Food | Food & Drink | Humor | Marketing | Society

This entry was posted on Monday, November 28th, 2022 at 6:00 am and is filed under Food & Drink, Humor, Society. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Your Tactical Girlfriend
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I don’t know about you, but Zuck’s algorithm keeps filling my feed with everything and anything “tactical.” Well, very sadly,everything except ads for a “Tactical Girlfriend.” And that’s the greatest shame of it. 😆

I mean, really! Easiest cute pet name ever – Molly. And easiest assigned role ever too – Load Bearing Equipment. 😉

Tags: Advertisments | Algorithms | Babes | Beauty | Dating | Humor | Marketing | Sarcasm | Society

This entry was posted on Saturday, July 16th, 2022 at 6:45 am and is filed under Humor, Society. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

This is just a simple PSA I’m sending out to all the product designers and marketing types out there. Font choice and kerning are important! Very, very important! 😆 Choose wisely and with your target demographic in mind.

Tags: Fonts | Halloween | Holidays | Humor | Marketing

This entry was posted on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 at 1:00 pm and is filed under Humor. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Nihon No Mausu

Mouse Computer Japan‘s (MCJ) is not only a producer of fairly high-end laptops, they’re marketing wonderkind. You just don’t get much in the way of television commercials like that – or that damn good – here in America. 😆

Tags: Advertisments | Beauty | Commercials | Humor | Japan | Japanese Girls | Kemomusume | Marketing | Mausumusume | Television | Weebs

This entry was posted on Saturday, October 2nd, 2021 at 6:47 am and is filed under Humor. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.

Sadly, the above ad is fake. I would have adored it if it was an actual whimsical – or mocking if you’re of the flat-toothed dietary persuasion – but, alas and alack, neither the advertisement nor Crompton’s Beef Farm are real.

Tags: Burgers | Food | Humor | Marketing | Meat | Sarcasm | Vegans | Vegetables

This entry was posted on Tuesday, July 20th, 2021 at 12:33 pm and is filed under Food & Drink, Humor, Society. You can skip to the end and leave a response. Pinging is currently not allowed.