Nov 17th, 2008
by elliott.
When you are part of a movement that is being used to sell American corporate beer, you know you’ve gone mainstream. Imagine my delight when I came across this ad for Miller High Life this weekend.
We utility cyclists must be different, but not crazy in the head different as in the past. No, this ad [...]
Oct 29th, 2008
by elliott.
And little of this is coming from the bike industry
Being the consumer driven society we are in America, television commercials often seem to be the cutting edge on the latest trends in the national conscience (One can argue they book end trends based on the number of super-duty pickup truck ads I still see.) We [...]
Aug 19th, 2008
by elliott.
The good people at Copenhagenize brought to our attention the following Hungarian ad promoting cycling:
Copenhagenize translates the script roughly as this:
Lady: Would you like some tea?
Man: Yes, that would be lovely, thanks.
Telltale noises from the other side of the wall.
Lady [muttering under her breath]: You should rather be biking, too, Rezso.
The tagline at the end [...]