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Apple's cringey 'Mother Nature' ad gets climate science hilariously wrong
September 23, 2023 The Cranky Creative

Apple’s cringey ‘Mother Nature’ ad gets climate science hilariously wrong

Apple debuted a new iPhone last week, but that’s not what’s got people talking. No, what’s got people talking is a five-minute video shown during the company’s annual keynote event

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LIVE-BLOG: Super Bowl LVII TV Commercials
February 8, 2023 The Cranky Creative

LIVE-BLOG: Super Bowl LVII commercials

Tune in TONIGHT at 6 p.m. ET as The Cranky Creative live-blogs all of the commercials from Super Bowl LVII! There’ll be thrills, chills, and no doubt some spills as

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August 30, 2022 The Cranky Creative

Ad Review: Fly the freaky skies with Virgin Atlantic

As brands and advertising agencies continue to get woke, Virgin Atlantic and its new advertising agency Lucky Generals join the fray with “See the World Differently,” a 60-second ad that

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August 23, 2022 The Cranky Creative

Ad Review: ‘Back to School with Publix’ is a heart-tugging failure

I’m going to take some heat for this one. “Back to School with Publix” is a good-looking, heartwarming ad. But it’s not a good ad, despite all of the positive

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Still frame from Chewy's Chatty Pets: Joy TV commercial
August 17, 2022 The Cranky Creative

Ad Review: Chewy’s ‘Chatty Pets: Joy’ truly is

I promise, Cranky readers, I’ll get the cats out of my system soon. But not before I review “Chewy Chatty Pets: Joy,” a 30-second TV commercial from pet-product online retailer

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The Cranky Creative reviews the HomeGoods TV commercial, A Love Story with slogan, Go Finding.
April 26, 2022 The Cranky Creative

Ad Review: HomeGoods ‘Love Story’ commercial knows its audience

Personally, I don’t much like “A Love Story,” the 30-second TV commercial for HomeGoods. Watching it, I can’t help but think of the scene from that movie, As Good As

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The Cranky Creative reviews Progressive's Bundles TV commercial
April 17, 2022 The Cranky Creative

Progressive’s ‘Bundles’ commercial does creative right

Progressive‘s iconic “Flo” character debuted in 2008. And while the cast of characters in the company’s commercials has expanded since then to include names like Jamie and Dr. Rick, it’s

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Cranky Creative Ad Review: Jeremy's Razors: The Greatest Commercial Ever
March 29, 2022 The Cranky Creative

Jeremy’s Razors commercial takes on ‘woke’ Harry’s and Gillette

Are Americans growing tired of woke companies and brands? The Daily Wire thinks so. Witness this amazing commercial for Jeremy’s Razors — a non-woke alternative to shaving products from Harry’s

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the cranky creative blog live-blogs the commercials from super bowl LVI
February 12, 2022 The Cranky Creative

LIVE-BLOG: Super Bowl LVI commercials

Heads up, Cranky readers! Tune in at 6 p.m. Eastern Time as I live-blog all of the commercials from Super Bowl LVI. Watch the Cincinnati Bengals take on the Los

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The Cranky Creative reviews Sling TV's 'falling waitress' commercial
January 19, 2022 The Cranky Creative

Sling TV’s ‘falling waitress’ commercial is not funny

Oh, Sling. I like your live TV streaming service, I really do. But your brand’s TV commercials . . . Holy shit, your commercials. What on earth made you think

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The Cranky Creative reviews TV commercials for Marcus by Goldman Sachs
November 18, 2021 The Cranky Creative

Review: Marcus by Goldman Sachs ads can moron

“You can money,” says the slogan for this commercial for Goldman Sachs. A good first clue that the rest of the campaign is a disaster, too. There she was —

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