Good ads, bad places.

‘Drunk’, ‘Rape’, and ‘Slut’...

Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:39:12 -0500

‘Drunk’, ‘Rape’, and ‘Slut’ all on the same page? No good can come of that.

These RTB exchanges have a lot to answer for. It pains me that I can’t work out which network or agency is actually serving this ad. They live for another day…

COI, stop shitting away money.

Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:19:00 -0400

COI, stop shitting away money.

This is a terrible placement! Everyone knows you don’t...

Sat, 15 Sep 2012 16:49:11 -0400

This is a terrible placement! Everyone knows you don’t want food while you’re on cocaine. Keep working on those algorithms RocketFuel.

I get it. It’s testicles that look like famous people....

Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:28:10 -0400

I get it. It’s testicles that look like famous people. It’s funny. I just don’t think it’s any place for TalkTalk.

Not poor Zulily again! It’s like someone is buying ad...

Mon, 03 Sep 2012 18:01:07 -0400

Not poor Zulily again! It’s like someone is buying ad space to create content for my blog.

I’m no World War II expert, but I do know the Nazis took...

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 16:54:00 -0400

I’m no World War II expert, but I do know the Nazis took away anything of value from the prisoners, including their shoes… So Clarks serving a shoe advert beside a Hitler tribute is [insert missing adjective here]

This is what happens when your parents share a computer: Mum...

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:54:00 -0400

This is what happens when your parents share a computer:
Mum shops at John Lewis.
Dad enjoys his special “me time”.
Criteo can’t believe their luck, their female target audience on a site with cheap traffic! Could it be so? No Criteo, no it can’t. Stop buying soft porn.

Are bums presenting themselves appropriate content? I...

Sun, 12 Aug 2012 10:26:24 -0400

Are bums presenting themselves appropriate content? I can’t decide. I mean, it’s not full frontal nudity but it’s not exactly the Wall Street Journal.

Keeping the Olympic Spirit… I’m sure Usain Bolt...

Thu, 09 Aug 2012 18:43:18 -0400

Keeping the Olympic Spirit… I’m sure Usain Bolt wouldn’t be unhappy with this placement… but Visa, I’m not so sure…

Anything’s possible with BT infinity, even group sex.

Tue, 07 Aug 2012 17:01:44 -0400

Anything’s possible with BT infinity, even group sex.

This sex scene is pretty hot, AND you can find a good range of...

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:47:00 -0400

This sex scene is pretty hot, AND you can find a good range of premium products being advertised alongside it so you can shop with your other hand. Win Win.

I have a love hate relationship with re-targeting networks....

Sun, 05 Aug 2012 10:17:04 -0400

I have a love hate relationship with re-targeting networks. Hate, because they follow you around on the net with a frequency cap of fifty thousand per day. Love, because their desire to re-find you and serve an ad to you usually outweighs the quality of content you’re browsing.

If the little girl in this ad could speak, I’m sure...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 14:55:26 -0400

If the little girl in this ad could speak, I’m sure she’d say ‘When I grow up I want to be just like the girl on my right’.

I think a drunk girl peeing a in a store aisle is the perfect...

Sat, 07 Jul 2012 12:26:31 -0400

I think a drunk girl peeing a in a store aisle is the perfect placement for AT&Ts don’t drive and text campaign.

When is the online ad industry going to wake up to the fact...

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:16:49 -0400

When is the online ad industry going to wake up to the fact video sites are full of porn? I know it, every 12 year old kid knows it, so why can’t the smart people working for SSPs, sales houses and ad networks know it? Oh I know, because most the people working in this space see one of two things:

1. Cheap traffic I can make a good margin on

2. A tonne of impressions I can monetise, ker ching!

Now I’m no expert on airlines, but even I know that...

Tue, 26 Jun 2012 17:33:32 -0400

Now I’m no expert on airlines, but even I know that Emirates is like the creme de la creme of airlines and when they advertise, they’re not looking to advertise alongside nip slips.

Yes, that’s a Barclays advertisement, and yes she is...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:45:18 -0400

Yes, that’s a Barclays advertisement, and yes she is indeed naked.

Ahh good ol’ Ad.com. For those of you that aren’t...

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 15:33:06 -0400

Ahh good ol’ Ad.com. For those of you that aren’t familiar with ad.com they are a ‘premium’ ad network. I guess they must have overlooked the fact one of the URLs they were serving on contained ‘paz-de-la-huerta-gets-naked’? I suppose it’s difficult to build technology to screen for such obscure words such as ‘naked’.

Forkparty! Where have you been all my life? I love that you have...

Sun, 24 Jun 2012 15:34:35 -0400

Forkparty! Where have you been all my life? I love that you have an article on your site called ‘Hot Girls Worshiping Satan’, and what’s better, I love that there are mofos out there buying ad space on your site. If I was the brand manager for Citroen I probably wouldn’t be too happy about this placement, but I’d be more unhappy that they couldn’t even make my creative fit the ad slot correctly.

Teehee, you can see her hairy bits!

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:15:56 -0400

Teehee, you can see her hairy bits!