The Frightening Power of Pine-Sol

The scent of Pine Sol is frighteningly powerful, but the Pine-Sol ad campaign can be powerfully frightening. Good times with the Pine-Sol lady and some marketing department "product testing."

Indisputably Best Craigslist Car Ad Ever

"Am I man enough to handle a car this flawless? The short answer is...no." 

Madison Avenue could learn a thing or two from this evocative advertising copy. Not to mention this clever pricing strategy - a car marked down from the original asking price of $199,999 to only $700. Who could resist such a bargain? No one, that's who.

You can click the pic to enlarge the ad, but you'll probably want to click here to see it even larger. Trust me, it's worth a click or two.

(Hat tip to The Dish for finding this one.)

A Tampon Ad That Really Says "I'm Sorry"

The folks who make o.b. brand tampons apparently made a lot of women angry when they phased out one of their product lines last year. Their new ad campaign offers each upset customer a romantic, musical, and "personal" apology. It's kind of creepy, but mostly clever. 

Because the "personalization" requires you to enter a name, I found the ad to be a little addictive. I can tell you that Jeff doesn't get the full personal apology treatment, but Genevieve and Abigail do.

Click here and give the ad a whirl yourself. It's campy and fun, and you'll be seriously impressed with all the ways they think of to use your name in the ad.