Guitar Hero Loves Celebrities

This Risky Business styled ad features Michael Phelps, Kobe Bryant, Alex Rodriguez, and Tony Hawk rocking out to "Old Time Rock and Roll" performed by Bob Seger. It's for the new Guitar Hero game. I'm sure this assemblage of super stardom will attract many of potential heroes.

Rock on, America.

True Change

Remember that classic Budweiser "Wassup" commercial? Here's a spoof of it. Wasssuuuuup.

The Sun for 30p

All this for just 30p! Brilliant!

I had to post this ad from the UK. I thought it was pretty cool, a very unique idea.

The name of the song in this commercial is called "I Just Can't Get Enough" by Wallis Bird. It's a cover of Depeche Mode.

Cox Pod Digis

This spot is a few months old, but I've just stumbled upon it. Cox Communications hopes these little guys can emphasize their message: "Your Friend in the Digital Age." The little pod people are called Digis.

The song in this spot: Justin Sconza (from band Walter Meego), “Pretty Picture,” published through Spectre. Click here for more.

For more information from the studio responsible for the comercials, click here.

Channel Surfing: New Pepsi Logo

This segment features specialty marketing that may go beyond the usual limits of this blog.

Well, there it is. Surprising eh? I can't believe Pepsi is abandoning such a well known brand icon. Already people are voicing their opinion about the face lift...

The new logo is just a small part of PepsiCo's $1.2 Billion attempt to try and get back some drinkers who have drifted to the Coke side of life. Over the course of three years, Pepsi hopes to increase their market share with new packaging, merchandising, and advertising.

So why the new logo? Is Pepsi trying to tell us something about who they want for president, or which airline they prefer? No, apparently the white band is supposed to be a smile. Other brands will also be getting remodeled as happy mouth shapes: Diet Pepsi will be a grin and Pepsi Max will be a laugh. Also, Mountain Dew will become Mtn Dew. Srsly.

They claim that Coke is not the culprit, but the bad economy. People have stopped buying carbonated soft drinks, and they hope the change can bring back drinkers. Unfortunately, the move also comes with a 3,000 person job cut, and six plants will be shut down.

Note: All of these images have been stolen from the internet, and are in no way mine.