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Friday Folly - June 27 - You Can Break the Internet

"The IT Crowd" is one of the funniest shows on TV -- especially if you work in (or near) IT.

Friday Folly -- June 6, 2008

Normally the Friday Folly looks at questionable decisions made in the name of branding. This week, however, the Friday Folly relates more to the man in this video. Or perhaps it is a Saturday morning folly? You be the judge.

The Walk of Shame

Not quite the "Dance of Shame" from Pylea, but c'mon. We've all been there. Hold your head up high. With thanks to Paul Isakson.

Friday Folly -- March 14, 2008

Just when I was wondering what to write up for today's Friday Folly, I was rescued by a tweet from Tim Brunelle pointing out this fantastic site. It is a MUST SEE for anyone working in marketing/advertising. There are some fantastic pointers for us all:

We skip the strategic deliverables. We pas on the matrixes, the payoffs and the metrics. We ignore any viral functionality. We focus on the ultimate end-user ...

And, ok, it may not exactly be a Friday Folly ... but it may make you smile at the end of a busy week.

Friday Folly -- March 7

Can you spot the target audience for this one? Via Ghetto Supreme.

Friday Folly

This brilliant piece courtesy of Lauren. Actually I don't know if this is folly, lunacy or brilliance. It is even better that the link does not work.

Friday Folly -- February 15, 2008

The Banner Blog folks (via Katie Chatfield) bring today's folly -- but not from the brand messaging point of view. This is the response TO a piece of direct mail. How would you handle this one, dear reader?

Friday Folly -- February 8, 2008

Any guesses which agency lives in this building? OK ... only joking. I think it's a restaurant. Seriously.

Friday Folly -- February 1, 2008

Yeah, I know it has been done to death, but seriously, who approved this one?

Friday Folly - January 25, 2008

It has taken me almost a month to bring back the Friday Folly ... but here is the first for 2008. This one is from the ever vigilant Stanley Johnson. As Stan says, "What I don't know is who comes up with ads like this. And why". Good question.

Friday Folly - December 14, 2007

I love a good "Chinglish" story, but this one surprised even me.

Friday Folly - December 7, 2007

Is this what we call media placement? Who is responsible? This week's Friday Folly comes courtesy of Meg Tsiamis. Got one to share? Is it yours? I would love to see it!

Friday Folly

We all love Fridays ... they mark the end of things -- the end of the working week, the end of a project and so on. Beyond Friday is a new world ... a luxurious place of martinis, beaches, picnics and warm winter fires. And in the spirit of preparation (for the end/the beginning), I am launching the "Friday Folly". Here, each Friday, I will seek to share one piece of advertising/marketing gone wrong (even if is it slightly wrong).

If you have something I should know about please let me know. But, in the meantime, enjoy this gem courtesy of Amelia Torode. What's so wrong I hear you say? Look closely.