The Big M

Its the double yellow arches. The big M. Its McDonalds. Everyone has seen it. When you are driving or walking down the street you will recognize it. Why though?

It is because everyone knows or has been told about it. Even if you have not ever eaten it, you still know about it because it has either been told to you by a friend, been in a commercial, or in the news. A friend may have had it and wanted you to try it or they may have been in the news for some new health scandal. 

To be honest I just ate some about 2 hours before posting this. Some people believe McDonalds is the reason for obesity and other health problems and that may be true, but by buying and consuming it they are consenting to it. It famous for being McDonalds.

Standing in the Hall of Fame

This blog is about the commercial for the MLB fan cave. I saw it while watching the World Series and it now seems like a good commercial to analyze.

This commercial wants you to enter in a contest to join the MLB fan cave. It uses the background song in order to make you feel great and inspired. If you join the fan cave than what this song is saying will happen to you. At least that is what they want you to think.

I am sure its pretty cool to be in the fan cave. I am a huge fan of baseball and i used to play it as well. The fan cave does not seem all that appealing to me though. I would rather be sitting right up with everyone else while watching a game and not be somewhere special. The fans are 50 percent of a baseball game. Although with the song it does seem pretty cool. That is the goal of the commercial.

The iconic symbol of Coca-Cola

We all have scene it. Its the symbol for Coca-Cola.

These words have lasted through generations. Ever since Coca-Cola was invented these red letters have been recognized across the world. It is has come to dominate the soft drink scene along with Pepsi, but Coca-Cola is more popular.

All of these symbols can be easily recognized and all of them will be recognized for a very long time. Why are they so recognizable though? It is because the brand has gained so much popularity that even if you do not drink soda you will still recognize it. It has become a symbol for hard work and what people want after a long day of sweat and toil. It has become a symbol for fun in the sun and a time to party. It has become its own way of life almost. It represents a  life in which you work hard during the day and party during the night. It's Coca-Cola.

Comedy Week

From May 19-25 YouTube is having its first ever Comedy Week. All types of comedy will be there as well as all the stars. Stars that were made on YouTube as well as professional actors and comedians. This should prove to be a very funny and enjoyable week.

The stars presented in this video are not the only ones that will be featured. Many more will be there and it will all be live on YouTube.

This is going to be very interesting because something like this has never really happened. Comedy is one of the main exports of YouTube and new funny videos are uploaded everyday. This will be very popular just because people go on YouTube everyday.

Anyone who has internet will have access to these videos. It is really hard to describe what is going to happen. Tons of funny people are getting together and anybody can watch for free. I think it will prove to be successful.

The Next Big Thing

This a commercial for a Samsung Galaxy. It is pretty funny and i enjoy it a lot. Although it is a little long, but it had to be long or the joke would not have been good.

This commercials target audience includes people who know who these actors are and who are going to buy a smartphone. The advertising techniques used are wit and humor and testimonial because of Seth Rogen, Paul Rudd, and Lebron James. Basically the advertisers want you to feel like you are part of something bigger you buy this phone.

Another interesting part about this commercial is when they mention crowd sourcing. Crowd sourcing is when the company asks other people what they want to see in the commercial. This is done all the time and sometimes people do not even realize it. That is why it is interesting that the commercial mentions it.

Little Lion Man

Today's post will be about one of my favorite songs. It is called Little Lion Man and it is by Mumford and Sons.

This song has a folk feel to it mixed with some country. The banjo sound is quite evident and sounds really cool. It has a nice beet and is a pretty fast paced song.

The song itself is about a guy who messed up with a girl and does not have the courage to fix it. He admits that he did something wrong and what he did is irreparable. It evokes emotions of being forgotten, sorrow, grief, and regret. It is a fun song to listen to and has a good message.

The people themselves do not really get you to listen to the music which is quite nice. Instead of a bunch of scantily clad girls or shirtless guys, the band relies on their music to be good not how they look. Basically they want the music to speak for itself instead of a bunch of attractive people speaking for it. I like the group and firmly believe that if you have not checked them out already, please do so.

Obama Reaches Out to the Gamers

Apparently the video game players of the U.S. make up enough of a majority to get the attention of candidates in a presidential election. President Obama put a bill bored ad in a Need for Speed game so that those who are racing in game will see it and vote for him. At least that is the idea.

This is political version of product placement. Instead of putting in say a coca-cola add, those who back President Obama decided to use funds to get the support of video gamers. I guess this could work considering many people play video games and now that I think about it, if a candidate were to put an add in a more popular game he or she would probably get even more votes. 

This funniest part about this is the fact that this just shows how much more people are getting into technology and things such as video games. If President Obama believes he will get votes by putting an ad in a video game then that must mean tons of people play them. 

Frosted Flakes are Great

If you have not heard of Frosted Flakes you have not lived in America. Frosted Flakes is one of those cereals that most kids like. They want it when they see it in the store and will beg their parents for more. At least that's what I used to to do.

One of the reasons kids like this cereal so much is not because of its actual taste, which is actually a strong reason, but because of the really cool tiger telling you that they are great. Tony the Tiger gets many kids attention because he is a tiger and kids seem to just adore tigers and because he is really "cool." All of the commercials show him playing around with kids. This makes kids want the cereal.

The other reason kids like this cereal so much is because of what I mentioned before, the taste. All the sugar that is on those flakes makes kids want to just keep eating. Kids cant get enough of sugar and Frosted Flakes is a breakfast full of it. The interesting part though, is how much the brand advocates going out and playing sports. I think this is mostly to get parents to buy so they can tell themselves that even though they are giving their kid sugar their kid will go out and play sports so its okay.

Volkswagen's has a very funny commercial

Volkswagen is a car company and in this commercial their goal is to show that the dad is passing on really bad baseball skills but at least the dad will pass down something good such as the Volkswagen he owns.

This commercial makes me laugh because i have quite a lot of baseball experience and i know how to properly throw a baseball. The way the dad is throwing it is just awful. It is funny to see the kid so attentive to his dad teaching him how to throw a baseball really badly.

This commercial seems to do its job well because now whenever I play baseball i think of this commercial and a Volkswagen. It also connects to me more personally because I love baseball and they are portraying a father and son playing baseball. Although I don't knows if I would call it baseball. All that counts is that the dad is trying which is good.

What is also interesting about this commercial is the fact that, like most "homely" style commercials, there is a white family living in a nice, quiet, residential area. There are trees everywhere and it just looks like a nice peaceful place to be.