June 29, 2007

Storm before the calm…

Steve Job’s felt generous and gave ALL of Apple’s 18,000 plus employees the high-end model of the Apple iPhone which currently costs $600 dollars.  This $11 million dollar gesture by the CEO of Apple is not a a big deal considering the launch of the iPhone generated around $400 millions dollars worth of free advertising. 

June 29, 2007

Network’s Reject “Poopy-In-Your-Pants” Advertisment

ABC, CBS, and NBC rejected a ad from Generix Labs poking fun at its diet pill rival alli.  The ad basically shows a character “soiling” her pants after taking the alli diet pill.
The quote from CBS on the matter of why they rejected the advertisement is classic:
“We believe that the extended discussion [...]