In Other Words

The value of advertising

I have been truly impressed with something that is normally truly bothersome. What has got my attention sparked? Adverts. Yes, those annoying things in between the meat and potatoes that make watching TV such a bother. I, myself, never watch TV. Mainly its because I’m not too impressed with the average stuff they show on the tube but another important aspect of why I don’t watch is that adverts annoy the piss out of me.

Recently, however, I’ve gone to the site Kontraband and discovered that there is some very, and I mean very impressive adds out there. All the rest of the material is also good, but the advertisements they collect are absolutely excellent. You do need sound and a good broadband connection to truly view these, but if you do have those and you have an interest in humour, story telling or bringing across a message, then go and watch a couple of these adds.

This way of watching advertising is way more preferable then watching them on TV, as here you get to watch only the good, weird and funny ones, without having to sit through the other 95% of what is advertising.

To get to the adverts click on the link and then click on the image marked ‘TV ads’ under the ‘Kontraband pick of the day’.

I think one of them (one about cocaine fcukin’ up your brain, you’ll recognise it when you see it) convinced me that ads aren’t only annoying, they are a full on storytelling medium.

posted by Symbol @ 20.8.04