Filed under marketing, tv ads, quality!, parody, music, funny
Brilliant ad by Hallmark for their new Cards With Sound series (the ”tv ad” department did a much better job than the “name this card campaign” department, don’t you think?) - cards that have clips of popular music play when you open them (as opposed to the bleepy Casio-like cards that were so fucking annoying).
I just crack up every time I see this guy. They would have been hard-pressed to find a guy that looked less able to pull off Hammer moves (links to original vid.. you know you want to see it again!), yet execute them so flawlessly.
This ad especially resonates with me on a personal level, as it reminds me of the “concert I’m most embarassed I went to”. Come on.. we all have one! Get this line-up: MC Hammer with openers En Vogue and… (wait for it!).. Vanilla-fucking-Ice! Yes! En Vogue can sing, and Hammer puts on a great show, so I will defend them to this day, but I got nothing for Ice. Stupidity of youth?
Quick tip to Hallmark: if you’re going to spend a lot of money and effort promoting a new product, you might want to make a clickable link on the front page of your website instead of making me conjure the fat ghost of Perry Mason to figure out where to order a damn “card with sound”. Oh, and have them in stock. Oh, and have more than 5 to pick from
Come to think of it, Hallmark is really fucking up this campaign! But great commercial, guys.
June 13th, 2007 at 5:07 pm
OK, I can’t resist this one…
Apparently Hammer put on such a great show that you went out and bought HAMMER PANTS… like 5 pairs ;-)
LOL :-)
xoxo :-)
June 13th, 2007 at 5:15 pm
You know he did. Chicks dig hammer pants.
That’s a porn movie isn’t it? HammerPants: You Can Touch This But You Will Die (based on a true story)
June 13th, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Haha, oh hell yes, P. Maybe I can find a pair in my old clothes at my parents’ place and wear them for you next time you’re in town. :) I’ll put them on and we can watch the HammerPants movie Trevor speaks of.
Or maybe I should just give the pants as a baby shower gift for Telemachus Justinian?
July 3rd, 2007 at 1:47 pm
Hey I saw that concert. It rocked! Vanilla Ice was SO HOT back then.
July 5th, 2007 at 12:15 pm
Umm… suuure.
September 28th, 2007 at 9:20 pm
Nice to finally meet you! - I\’m not exactly sure what this has to do with Baby Shower Card (that\’s what I was searching on MSN when I saw a link here), but I\’m glad I got a chance to read your blog. Thanks!!