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Talking Dog Video

Talking Dog Video

May 18, 2011

Don’t you hate it when someone sends you a YouTube video and they’re all like “OMG this is hilarious, you have to check it out!” and you check it out and it’s actually not that funny. Well … hopefully this isn’t one of those scenarios because far out this is funny. I’m just hoping it’s not just me that finds...

Dog-napping 101

Dog-napping 101

Nov 12, 2009

My friend has just found a puppy dog and is wondering what to do with it as he can’t find the owner. So this reminded me of something that I’ve been wanting to get off my chest for a while. One day back when I was young in the UK, we’re driving off to my Gran’s for Sunday lunch. About 100m from our place, we see this basset hound...

Feature Advertising: Aucklanders go home!

Feature Advertising: Aucklanders go home!

Jun 15, 2009

After my last “Yorkie – It’s not for girls!” blog post about the chocolate bar with some controversial branding, I thought I’d show how New Zealand advertising is also creating a bit of attention through controversial means. A recent marketing campaign for Air New Zealand’s grabaseat offer has seen a run of great billboard advertisements. Bold,...