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christine is not jared

Posted on January 6, 2010 by Chris Houchens

Way back in the “early oughts”, Pepsico / Tricon (now known as Yum!) employed Jason “george costanza” Alexander to make the pitch that Kentucky FRIED Chicken was diet food. It was attacked as a stupid outrageous advertising campaign and was quietly…

Tagged with: dumb ideas, KFC, subway, taco bell, yum!
Posted in advertising, branding

frenzied oprah chickens

Posted on May 8, 2009 by Chris Houchens

You know, it looks like businesses would learn from other companies’ mistakes. After several big corporations failing to deliver with large scale national freebie giveaways in the last few months, KFC decided to fail larger than anyone with its free grilled…

Tagged with: giveaways, KFC, oprah
Posted in marketing

weird doesn’t even begin

Posted on February 20, 2008 by Chris Houchens

I know I said that I wouldn’t be commenting on Super Bowl ads. But these two ads are like a fetish car wreck. They’re so bizarre and twisted that I can’t look away. Apparently, both were rejected by Fox (*Fox…

Tagged with: commercials, KFC, peta, super bowl
Posted in advertising

High pitched sound from Corbin

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Chris Houchens

KFC has gone the way of the ad gimmick like GE’s Tivo commericals. They’ve inserted a high pitched sound in a spot that supposedly only young ears can hear. It’s the same high pitched frequency used in teen repellent. See…

Tagged with: ad design, commercials, KFC
Posted in advertising

Fewer Unpopped Kernels

Posted on January 17, 2007 by Chris Houchens

You’re an agency and you’ve just landed the Orville Redenbacher popcorn account. During the brainstorm session, someone says “Let’s have Orville Redenbacher in the spots!” Don’t let the fact that he died 11 years ago stop you. CP+B apparently aren’t…

Tagged with: ad agencies, commercials, KFC
Posted in advertising