‘Peevertising’: How snow became the marketer’s newest medium
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The TV timeout to any live sporting event; pop-up ads to the Internet; commercials to classic rock; extended-store hours to the holidays. Few things are left untainted by the hands of marketers. Let’s just hope that after their latest venture, they wash their dirty mitts.
A new Tumblr called “Peevertising” demonstrates this complete commercialization of society, and with it, one of man’s exclusive and most sacred of simple pleasures as brand logos get the yellow snow treatment. I must admit, that’s some fine “peemanship.” (via AgencySpy)
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