This commercial was commissioned by the “Presidental Office of Columbia.” In the commercial a man is on a bus behind a grizzled old guy with dandruff on his shoulders. The man snorts the dandruff hoping for a coke fix. The tag line of the commercial reads “cocaine is addictive. very addictive.”

Can someone tell me what Stephen King weird developed this commercial for Zune MP3 Players? After watching this video goblin give birth to a baby zit ball I wanted to go to the bathroom and check my face for pot marks and craters.

This video is an exerpt and subtitled in English. It’s interesting that Hitler convinced an entire nation to believe in this stuff. I’m only putting this video up to show how effective this type of ‘propaganda marketing’ can be on an entire country.

Coca-Cola plans to launch a new version of Diet Coke in 2007 that is fortified with vitamins and minerals, according to a report published Friday.

Diet Coke Plus, slated for a spring launch, will be the first nutrient-enhanced carbonated soda to be offered by a major brand, said Beverage Digest.

“We’re always looking to innovate around existing brands,” he said. “And we’re also looking at new opportunities. We’ll have lots of news to share on the innovation front in 2007,” he added.

What were the creators of Star Wars thinking when they came up with the C-3PO Underoos - Underwear that’s fun to wear for girls!

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These announcements of free advertising dollars are from the Paul Allen blog. You can now get a ton of free promotions thanks to pay per click advertising. You will received a combined $575 in free website promotion tools from paid search ads.

• MSN ($200 Free)- MSN is offering you $200 free after you pay the very small $5 activation fee for their advertising program.
• LookSmart ($300 Free) - LookSmart will give you $300 free advertising bucks to start promoting your website, blog, or online business. Use this coupon code at checkout: SESCHQ4
• Enhance Interactive ($25 Free) - They will give you a considerable $25 to start with.
• Ask ($50 Free) - Ask.com will give you a $50 credit on your account. Enter promo code SESCHI06 during the checkout process.
• Google AdWords ($50 Free) - Now, this coupon, from what I’ve read does not seem to have any expiration to it but my instincts tell me that it’s only going to be available during the Christmas season.

Zillow.com was recently opened up by Expedia (DOT COM!) founder Richard Barton who wants to quickly gain ground in the competitive U.S. property business. The Zillow website is a user generated content site similar in concept to MySpace.

Homeowners and real estate agents alike can use the website to upload properties, photos, descriptions, and improvements along selling prices. The Financial times reports that Zillow will combine elements from Myspace, Wikipedia, and Craigstlist.

Currently, Zillow has 3.5 million members but the site still faces competition from Move.com and other similar concept websites.

This billboard might possibly be one of the biggest forms of advertising impression on the country of Britian. I’m sure this 6 story plus sized billboard will cause many cars in ’round abouts’ to crash and burn as they try looking up the woman’s skirt. The oversized billboard features a leggy unknown model wearing a bright purple skirt made from silk material leaving us drooling over her baby blue panties and black fishnet stockings.

Dolce & Gabanna and Dj Donna D’Cruz have designed incredible Swarovski encrusted Sony MDR-V700DJ headphones set, so if you want to dj with style, you can get one of those soon at Rasamusic.com. These sparkling headphones look gorgeous on the dancefloor and cost $2500.

The Edwards Jones Dome comfortably seats up to 60,000 people but apparently that isn’t enough room for more than one advertiser. Over the past few weeks, Russel Atheletic has been trying to rename the stadium the ‘Edward Jones Dome at Russel Athletic Field’. Talk about one hell of a mouth-load. Russel Athletic and the Rams hope to have the name changed and finalized by Monday when the Rams play the Chicago Bears. Rams marketing consultant Bob Reif says the team is happy with the final outcome. An Edward Jones spokesman says the company was aware of the negotiations but didn’t take part in them and is “fine” with the one-day field promotion.

Chillis has launched a contest in which you can enter a new version of the classic hit “Baby Back Ribs” song and you can hear the 10 finalists and vote for your favorite on MySpace. All votes will be tallied on December 22nd and the winner gets to be a “Rock Star The A Day” and travel to Los Angeles to meet with a record label. Some of the entrants sound horrible but give the website a go.

I’d still prefer to hear “Fat Bastard” from Austin Powers sing the song like he did in the movie.

After New York decided they were going to ban trans fats from all foods in the city, the CCF (Center For Consumer Freedom) wants to ask the ‘food police’ “What’s Next” in a new advertisement in the New York Post and USA Today.

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A new study reveals the long awaited belief that niche websites receive more ad attention from visitors. Smaller niche websites are more likely to draw attention to ads than non-niche websites the study reveals. The report is from Media-Screen and is slated for release sometime next week so check back. Media Screen surveyed over 1,300 broadband internet users and asked them to scale how likely they were to be interested in products on any given website. Respondents gave 42% of the small sites their top ratings compared to 39% for larger websites. Smaller websites it appears are better at engaging users and capturing the attention of consumers. Read

VNU and the an In-Store Marketing Institute based outside of Chicago focuses their efforts on brand marketers, retailers, agenices and manufacturers in the world market. Their partnership announced today will create a new global measuring service to discover how businesses can better reach and influence buyer behavior and purchasing decisions. The new program called P.R.I.S.M. will attempt to measure how customers interact and are heavily influenced by in-store media and point of sale displays. The partnership will help both retailers and marketers make better decisions. Read