Tag Archives: Commercials

Things We Love: The Apple Macintosh

Posted on April 29, 2021 by Chris Ullrich

It’s time for another edition of Things We Love here at The Flickcast. This time the things we love is actually a group of things. What are these magical unicorns, you may ask? Well, they’re the Apple Macintosh computers. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Things We Love | Tagged 1984, Apple, Apple Computer, Apple I, Apple II+, Commercials, Computers, Homebrew Computer Club, iMac, Mac, Macintosh, Microsoft, Ridley Scott, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, Tech, Windows | Comments Off

Microsoft Goes Negative Again In New iPad-Bashing Ad

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Joe Gillis

It must be a bit difficult to be Microsoft sometimes, especially these days. Sure, they still make a desktop OS that dominates the world, but that lead is dropping as fast as sales of desktop computers. And their other products, … Continue reading →

Posted in Microsoft, News, Tech, Video | Tagged Ad, Commercials, iOS, iPad, Microsoft, Mobile, Negative Ad, Surface, Technology, Video, Windows RT | Comments Off

It’s ‘Spock vs. Spock’ In This Latest Commercial for Audi

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Chris Ullrich

As someone who made one or two commercials in the past, I can’t say all that much about the creative merits of this particular commercial except it didn’t really motivate me to buy an Audi. But that’s not really the … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercials, Geek, News, Star Trek | Tagged Audi, Commercials, Geek, Leonard Nimoy, Star Trek, Star Trek: Into Darkness, TV, Video, Zachary Quinto | 3 Comments

Jeremy Is Back: Samsung Drops Another Galaxy S4 Teaser Video

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Joe Gillis

Effective commercials, and advertising in general, is an under-appreciated artform. Often, the right advertising and marketing campaign can greatly help a new product succede. In other cases, an ill-conceived advertising and marketing campaign can hurt, and in some cases kill, … Continue reading →

Posted in Mobile, News, Tech | Tagged Android, Commercials, Galaxy S IV, Google, Jeremy, Mobile, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy S4, Samsung Unpacked, Smartphones, Teasers, Tech | Comments Off

Latest Nexus 7 Ad Puts an Aquarium On Your Roof

Posted on November 5, 2012 by Joe Gillis

Even though tablets from Apple are still the most popular, many people prefer buying a device from someone else that runs the Android OS. One very popular alternative to the iPad that does just that is Google’s own Nexus 7. … Continue reading →

Posted in News, Tech | Tagged Advertising, Android OS, Commercials, Google, Google Nexus 7, iPad, Mobile, Nexus, Nexus 7, Tech | 1 Comment

James Bond Now Drinks Beer . . . At Least In This New Heineken Commercial

Posted on September 21, 2012 by Heather Toshiko

With the next James Bond actioneer, Skyfall, set for release in November, you can bet your hard-earned dollars we’re going to start seeing a crapload of promotional material for the movie. One of those promotional materials just happens to be … Continue reading →

Posted in Commercials, Movies, News | Tagged Beer, Commercials, Daniel Craig, Heineken, Ian Fleming, James Bond, Javier Bardem, Judy Dench, Movies, Naomi Harris, Ralph Fiennes, Sam Mendes, Skyfall | 8 Comments

New Apple ‘Siri’ Commercial Featuring Director Martin Scorsese

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Joe Gillis

Even if you’re not a fan of Apple or its products, you have to admit the company does make some interesting commercials and also tends to get top talent both in front of and behind the camera for them. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Apple, News, Tech | Tagged Apple, Commercials, iOS 5, iOS 6, iPhone, iPhone 4S, Siri, Video, YouTube | Comments Off

It’s Not a ‘Ferris Bueller’s Day Off’ Sequel, It’s a Car Commercial

Posted on January 30, 2012 by Chris Ullrich

Recently, a video surfaced of an older Matthew Broderick playing what seemed, at least on the surface, to be his famous character Ferris Bueller. Of course, this set off a wave of speculation that a sequel to the seminal 80s … Continue reading →