{"id":46,"date":"2008-07-21T00:05:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-21T07:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/danoday.com\/blogWORDPRESS\/2008\/07\/21\/monday-commercial-smackdown-att-and-mr-mrs-stupid\/"},"modified":"2008-07-21T00:05:00","modified_gmt":"2008-07-21T07:05:00","slug":"monday-commercial-smackdown-att-and-mr-mrs-stupid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/danoday.com\/blog\/2008\/07\/monday-commercial-smackdown-att-and-mr-mrs-stupid\/","title":{"rendered":"MONDAY COMMERCIAL SMACKDOWN: AT&amp;T and Mr. &amp; Mrs. Stupid"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><\/p>\n<p><object height=\"79\" width=\"204\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/siteaudioplayer.swf\"><\/param><param name=\"play\" value=\"true\"><\/param><param name=\"loop\" value=\"false\"><\/param><param name=\"quality\" value=\"high\"><\/param><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><\/param><param name=\"flashvars\" value=\"bUseColor=true&amp;sCustomColor=9451520&amp;bUseText=false&amp;sBrandText=&amp;sBrandUrl=&amp;bAutoPlay=false&amp;bCloakUrl=true&amp;mp3url=jvIM5%2A%21BY%24%2Bqhpqea%2E%2F2Lv%2AC%3F5%2A%2E%2F0\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/danoday.com\/siteaudioplayer.swf\" play=\"true\" loop=\"true\" quality=\"high\" flashvars=\"bUseColor=true&amp;sCustomColor=9451520&amp;bUseText=false&amp;sBrandText=&amp;sBrandUrl=&amp;bAutoPlay=false&amp;bCloakUrl=true&amp;mp3url=jvIM5%2A%21BY%24%2Bqhpqea%2E%2F2Lv%2AC%3F5%2A%2E%2F0\" pluginspage=\"http:\/\/www.macromedia.com\/shockwave\/download\/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash\" height=\"79\" width=\"204\"><\/embed><\/param><\/object><\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size:130%;\"><\/p>\n<p>In a commercial, the person who is depicted enjoying the results of the product or service should represent the target audience. Do <span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">you<\/span> really want to identify with that guy?<\/p>\n<p>And I\u2019m not positive, but I\u2019m pretty sure Mrs. Stupid suddenly turned into The Announcer. (Either that or the people who produced this spot cast two women with voices that are far too similar.)<\/p>\n<p>Also:<\/p>\n<p><i>\u201cFor the ultimate music experience, visit the AT&amp;T blue room&#8230;. You\u2019ll have the best online experience possible.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n<p>I realize \u201cthe new AT&amp;T\u201d has adopted a slimmed-down business model, but can\u2019t they afford to hire a writer? Someone who knows enough not to use the word \u201cexperience\u201d twice in nine seconds?<\/p>\n<p>Using \u201cexperience\u201d even once would have been too much, of course. That\u2019s because nobody \u2014 NOBODY \u2014 is looking for the best online experience.<\/p>\n<p>Lots of people would like to watch concerts by their favorite artists, with crystal clear video and \u201cit\u2019s like I\u2019m in the first row\u201d audio.<\/p>\n<p>But not a single person woke up this morning and thought, \u201cBy golly, if only I could have the best online experience possible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a commercial, the person who is depicted enjoying the results of the product or service should represent the target audience. Do you really want to identify with that guy? And I\u2019m not positive, but I\u2019m pretty sure Mrs. Stupid suddenly turned into The Announcer. 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