Ad Critique / Classic Examples

How Many Pancake Restaurants?

Apr 30th, 2012 | By Chuck McKay
How Many Pancake Restaurants?

On nearly any list, most people can remember the top three with little effort. What if you’re not close to the top?



Ozzy’s “Crazy Train” Car Ad

Oct 14th, 2011 | By Chuck

This is actually a 30 second edit of a longer form video. Would you like to see the extended clip?

Crazy Train
by Ozzy Osbourne, Randy Rhoads, Bob Daisley
From the 1980 album Blizard of Oz



Your Favorite TV Ad

Oct 14th, 2011 | By Chuck
Your Favorite TV Ad

People will claim this as their favorite ad. The RPA agency will win awards. And sales of Ozzy’s catalog will spike before Christmas.

But it won’t sell cars.



A Few Good Ads

Jun 2nd, 2007 | By Chuck McKay

My introduction to the business of advertising was through the characters in Bewitched.

Each week Samantha and Darren would have to come up with something highly creative to explain the presence of whichever historical figures were hanging around the Tate…



Advertising and Air Conditioner Sales

Jun 24th, 2006 | By Chuck McKay
Advertising and Air Conditioner Sales

Are incentive programs a good investment? What happens when you’ve incentivised the wrong behavior?