All posts tagged Verizon

Got A Good Slogan?

Good slogans are memorable; great slogans are unforgettable. Numerous companies have used slogans that aren’t a statement, rather a question such as Klondike’s “What Would You Do For A Klondike Bar?” Verizon’s “Can you hear me now?” and the California Milk Processor Board’s “Got Milk?” While the original Klondike campaign in 1982 featured the jingle [...]

The Ads of Christmas Past: Verizon (2009) “Island of Misfit Toys”

This is not only one of my favorite Christmas commercials – it’s one of my favorite commercials of all time. Period. I’ll admit, it’s partially because “Island of Misfit Toys” is my favorite scene in Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. But mainly it’s because it was such an ingenious way to express what was not too long ago a [...]

Validating My Decision to Forgo the iPhone

Because of the announcement of the iPhone 4S last week, I was particularly intrigued when I came across an article entitled “Why I Dumped My iPhone – And I’m Not Going Back” on Good’s Website . In the piece the author talks about how he had become overly obsessed with the availability of information and his connection [...]

Will Google Steal Your Wallet This Summer?

Get ready folks, Google is breaking into the “tap-to-pay” market through a new innovative system launched in partnership with Sprint, MasterCard, and Citibank. Just launched in June, Google “Wallet” aims to revolutionize the way people carry around credit cards, coupons, and receipts by linking your smartphone and credit card information to a “tap-to-pay” service through [...]