Monday, January 12, 2009

Today I made an observation that I'm surprised I didn't catch earlier. I was watching The Price is Right (now a Monday and Wednesday treat for this semester) and they show one of the many life insurance ads (in between the diabetes testing supplies and diaper ads) and the dude mentions how he was watching a commercial for (insert life insurance provider) and how he was going to call and apply for it. Why is it that aside from the spots Alex Trebek does, that insurance ads usually refer to another ad that may have never been actually shown on television? This may be the only product/service that uses this tactic, if it isn't I'd like to see and example.

In other news, first day of class and you know it is what it is. Reading syllabi and finding the best route to class. For some reason campus seems really empty and considering how many people I met last year that went to study abroad this semester. So, I'm going to use that as reasoning for now. Two classes today, first being my Intro to Telecommunications Management at 4:15 with my major advisor teaching, which should be coo. Then a stunning revelation in my Political Economy of Communications class, I have never had hot teacher. Damn. Mondays and Wednesdays are going to pass.

-Mikhail

4 comments:

  1. I love that advertisements for life insurance, prescription drug plans, and Polident... are packed in between the Price is Right.
    They know their audience!

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  2. true story, definitely one of the more easily defined markets on television

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  3. Today I made an observation...
    it's time to update!

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  4. nice timing, I had just started writing when I saw this.

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