Remember Seinfeld-Superman?
January 4, 2008 by Roland Reinhart · Comments Off
Do you remember the American Express spots with Jerry Seinfeld and Superman (voiced by Patrick Warburton)? They’re in a coffee shop. Then walking the streets. Jerry’s new DVD player becomes collateral damage while Superman does his thing. (Luckily Jerry paid with AmEx.) Read more
AOL’s 15 Minutes of Fame Video
December 20, 2007 by Roland Reinhart · Comments Off
AOL released a clever video bringing together unwitting stars of three popular online videos.
Here are the videos that inspired the commercial:
- The “Some U.S.-Americans don’t have maps” gal, Miss Teen South Carolina
- The “Leave Britney Alone” guy, Chris Crocker
- The “Don’t Tas me Bro” college student, Andrew Meyer
As entertaining as it might be to see all these people get an additional 15-minutes of fame, it might be hard to measure the recall value to AOL. AOL News isn’t even mentioned until the end – sixty seconds in. I would argue that most people won’t even recall this video was for AOL News.
