Careerjournal.com posted an article that notes the current trend of ad companies placing "office culture" into television advertisements. According to Brian Steinberg, ad companies are capitalizing on the American public's increased awareness of office life having the potential for wackiness and "morbid" irony at every corner. (No mention of BBC's "The Office" for doing their part.) And I'm not sure where he's worked, but most people I've shared cubicles with have been less funny than Carlos Mencia. Regardless, ads for Burger King, FedEx, and Tostitos (amongst many others) have pronged at the possibilities of the office dynamic to swing their product. Lets count the laughs.Office Culture in TV Ads
Careerjournal.com posted an article that notes the current trend of ad companies placing "office culture" into television advertisements. According to Brian Steinberg, ad companies are capitalizing on the American public's increased awareness of office life having the potential for wackiness and "morbid" irony at every corner. (No mention of BBC's "The Office" for doing their part.) And I'm not sure where he's worked, but most people I've shared cubicles with have been less funny than Carlos Mencia. Regardless, ads for Burger King, FedEx, and Tostitos (amongst many others) have pronged at the possibilities of the office dynamic to swing their product. Lets count the laughs.Reader Comments
(Page 1)2. Y'know what really seems weird about office-based commercials? All the male actors are wearing ties. In fact, a lot of them seem to wear short-sleeved white shirts and dark ties. Do you know any offices outside of the HQ of the Latter-Day Saints that still look like that?
Yes, I know that shirt-and-tie is shorthand for office worker, but shouldn't the cubicles, PCs on desks and bad lighting also be a pretty good clue?
Posted at 8:37AM on Jul 15th 2005 by Ben
3. I like the burger king commercials, but if they wore modern office (polo shirts and khakis)gear people at home would think they were golfers. And street wear, loose shirts and jeans are for hipster punks listening to ipods.
Posted at 12:06PM on Jul 15th 2005 by jen
1. The office life ads, especially the ones from Burger King, leave me cold. The last thing I want to be reminded of when I'm not in the office, is the office. Burger King has succeeded in making me think of work. Congratulations?
Posted at 11:28PM on Jul 14th 2005 by dantsea