9837: BHM 2012—Marines.

The Marines salute their own for Black History Month. The Montford Point Marines were the first Blacks to serve in the Marine Corps, changing the face of the United States Marine Corps forever.

9836: Sadistic Bug Killer.

Raid kills bugs dead. But Vape does so while also violating the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Convention Against Torture.



From Ads of the World.

9835: Pizzas & Piggies.

CiCi’s Pizza presents a Hog Fest commercial that looks like it’s related to the Maxwell the Piggy campaign. Maybe the pizza hogs can get a GEICO discount to insure their van.

9834: WTF JCP.

Not sure why JC Penney thinks renaming itself jcp, redesigning its logo into the American flag and introducing fair and square prices will revive the brand. The pricing system essentially means there will be regular sales. And one would think they’d want to avoid the word “square” altogether, as it accurately describes the fashion items available at the retailer.

9833: Ad Age BHM Rebuttal.

Must say the Advertising Age Black History Month celebration was pretty lame. No offense to the Black executives spotlighted in the series, but there really wasn’t a lot of new ground covered. Additionally, segregating the interviews in The Big Tent lessened the chance of non-Black readers perusing the content. Why are White adpeople allowed to hide during the event? Like dealing with diversity, Black History Month should be an opportunity for everyone to engage and enhance personal cultural competence. Ad Age should have asked White leaders the same questions posed to the Black executives. The trade publication minimally could have produced something like the piece below (click to enlarge).

9832: BHM 2012—JCP.

There’s no BHM in JCP, as the month of February is devoid of any Black Historical references. Although Valentine’s Day seems to make a nod towards the rise of interracial relationships in America. And a Black History Month search of JCP.com resulted in 8672 products, mostly black-colored kids clothing.

9831: Inspired By Aunt Jemima.

Images found while searching for something else.

9830: Early BHM Promotion…?

The Aunt Jemima Coloring Contest appeared in 1958. Were there Negro-colored Crayola Crayons back then?

9829: My Not-So-Funny Valentine.

Hallmark has probably already produced a line of cards like this. But seriously, how would this shit posing as a direct marketing campaign even get properly distributed? The creative team responsible for the campaign should be beaten by abuse victims.

From Ads of the World.

9828: Rev. Meets Rep.

Rev. Al Sharpton and Rep. Maxine Waters are headlining the 2012 Essence Music Festival? Can’t wait to hear that duet performance.

9827: BHM 2012—Verizon.

Verizon dials up another salute to Black innovation with the Celebrating Your Story promotion. Why does saluting innovation rarely seem innovative?

9826: BHM HBM (Halle Berry Moments).