The Seinfeld Ad Microsoft Paid Millions For: Pro and Con Opinions
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Bill Gates & Jerry Seinfeld - Shoe Circus Commercial
Something moist & tasty is coming from Microsoft?
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The Seinfeld Ad Microsoft Paid Millions For: Pro and Con Opinions
Sort by ReadWriteWeb (Free subscription) - 09/05/2008
Microsoft ran its first commercial with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld on NBC this afternoon, to mixed reviews. Seinfeld will reportedly take home $10 million for his part of the $300 million "Windows Not Walls" ad campaign. Does that seem like money well spent so far? Below you'll find the commercial and two opposing opinions about it from members of the ReadWriteWeb team. Con: This Was an Arrogant...
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First Microsoft ad with Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld
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Absurdist art or TV commercial? Either way, I like it....
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First Gates and Seinfeld Ad Released: Gates is Comedy Genius
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Those Seinfeld/Windows Vista ads we told you about? The first one is out, and it's actually pretty great. Jerry's performance certainly isn't worth the $10 million he is reportedly being paid, but it's not bad. The biggest surprise, though, is...
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MSFT's New Nothing Ad Campaign With Seinfeld
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As far as teasers go, this is a pretty pathetic effort to seems cute, funny and cuddly...but then, come to think of it, an ad which features Jerry Seinfeld has to be about nothing. So it is: The campaign was developed by ad agency Crispin, Porter + Bogusky and will cost about $300 million, according to reports. More details . Social Media Deals Report: This 199-page report, filled with charts and...
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New Vista advertisement debuts and flops
Sort by The Boy Genius Report (Free subscription) - 09/05/2008
As expected, the new Windows Vista commercial with Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates debuted on Sept 4th as part of Microsoft’s $300 million advertising campaign to restore Vista’s public perception problem. A perception problem that has mushroomed into everybody and their brother pouring hate upon Vista without ever having used it and one that persists [...]
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Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld star in odd new Microsoft ads
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See if you can make any sense of this teaser ad starring two of the richest guys in their respective fields. Ad agency Crispin Porter & Bogusky takes a sideways approach at salvaging the reputation of Microsoft Vista with...
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Bill Gates Jerry Seinfeld Microsoft Ad
Sort by The Inquisitr (Free subscription) - 09/05/2008
The first Microsoft ad featuring Jerry Seinfeld has been released, and features Bill Gates and a shoe store: Like Gizmodo, I don’t get it. What’s a conversation over shoes got to do with Microsoft products? Too clever by half perhaps? what do you think?
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Non Sequitur Microsoft Ad Featuring Jerry Seinfeld & Bill Gates
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The first new Microsoft ad in their recently launched $300 million advertising campaign debuted tonight featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates. It’s not clear what they are trying to sell, but my guess it has something to do with shoes and underwear. Related PostsBill Gates’ Last Day At Microsoft & Exit InterviewBill Clinton, Microsoft CEO?Steve Jobs [...]
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Bill Gates, Jerry Seinfeld ad airs - Apple has nothing to worry about
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Filed under: OS Updates , Apple , Microsoft Jerry Seinfeld, famous for developing a popular TV show "about nothing," seems to be at it again. Except this time he's part of a $300 million advertising campaign for Microsoft that also seems to be about nothing. And while nothing might be kind of funny in 22 minute segments that are always about something at their core, the first Microsoft commercial...
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Daily Tech: First Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates Vista Ad Debuts
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Microsoft has kicked off its first commercial featuring Jerry Seinfeld alongside Bill Gates , and the verdict is in: It's a whole lotta randomness! Not exactly the simplistic Microsoft vs. Apple ad I was hoping for. — Gizmodo Going back to school? Here are some helpful tips for prepping your gadgets for the new school year. — CrunchGear Palm is getting ready to unveil new Centro models in green and...
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Seinfeld and Gates get all moist and chewy
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The new Microsoft campaign has been as widely anticipated as Super Bowl advertising. And the first spot shows that a give and take is possible.
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Tricking and Treating, a Big Stick, and Mars Attacks: Britannica.com Week in Preview: October 27-November 2
Sort by Britannica Blog (Free subscription) - 10/26/2008
As Barack Obama and John McCain knock each other over the head, Americans remember McCain's presidential hero, Theodore Roosevelt, who was born 150 years ago on Monday. What lessons can we draw from his administration? In addition to helping quell the economic panic of 1907-08 and his lack of trust of, well, trusts (huge corporate conglomerates), he also claimed, quoting an African proverb, that the...
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Watch the Jerry Seinfeld/Bill Gates TV Ad - Boring or Brilliant?
Sort by Marketing Pilgrim (Free subscription) - 09/05/2008
If you didn’t catch last night’s airing of the new Microsoft TV ads, featuring Jerry Seinfeld and Bill Gates, you can watch it below: Microsoft execs say that the ad is designed to start a discussion and that future ads will feature more information about Microsoft’s actual products. Leave a comment and let me know your thoughts. [...]
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Forget “The Conquistador”: When Is Microsoft Going to Drop the Other Shoe on Its Conquering Web Strategy?
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There will be a lot of different reactions to the first of Microsoft's newest series of commercials, featuring Founder Bill Gates playing straight man to comic Jerry Seinfeld. Set up as a discount shoe-buying skit, Seinfeld helps Gates purchase a pair called "The Conquistador," and for some Seinfeldesque reason, it's churros all around in this marketing effort. What might be more effective, of course,...
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First episode of Gates/ Seinfeld ad campaign is genius
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Here it is, the first episode of the Seinfeld/ Gates commercial series. It’s part of a $300 million Microsoft ad campaign, led by famous ad-agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky. It’s a product of Alex Bogusky’s extraordinary brain I can’t follow, ’cause the ad doesn’t get me excited yet. I realize that’s my own fault. Crispin Porter [...]
