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| Boilerpipe Text | But first: ***A free*** creative lesson from a classically-trained Creative (
me
).
Back in the late 1990s, A&W Root Beer ran a âThick-Headedâ campaign promoting its delicious thick-headedness. There were 4-5 spots, but this was the funniest with one of the funniest lines Iâve ever heard:
âTHREE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A MASSAGE?!? I DONâT REMEMBER A MASSAGE!â
I donât know the actorâs name, but heâs made many funny ads.
MY POINT, young creatives: THIS is what a
BIG IDEA
looks like. And look how simple it wasâThick-Heads selling Thick Head.
This
is how every one of you should be thinking because this is how you help a brand succeed, help a brand be remembered, help a brand s
ave money
, even. So stop thinking of âcleverâ puny one-off ads that go NOWHERE. Ad agency: Foote Cone & Belding, Chicago.
You really donât deserve any of my free advice so maybe consider buying a $3.33/month sub to get more valuable hard-earned creative tips. Or stop getting my emails.
OK. To this monthâs notable ads.
Buy or bye, please. |
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# Best/Worst Ads Of March 2026.
### So far. Including one ad that made me sigh so hard I pulled a jaw muscle. You'll see.
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But first: \*\*\*A free\*\*\* creative lesson from a classically-trained Creative (*me*).
Back in the late 1990s, A\&W Root Beer ran a âThick-Headedâ campaign promoting its delicious thick-headedness. There were 4-5 spots, but this was the funniest with one of the funniest lines Iâve ever heard:
> *âTHREE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A MASSAGE?!? I DONâT REMEMBER A MASSAGE!â*
I donât know the actorâs name, but heâs made many funny ads.
MY POINT, young creatives: THIS is what a **BIG IDEA** looks like. And look how simple it wasâThick-Heads selling Thick Head. *This* is how every one of you should be thinking because this is how you help a brand succeed, help a brand be remembered, help a brand s*ave money*, even. So stop thinking of âcleverâ puny one-off ads that go NOWHERE. Ad agency: Foote Cone & Belding, Chicago.
***
You really donât deserve any of my free advice so maybe consider buying a \$3.33/month sub to get more valuable hard-earned creative tips. Or stop getting my emails.
OK. To this monthâs notable ads.
[Buy or bye, please.](https://copyranter.substack.com/subscribe)
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| Readable Markdown | But first: \*\*\*A free\*\*\* creative lesson from a classically-trained Creative (*me*).
Back in the late 1990s, A\&W Root Beer ran a âThick-Headedâ campaign promoting its delicious thick-headedness. There were 4-5 spots, but this was the funniest with one of the funniest lines Iâve ever heard:
> *âTHREE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A MASSAGE?!? I DONâT REMEMBER A MASSAGE!â*
I donât know the actorâs name, but heâs made many funny ads.
MY POINT, young creatives: THIS is what a **BIG IDEA** looks like. And look how simple it wasâThick-Heads selling Thick Head. *This* is how every one of you should be thinking because this is how you help a brand succeed, help a brand be remembered, help a brand s*ave money*, even. So stop thinking of âcleverâ puny one-off ads that go NOWHERE. Ad agency: Foote Cone & Belding, Chicago.
You really donât deserve any of my free advice so maybe consider buying a \$3.33/month sub to get more valuable hard-earned creative tips. Or stop getting my emails.
OK. To this monthâs notable ads.
[Buy or bye, please.](https://copyranter.substack.com/subscribe) |
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