Articles by Christopher Michael for Hawkblocker
When Shampoo Brands Go Hitler
By Christopher Michael for Hawkblocker | March 27th, 2012
Christopher Michael: Now let's never speak of it again — Read More
Mannequin Robot, Will You Be My Valentine?
By Christopher Michael for Hawkblocker | February 14th, 2012
Christopher Michael is spending Valentines Day with the most beautiful of non-human forms. (Not!) — Read More
Boil Japan!
By Christopher Michael for Hawkblocker | November 24th, 2011
How Cup Noodle commercialised the tsunami ... and won — Read More
Others Must Fail: The Tata Nano Ad Campaign
By Christopher Michael for Hawkblocker | October 13th, 2011
It was supposed to revolutionize personal transport in the developing world but it's not. Here's why. — Read More
Steve Jobs is Dead, Mac's 1984 Ad Lives on
By Christopher Michael for Hawkblocker | October 6th, 2011
In honour of the death of probably the most influential business leader since Henry Ford, it's worth looking back once again at probably the most influential TV ad ever made. — Read More
Scramble the PR Jets! Just How Did That Anti-Gay Ad Wind Up in the National Post?
By Christopher Michael for Hawkblocker | September 30th, 2011
While much will be written the newspaper's decision to print this nasty ad, the real embarrassment for the Post isn't that the ad makes it look bigoted. It's that it makes it look desperate. — Read More
PC vs. Liberal Ontario Campaign Ads
By Christopher Michael for Hawkblocker | September 14th, 2011
One leader's gone all mud-slingingly positive. The other's gone missing. — Read More
The Fearful Symmetry of Anders Breivik and Lacoste
By Christopher Michael for Hawkblocker | September 13th, 2011
The Norwegian mass murderer loves Lacoste. But by deciding to very publicly disassociate their brand from Breivik, Lacoste’s managers are drawing attention to what many of us never noticed in the first place. — Read More
Advertising Review
By Christopher Michael for Hawkblocker | August 8th, 2011
WikiLeaks' infuriating Mastercard parody ad — Read More
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