Category: advertising

  • I’ve moved on, and don’t regret it.

    My friend invited me out with her on the spur of the moment to a party last Thursday. A guy she knew had invited her and said he could get me in too. Awesome! I haven’t been out of the house in a while (working from home is more isolating that I thought!) so I…

  • Product Rant of the Day: Lysol No-Touch™ Hand Soap System

    I talk a lot about the products I like on this blog, but here is one that I don’t like! LYSOL® Healthy Touch® No-Touch™ Hand Soap System So what’s my beef with something that is supposed to help you maintain clean and healthy hands? It’s simple: Redundancy. You just don’t NEED this product. The Lysol…

  • Teaser

    Oh man. I just hit up two events today and I am positively overloaded with SWAG. My arms actually hurt from carrying it home (time to hit the gym again!!). It’s all very exciting! I shall post about it as soon as I can… *giggle*

  • New Icon!

    I love the show Mad Men. I love it because its entertaining and dramatic, and also shows what it was like working in an ad agency in the 60s. I also love it because not a ton has changed since then! Men are still paid more (I don’t love this part so much), people are…

  • Is Citrus the New Keychain?

    The ramp up to summertime is in full swing, and so are the street teams and summer promo parties in my part of the world. I’ve noticed an interesting trend lately: Citrus fruit in lieu of trinkets-n-trash keychains/magnets/pens. Why just today I was at the corner of King & Spadina and two blonde girls in…

  • Mow the Lawn!

    This is utterly fantastic on so many levels. As an ad person and a consumer I think it’s brilliant! Not only am I entertained, I also want to buy one! Hats off to the agency and client with the guts to pull this off! ————— This post written by Ginger at Ginger Won’t Snap. Like…

  • Contact Me

    Email/gChat: gingercorsair (at) gmail (dot) comTwitter: @gingercorsair Readers/Bloggers Dear Readers & Bloggers, I love hearing from you! Please give me a shout for: Questions & comments about me or my blog Interest in guest posting on Ginger Won’t Snap, or if you’d like me to contribute to your blog Interest in exchanging links and getting…

  • Quantum of Solace Preview

    Well, since all the swag and cool ad-event stuff I post about is such a great draw to this blog, I thought I’d mention that I’m going to see Quantum of Solace, the new James Bond flick tonight. Yes, tonight. It doesn’t open in theatres until noon tomorrow. Tribute Magazine is taking me and my…

  • Swag Alert

    Yes folks, we have some more swag!I have some other stuff to talk about, but I’ll try and keep this post strictly on topic.This was a relatively good week for free stuff! Perhaps I should list it by day? MondayA health & lifestyle magazine had a martinis and manicures party at Lux Spa in Yorkville.…

  • SATC Event Review

    OMG!! Twas A great movie, even for a non-fan like me! We got to the theatre at 9:30am, signed in then grabbed our complimentary popcorn, drinks, coffee and pastries and headed in. As expected, the place was packed! I will not reveal the details of the film, but bring some tissues for the dramatic moments,…