Yet another "Mad-Men" lame tie-in!
So, some PR wanker sent me a release (why do they do that when the odds are I'm going to take the piss out of them?) about a Philly-based ad agency by the strange name of Red Tettemer. At least they haven't called themselves Red Tettemer 2.0. These guys obviously thought they should jump on the "Mad Men" homage bandwagon. After all, why should JWT have an exclusive on fucktard tie-ins? So they all got dressed in 60's gear and stood around the elevator (Why the fucking elevator?) drinking iced tea and smoking herbal cigarettes. You can see the results at their Web site. www.redtettemer.com. What I want to know is why the seated secretary is typing on a fucking portable? Couldn't they afford the rental on an IBM Selectric. Which as I've pointed out before, thanks to Barbara Lippert, didn't appear on the market until 1961. Mad Men is supposed to take place in 1960. That's what happens when you don't pay Tom and I a shit load of money to be consultants. Douchenozzles!
This is ECD, Michael Barker. He may look like a wanker, but he's a Brit. So, he's probably OK!
george - RedT changes its homepage image many times throughout the year. A gallery of their shoots for the site is found if you click "The Lobby" at the lower right of the screen. For ex. when the "sexy" Miley Cyrus pics controversy made waves, they did a similar shoot.
Posted by: matt | July 24, 2008 at 01:54 PM
I am sure the Red Tettemer folks were just having a laugh. I don't defend agencies too much, but I like their work. Well, really I love their website. It is well designed and I make it a point to return often.
Now for other BDAs jumping in on the Mad Men mania, most just come off looking really as dumb and clumsy as they will always be.
Posted by: Fortyver | July 24, 2008 at 03:45 PM