Wednesday, May 13, 2026
Deek Duke, and a very dispiriting ad at the gates of summer
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Photo credit Stephanie Abou Jaoudeh I don't think I understand this ad. Maybe because this ad is not directed to me. Or maybe this ad do...
Annahar gets itself an incomprehensible selling line
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As I always say, advertising is becoming too smart for me. File this under: I seriously have no clue what this means. OK so Annahar newspape...
Monday, May 11, 2026
Turkish Airlines blows the house down with its graphics
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Turkish Airlines is announcing that its flights to Lebanon, Syrian and Jordan are back. Could have slipped easily under the radar. But no! T...
Balkis - afandi sans wordplay
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Balkis ( here , here , here and here as examples). Balkis previously advertised its mandarine (afandi) flavor before. Here's what I sa...
Sunday, May 10, 2026
Sande - the teaser/revealer we did not need.
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Image credit Reva Berbari Some say it was a stroke of genius. Others - OK fine, just me - are tired of corny teaser/revealer ads. People we ...
Saturday, May 9, 2026
Samsung - summer is here with Galaxy A57/ A37 5G
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OK, so that's a lot of things at the same time, first Samsung wishes you an awesome summer, in the meantime there's also the Galaxy ...
Friday, May 8, 2026
Vaseline: Winter glow? For spring? Groundbreaking!
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So who knew the wrong timing would be right bang on time? Vaseline - with its "own your winter glow" in May could have been a misf...
Toters adds three more cars for the win!
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Remember Toters Fresh and their promise to win one car? ( here ). Well scratch that because now they are back with a vengeance, or rather a ...
Thursday, May 7, 2026
Beirut Beer delivers summer after/despite diluvian rains
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Photo credit Mohamad Haidar Beirut Beer - and how many times did I say it prior that it is a good thing it is stepping out of the shadow of ...
So all of us together for unity.
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Not sure what to make of this to be honest. The typography is horrible and the layout (what layout?) is inexistent. And the slogan repeats t...
Wednesday, May 6, 2026
The AloeLab - summer is here (if only)
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Let us be honest, every other person I speak to these days says how cold the weather still is - the Diluvian rains in May are just a proof. ...
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
Children's Cancer Center - because cancer does not wait.
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Is the country really engulfed in a million issue? Do we have problem on top of a problem? Are we dealing with literally, an existential cri...
Master kettle cooked crunches differently and goes upscale.
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The new Master kettle cooked potato chips went high end, as is very high end. A hidden villa? Check. A model in fancy clothing? Check. A ver...
Monday, May 4, 2026
Can anyone make Alfa stop, please?
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Alfa has a new ad ( here ). And it's not even independence day. The sob, the drama, the - heaven help us that word again - resilience. I...
Solet Tapis, buy your artificial grass already
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Solet Tapis has a very good one. "Chreyto w la terbeyto" - buy it rather than raise it. Meaning get the end result without going t...
Sunday, May 3, 2026
Perwoll goes high on a promise
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Well, not sure how this works, but apparently Perwoll - a detergent brand which up to my knowledge is new to the market - promises to "...
Saturday, May 2, 2026
Presidential ad - reaffirming positions
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There are several ads in town featuring our president. For anyone a bit lost here's the gist of it: Lebanon is having direct negotiation...
Friday, May 1, 2026
Furn Obeid, Labor Day with a lovely jab!
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What do Zaatar w Zeit, the Lebanese Bakery and Furn Beaino have in common? Well, they are all competitors to Furn Obeid. And since today is ...
Vivad - Labor Day ahoy!
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Ah that was an unexpected one. 1rst of May, Labor Day. Vivad went with a mix of professions (OK, fine no blue collar ones but one cannot dem...
Thursday, April 30, 2026
Roadster vs Bellvie #compareandcontrast
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Shhhhh... No wait, I heard that sound before. Exhibit A: Roadster 2025 Exhibit B: Bellvie April 2026. Same sound, same distinctive hiss, but...
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