Bizarvertising
Strangest Zune Ad Ever
In a world where nothing gets noticed, you need an edge if you want people to look at your ad. Some marketers use sex, some use sex, and still others use... well, you get the point. For Microsoft's latest Zune campaign, the choice was to use Bizarre. This ad titled, "Eyes," is currently rated 1 star on myspace, which is bad... but wait, 70,000 have watched the vid on youtube in less than a month Peculiar.
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