I think I kinda vaguely remember this commercial for Pizza Hut's stuffed-crust pizza. I mean, it sort of rings a bell. But as a Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings fan* I think I also blocked it out as being too traumatic. If you are a fan of Willie and/or Waylon, do not watch this.
If you're asking yourself, "Who is the pizza guy in the Visa commercial?" you're not alone. Since Visa started airing the commercial again about a month ago, I've seen a spike in keyword searches coming from Google, where people are looking to ID the pizza-tosser. As we've pointed out before, his name is Juan Hermosillo, and he's a member of the United States Pizza Team, which describes itself as "a group of pizza-makers and dough acrobats whose goal is to bring the world's attention to the talent and camaraderie of the pizza industry." Mr. Hermosillo works for Canadian chain...
You've gotta hand it to Domino's. The pizza chain is approaching Burger King levels when it comes to viral marketing stunts. In this video they've concocted elaborate personalized ad campaigns for three men who still hadn't tried the new pizza, creating custom billboards and radio spots and going as far as flashing messages on a traffic alert sign and sending up an airplane banner.
[Tearsheets: Vintage Ad Browser] FoS Mark Graban sends along a link to the Vintage Ad Browser and its pizza-related materials, which he found via Seth Godin's blog. I love the one for Chef Boyardee "Chinese pizza," the copy of which also lists ideas for "Spanish pizza," and "American pizza." This reminds me, too, of something I've had in the Slice archives (the physical archives) for a couple years. FoS Fred S. passed along. (It's posted here, after the jump.)...
Norman just emailed me an audio file of a classic intermission promo for pizza from a drive-in theater. (Remember drive-ins? They were fun, weren't they?) Anyway, I did some digging and found a number of these spots on YouTube. An array of drive-in pizza ads appears after the jump. What's kind of amazing is how good some of the pizzas look in these promos. They remind me of some of the pizza you see from these pizza parlors that have been around "since 195x," which isn't surprising, given when these clips were made....
OK. I just saw this while watching The Daily Show tonight, and I have to say, it really, really weirds me out. While I know people who dig Tabasco on their pizza, I'm now afraid that shaking some of the hot stuff on my slice would cause it to break out in a greasy barbershop quartet. Do you add Tabasco to your pizza? (Video, after the jump.)...
In a Q&A in the New York Times, the paper's advertising columnist answers reader questions. One question: Who is that wonderful pizza man in the Visa commercial? I love the commercial every time I see it.I have to admit that I'm not sure I would want to eat a pizza that has run over his back and down his arm. But oh, I sure like to watch that sexy guy. The short answer: Juan Hermosillo, who works for Pizza Pizza in Ontario. Now you know where he works; maybe you can watch him in person. Related Pizza-Tossing Antics ......
In a move somewhat reminiscent of Burger King's lost wallet marketing stunt, CiCi's Pizza is distributing one million pennies on sidewalks around its 650 locations. The pennies are stickered with various coupons—free meals, free drinks, buy-one-get-one free. The pizza-buffet chain, with locations in 30 states, started the promotion yesterday....
Most Americans not familiar with South Korean pop culture probably know Rain--if at all--from The Colbert Report, where host Stephen Colbert has had a longstanding fake feud with the ultra-popular pop singer, dancer, model, and actor. (Rain topped Colbert in a 2007 Time magazine online reader poll of "100 Most Influential People.") Well, here's one more thing Rain has on Colbert--a Pizza Hut commercial. [The video, after the jump.]...
A fairly dry piece on online pizza advertising appears on QSRmagazine.com. Basically says that now that the big three have online ordering, you'll be seeing more of their ads online via Google Ads....
