A small group of East Bay Occupy supporters hopes to put their message in front of thousands of Chronicle subscribers by taking out a full-page ad in the Bay Area's paper of record. The ad itself will be a version of The 99%'s Deficit Proposal, a plan to create jobs and fix the economy drafted up by members of Occupy Washington DC after a Congressional Super Committee's failed to produce their own. more ›

We spotted the below advertisement for Brian Wilson's new offseason gig over on ad industry blog SFEgoist [no relation], and... well, we're not sure exactly what Brian Wilson is trying to pitch here. (Get it? Advertising puns.) The Egoist says the video landed in their inbox with a cryptic press release, reading: On September 29th, San Francisco Giants pitcher Brian Wilson (the guy with the beard) will announce he’s becoming the first athlete in history to host a virtual event. Which: what? So he's going to be like a hologram? Well, yeah kind of. Just watch the video: more ›

Or "advertisements" as people in the business like to call them. At yesterday's meeting, the Board of Supervisors narrowly approved an initiative to allow the SFMTA to completely cover Muni buses and trains in advertisements. more ›

We're suckers for both father-daughter drama and the occasional "It Gets Better" shlock. We're also suckers for Google Chrome. It should come as little surprise, then, that these new ads for Google Chrome -- one of which debuted on last night's Glee and features Dan Savage -- plucked our icy heartstrings. Yes, we know, we're essentially giving the Mountain View-based company a free plug. No, we don't care. They're that good. Though they rarely advertise, it's refreshing to see Google put forth cleverness and emotional whimsy in an ad, minus the dopiness that befalls those terrible Bing spots. Enjoy. more ›

Why were there so many red balloons floating around downtown San Francisco today? Well, someone thought it would be a great (albeit pollutive and thoughtless) way to hawk a new video game. We think @sanbrunamo sums it up best: "please don't pollute our bay and environment with ads attached to balloons. [link] [link]" more ›

Next to creamy thimblefulls of yogurt and sinfully dark chocolate, women love nothing more in life than a bowl of salad. If food commercials are to be believed, that is. Seriously, females cannot tearing apart greens, covering it low-calorie dressings, topping it with tomato wedges (seasons be damned!), and then smiling like lunatics over their fresh lettuce meals. See, many frail women, for unknown reasons, get unusually excited about all of that leafy, green flavor they're about to digest. It fills their lady parts with unbridled glee, or so we assume. Don't believe us? Check out The Hairpin's Women Laughing Alone With Salad to see for yourself. more ›

As election season approaches, SFist will review ads aimed at culling votes for Board of Supervisor candidates. We'll try to feature several ads a week. Or so. If you want your video pressed through the SFist sieve, please send us a link to editor[at]sfist[dot]com. more ›

Although Facebook claims to have removed the pro-marijuana legalization ads so users wouldn't, you know, get baked, public health might not be the real reason. (Shocking.) As Valleywag reports, Facebook, quite possibly, wanted to keep the site "attractive to big spending, blue chip ad clients who don't like their campaigns surrounded by seedy looking pro narcotics narcotics ads." Major buzz kill. [Valleywag] more ›

As election season approaches, SFist will review ads aimed at culling votes for Board of Supervisor candidates. (And, contrary to what some candidates falsely assume, SFist does not endorse any specific candidate. But, with a fraction of San Francisco's attention briefly turned toward the election, we understand things get a bit jittery with local politicos during election season.) We'll feature three ads a day. Or so. If you want your video pressed through the SFist sieve, please send us a link to editor[at]sfist[dot]com. more ›

SF Weekly reports that San Jose-based hardware supply chain Orchard Supply Hardware produced an ad targeted at Burning Man ticket holders. "At Orchard Supply Hardware, we like to help people make the most of what they have," reads the ad. "One of the ways is, We Pay the Sales Tax Weekend, which happens to be this weekend! Just in time to finish your Burning Man project." Pretty convenient, yes? Well, according to SF Weekly, some burners were displeased with the corporate infiltration, however minimal, into the popular furry-cowboy-hat-saturated Labor Day Weekend festival. more ›

After spotting this "Bareback In Brazil" travel ad seen throughout San Francisco, SFist contacted LAN Airline for their side of the story. Much to our surprise, that said they had nothing to do with the double-entendre advertising campaign. Megan Haney, a spokesperson for LAN, explains: "The advertisements were published without our approval and the point of view, choice of wording and use of the LAN Airlines logo was done without our consent. We have asked that the advertisements be removed immediately." more ›

LAN Airlines, a "gay-friendly" airline that served as the official international airline for San Francisco Pride 2010, has a new ad campaign popping up at Muni stops all over San Francisco. more ›

If you buy a print version of the SF Chronicle today, you will find pop-out 3D glasses and a full-page 3-D ad (page A3). The three-dimensional magic shows a man's body and head slightly floating above a Verizon ad. more ›

SFist drove by this billboard near the Cala in Nob Hill on Saturday and mused about how the original phrase, "use them all," could so easily be riffed on by flocks of sarcastic San Franciscans. (We will admit we used to have a fondness for McMuffins before we started caring about what went into our mouths, but we disagree that they delight all 10,000 taste buds.) more ›

by Matt Baume Things the National Organization for Marriage hates: gays. Things the National Organization for Marriage loves: cialis. Don't believe us? Fine: go check out their site. more ›

We know it's a shit time for media in general, and we're all chasing after the same few advertising dollars, but the latest issue of SF Weekly, with the glossy purple cover and the terrific cover story by Ashley Harrell? Kind of skinny, no? We don't mean to get all up in their shit, and they do have seven full-page ads in the issue — and it ain't like the Guardian or 7x7 haven't also been in the pin-thin club of late — but we're just sayin. We don't want to see you waste away to nothing... we're just sayin. more ›

Hawking their new Touch 3G phone, T-Mobile will drop 100 stunt skydivers into the air to perform synchronized formations over the city at noon today. The launch/spectacle will also feature "fly-by jets and skywriting," with the air ballerinas landing at four locations throughout SF (Justin Herman Plaza, Marina Green Park, Pier 39 and the Moscone Recreation Center). Sounds exciting! more ›

Jonah Spangenthal-Lee at The Stranger investigates the craftiness between Village Voice Media, which owns SF Weekly, and the Yelp.com-like site Likeme.net, in which VVM owns a majority stake. It seems most of the positive reviews on the site are written by VVM ad representatives. And said positive reviews are about businesses that advertise in VVM publications. more ›

Guess what we don't want to think about while riding San Francisco's whimsical, romantic, and downright gorgeous cable cars? Unkempt sphincters. more ›

ad:tech San Francisco landed here yesterday and is currently underway at Moscone Center until Thursday. We've acquired access to the exhibition hall and had a chance to briefly peruse the delightful offerings of the Internet advertisement world: more ›

Apparently San Francisco is still pretending that this TransLink thing will work someday, but we don't know why. Muni just released a statement (dated April 4, 2008 -- A MESSAGE FROM THE FUTURE!!!) letting us know what we already know: it doesn't work. We know this already because Muni has adorned every single one of their buses with multiple copies of a "TransLink is not Ready" poster. (Where've we heard that before? Oh, yes, the entire last decade.) more ›

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Starting out this week, Peck the Town Crier is celebrating his sophomore CD, Groundhog's Day by performing at Pier 23. You can hang out with this San Franciscan native from 7:30-10:30 for absolutely nothing - it's free. "Recorded at the famed Hyde St Studios in San Francisco, Groundhog’s Day blends Peck’s unique story-raps and verbiage with hand played instrumental arrangements that pull from the gambit of [great] American music..." It's a bit weird, a bit... more ›

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We would like to take a moment to thank this week's advertisers on SFist. more ›