{"id":1413,"date":"2007-03-20T15:07:21","date_gmt":"2007-03-20T20:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/?p=1413"},"modified":"2011-01-31T03:57:56","modified_gmt":"2011-01-31T08:57:56","slug":"the-wonders-of-an-advertising-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.oafe.net\/blog\/2007\/03\/the-wonders-of-an-advertising-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"The wonders of an advertising budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

I just saw an add for the new Spider-Man product from Hasbro - the dancing thing, the Mr. Potato Head, the iDog, Superhero Squad, action figures...everything. Apparently there's going to be some big release this Saturday - the Web Slinger Weekend<\/a>, which I guess is sort of like the Star Wars \"Midnight Madness\" things, but less structured. If you haven't been able to find any Spidey 3 toys yet, go to Target, Wal*Mart or TRU this weekend and you should be rolling in them.<\/p>\n

Anyway, the important thing is the fact that Spidey's being advertised at all. I realize it's mostly because the movie is on its way, but do you remember ever seeing a commercial from ToyBiz? Hasbro's a bigger company, so they have the budget to do that kind of thing. It's just cool, is all...<\/p>\n

<i>And now, some more OAFEry:<\/i><\/H5>