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Apple "Get a Mac" Web ad: "Ultimate Upgrade" (video)
Apple "Get a Mac" Web ad: "Ultimate Upgrade" (video)
http://www.macdailynews.com Security cameras outside an Apple Store reveal "PC Switchers" or people choosing to make the ultimate upgrade to super...
Apple's 2009 ad budget: Half a billion
Apple's 2009 ad budget: Half a billion
brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com — Those Get-a-Mac spots aren't cheap, but they deliver a lot of bang for the buck Photo: Apple... Inc.. Apple ( AAPL ) shells out a ton of money for advertising. In fiscal 2009 it spent $501 million, according to the 10-K form filed Tuesday. ... (more) Apple's 2009 ad budget: Half a billion
How Apple sliced its pie in 2009
How Apple sliced its pie in 2009
brainstormtech.blogs.fortune.cnn.com — The Mac and iPod slices shrank between '08 and '09. iTunes grew a bit. iPhone grew a... lot. Steve Jobs likes to describe Apple's (AAPL) business model as a stool built on three-legs: the Mac, the iPod and the iPhone. But a quick glance at ... (more) How Apple sliced its pie in 2009
New Apple Switcher-Cam ad will take over online media
tuaw.com — The newest Get A Mac , ad from Apple will take over the front page of a... number of sites this month. Created by TBW\Media Arts Lab , the ad takes over the page as PC chases switchers through various switcher-cam displays. The ad is slated ... (more) New Apple Switcher-Cam ad will take over online media
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New Apple ‘Get a Mac’ Web ad targets Windows XP users: ‘Make the ultimate upgrade. To Mac.’ (video)
MacDailyNews — New Apple ‘Get a Mac’ Web ad targets Windows XP users: ‘Make the ultimate upgrade. To Mac.’ (video) Monday, November 02, 2009 - 09:09 AM EST In a new ad now running on such websites as The New York Times and Wired, Apple shows security cameras outside an Apple Store which reveal "PC Switchers" choosing to make the ultimate upgrade to superior Macs instead of Windows 7ista. "PC" takes matters into his own hands. At the end of the ad, Apple's text states: Make the ultimate upgrade. To Mac. If you're going to upgrade, why not really upgrade: to the computer with award winning iLife software, helpful Mac Geniuses, and a #1 rating in customer satisfaction. Direct link to ...

NYTimes running an amusing 'Get a Mac' interactive banner ad
9 to 5 Mac - Apple Intelligence — It is interesting to note that these aren't just repackaged ads from TV commercials. These are just as high quality but made for the web format. The New York Times website may still have the ad live. ...

Apple Uses "Switchers" Ad to Keeping Smacking Windows 7
BoomTown — While sales of Windows 7 are doing well–especially compared to the previous Vista operating, according to many reports–Apple (AAPL) is continuing to slap the Microsoft (MSFT) operating system software around. There were a bunch of mean-spirited “Get a Mac” ads right when Windows 7 was released in late October, all of which stressed consumers dying to switch to Apple when faced with the prospect of upgrading their Microsoft software. Now, there is a name for them: “PC Switchers.” It sounds a little naughty. The ads, which began appearing a week ago, are now ...

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