When I first saw this commercial on TV a few weeks ago, my initial reaction was “OMG, those Verizon people stole this idea from that Valentine’s bike ride dude from last year! It’s a travesty!” Fortunately, rather than jump to conclusions with an incendiary blog post, I did a little research and learned from the Mission Bicycle guys that the ad agency hired by Verizon actually got in touch to find the lovestruck cyclist who originally embarked on the ride and then went and used him in the commercial!
Mission Bicycle has the whole story over on their blog, so go and check it out, and then try your best to think of something even better to do this year for that special someone in your life!
[Photo via Mission Bicycle]
Previously:
Typical S.F. bike rider, cutting through pedestrians and blowing stop signs. GET OFF MY LAWN!!!
Learn it
Live it
Love it
I felt the same way! But now I’m impressed instead of outraged. Nice move, Verizon.
You’re easily impressed. Have a cookie.
Marketingmarketing has lived up to its name!
hahaha THIS time you happen to be right!
It’s an ad (for Verizon) wrapped inside of an ad (for MBC) for a “holiday” that is all advertising anyway. This goes all the way to the top! The ad is coming from inside the blog!
It’s the ad that’s calling you…. from inside your HOUSE.
Those Verizon corporate asshats in Zegna suits aren’t half bad, they threw a bone to some local bike jock. Time to buy a Droid phone!
The original >>
http://blogs.sfweekly.com/thesnitch/2009/05/gps_graffiti_san_francisco_man.php
When I saw it I thought of this:
http://sfist.com/2012/12/21/casting_call_verizon_seeks_endearin.php
Nice remembering skills. Seems like a match.
VDay love in the East Bay:
http://www.mapmyride.com/routes/view/172161728
So his ladylove is sitting alone in a darkened coffee shop while he pedals his little legs all over the city? What a fuggin’ casanova.
LOL. Couldn’t he have MS Paint’ed a crude heart on a SF map jpg? Mission accompli.