A Funny Factory-Based Commercial

STRIDEgum.com : Advertising : Television

Have you seen the TV ads for new "Stride" gum? The joke in both commercials is that the flavor of the gum is so long-lasting that it must be bad for business. (The photo to the left is not a link to the ad video, you have to click on the link above or here). If you don't want to (or can't) watch the video, click here for the text.

It's striking because you don't often see a factory used in a commercial or with comedy. I can remember Saturn using the whole "our factory is different, our cars are different" angle, but that specialness is gone.

I'm not sure if I'm going to force a lean issue out of the Stride commercials. I think you might enjoy them, that's all. I've leave any points about "see how we shouldn't work in silos" points to the blog commenters.