Category Archives: Asian American Commercial Watch

Asian American Commercial Watch: TurboTax 2016 & “Michio Kaku Absolute Zero”

Posted on January 26, 2016 by John

https://youtu.be/UV5Wo7YrZIU I’ve been a fan and a user of TurboTax online since around 2000. I like to say to my friend who works for TurboTax / Intuit that I make my annual donation to Intuit every year, and gladly so. … Continue reading →

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Touring Iceland with Photographer Pei Ketron | American Express

Posted on December 8, 2015 by John

https://youtu.be/wD7r9MDFffM I caught this American Express commercial featuring San Francisco-based photographer Pei Ketron: “From epic waterfalls to the local eats of Reykjavik, photographer Pei Ketron (@PKetron) needed the right gear to make sure she could get every shot. See how … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Annabelle & IBM Watson on Life Experience

Posted on December 4, 2015 by John

  https://youtu.be/vqjndtS8jQU When I saw this IBM TV commercial about Watson (“… a technology platform that uses natural language processing and machine learning to reveal insights from large amounts of unstructured data.”), Annabelle reminded me of my niece – who … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: City National & The Honest Company

Posted on September 29, 2015 by John

https://youtu.be/hG11SbveqVA I saw this City National Bank’s commercial highlighting The Honest Company’s CEO, Brian Lee, talking about working with the bank and even putting his own personal money into the bank. You probably have heard of The Honest Company because … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Simon Premium Outlets® – Bold Summer Looks

Posted on September 15, 2015 by John

https://youtu.be/MiaqkrLtpc8 Although we’re nearing the end of the summer, I’ve only recently noticed this Simon Premium Outlets tv ad: “At Simon Premium Outlets®, there’s always something new to discover. Check out our new Simon Premium Outlets commercial, and visit a … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Liberty Mutual Insurance TV Commercial – Deductible Fund

Posted on September 8, 2015 by John

https://youtu.be/8s1A68z7YFU I saw this Liberty Mutual Insurance commercial recently. This commercial is part of a series of commercials of insurance customers stating how insurance and insurance companies should work. This particular ad describes a decreasing car insurance deductible: “At Liberty Mutual … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Experian’s “Furniture Showroom” – Credit Swagger

Posted on August 14, 2015 by John

https://youtu.be/oJmQ2it2TSw While watching The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, I saw this recent Experian commercial (as part of a series of “credit swagger” ad campaign) starring Taiwanese American actress Camille Chen: “A woman stops into Sittingham’s Furniture and thanks to … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: See our Progress: Hear from Eddie

Posted on July 17, 2015 by John

I had blogged before about PG&E before for 8Asians’ Asian American Commercial Watch – most recently in March 2014. Recently, I saw this new PG&E television commercial: “Eddie is a gas service representative who lives and works in San Francisco. … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Rex Lee in Wix’s #ItsThatEasy Commercial Starring Heidi Klum

Posted on June 12, 2015 by John

https://youtu.be/xL4GV4HE0p8 I’ve never watched an episode of Entourage, let alone know what the show is even about, so honestly, I have to say that I never knew much about actor Rex Lee was until I saw the ‘Fresh Off the Boat’ episode ‘Blind Spot‘ … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Kelly Hu for Viagra

Posted on June 10, 2015 by John

So I should have blogged about this Viagra commercial when it first came out this past April, but there wasn’t a higher quality version or official versions of the commercial on their website. Now I see this ad running more … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: Mad Men’s Series Finale: ‘I’d Like to Buy the World a Coke Commercial’

Posted on May 19, 2015 by John

I’m a fan of the now completed AMC series ‘Mad Men,‘ (though I have to say, relative to ‘Breaking Bad,’ I thought was somewhat over-rated). This past week, ‘Mad Men’ concluded its series and the last scene is with one … Continue reading →

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Asian American Commercial Watch: AT&T Bedtime Story at Airport

Posted on May 6, 2015 by Jeff

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRm2uyh3NQQ I really like this commercial for two reasons.  First, it shows a family with an Asian American Dad behaving as an active loving parent.  Second, it has actor and model Rick Lasquete in the foreground.  Rick lived around the … Continue reading →

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