Microsoft and Crispin Porter + Bogusky, Hire Jerry Seinfeld for $10 million to bash Apple

August 21, 2008

Jerry Seinfeld will be paid 10 million to bash Apple with Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates

The campaign is due to debut Sept. 4, and is being produced by advertising agency Crispin Porter + Bogusky … If they think Jerry Seinfeld will fix their image.. they got another thing coming.

The apple commercials are not great because they changed public opinion, they are great because they followed public opinion.

Edit : We had Apples agency as the headline by accident for a short period of time…

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  1. kay on August 21st, 2008 7:45 am

    Pretty sure it is Crispin Porter + Bogusky, not TBWA/Chiat/Day. . . Apple is Chiat’s client.

  2. TheFounder on August 21st, 2008 8:21 am

    You are correct. in our haste we placed Apple’s Agency of Record in place of Microsoft’s it has been corrected.. thank you for catching that.

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