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Ugly Mug Coffee: Take A Cup Of Coffee

Written on March 10, 2008 by KiwiPulse - Posted in Advertising

This is the kind of advertising that I will never get bored of. I can watch and read it over and over again. What an odd yet different name for a coffee company “Ugly Mug Coffee”. This Memphis (USA) based company is founded by Mark Ottinger. He started his first coffee house in 1998 in a campus hangout where he learned a lot of spiritually uplifting coffee-fueled philosophizing.

I personally have never tasted their beans before but there are good reviews about it. They say that these are delicious coffee. Each has been fully flavored with a unique and interesting taste along with the very pleasant brewing aroma. Coffee lovers can expect to choose from a variety of flavors or blends like the First Cup, Making Waves, Cinnamon Sugar Cookie, Saving Grace, Hardy Passion, Good Vibes. To promote their variety unique flavors, Ugly Mug Coffee released these ads with the clever names and appealing packaging.

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Advertising Agency: Young & Laramore, Indianapolis, USA
Creative Director: Charlie Hopper
Art Director: Trevor Williams
Copywriter: Bryan Judkins
Designer: Yee-Haw Industries
Photographers: Harold Lee Miller, Gary Sparks
Published: January 2008
Source: Ads of the World [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

10 Responses so far
  1. Lola on March 10th, 2008 at 1:41 am

    An unique adv with many texts…Suitable to be enjoyed during the coffee time :smile: .

  2. Dining Room Table on March 10th, 2008 at 7:08 am

    Nor I. I am also not surprised that a lot of philosophizing went on during the initial days! It reflects!

  3. seo blog on March 10th, 2008 at 11:47 am

    I’m not into coffee but i think them stylish bags would look great in my kitchen. Must go buy some! :)

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  4. Give Me Coffee! « Lower Eat Side on March 10th, 2008 at 11:59 am

    [...] appropriate for this morning - the first since the dreaded spring-ahead Daylight Savings Time. Very funny coffee ads that made me chuckle this very-tired [...]

  5. Lauren on March 10th, 2008 at 2:37 pm

    lol the night and morning one made me laugh the most, it’s so true.. the night before you think yeah yeah i can make it up at early o’clock but in teh morning it’s a completely different story

  6. Nicole Price on March 11th, 2008 at 3:00 am

    Great set of adverts. Would love to know which Ad Agency came up with the brilliant stuff.

    Nicole Price’s last blog post..The Richest / Most Powerful Women In Showbiz

  7. haleyhughes on March 11th, 2008 at 6:05 pm

    I don’t even like coffee, but these had me laughing out loud. Brilliant.

    haleyhughes’s last blog post..At Large: Writing, Life and the World…

  8. Bill on March 15th, 2008 at 12:36 pm

    Advertising should serve one purpose and that is to make you remember the product. A name like Ugly Mug coffee is certainly going to accomplish that.

    Bill’s last blog post..5 Reasons Why List Posts Are For Dummies

  9. Desiner Bags on September 9th, 2008 at 12:51 am

    I agree with your post. Which is not something I will usually do! :) I enjoy reading a post that will make one think. Also, thanks for allowing me to comment!

  10. Mark Michel on September 11th, 2008 at 6:14 am

    An unique adv with many texts…Suitable to be enjoyed during the coffee time.I love coffee.
    http://www.blossomingleaf.com/

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