Classic/Creative Candy Advertising

I'm not sure if you could possibly find a more un-appealing photograph of a yummy Dairy Queen strawberry sundae.  I know that this is likely what most Dairy Queen sundaes look like, particularly when your Dairy Queen maker is a part time student on their first job.  But what about a little glamour in advertising, why not spruce it up a bit to make me slightly interested in getting a strawberry sundae?

I found this ad here.

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Good Luck East Coasters

I sure hope all of you living the path of this storm hitting east coast of the US are doing OK and... (looks at the picture above)... Oh my goooood, the humanity!

Picture found here.

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Chocolate Is Back In Manchester

I'm not sure if it's news for most, but I can't imagine living without the option of chocolate ice cream at Dairy Queen.  The folks in Manchester had to live with just that reality, until now.

Click here to read the news worthy story.

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In The Land Of Dairy Queen...

Everything is a little brighter, everyone is happy, and dogs beg for ice cream.

Ad found here.

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Last Week In Toronto History Was Made

In downtown Toronto the worlds largest ice cream cake was built by the folks at Dairy Queen.  It was built, recorded, and then a crowd of people devastated it in the best way possible.

Click here to read more about the event.

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Fun Story Of DQ Blizzard

Here's a little look at the 25th anniversary of the DQ Blizzard.

Click here to read it.

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The Best Dairy Queen Day Ever

As you may know I have a real soft spot for ice cream. It wouldn't be fair to say that I crave it once in a while, I pretty much crave it all of the time. On a walk through downtown Ottawa I decided that a Dairy Queen dipped cone was in order, what was to happen after this was pure magic. It was pretty busy at the Dairy Queen that day many a Blizzard flying through. The dip cones where apparently not that popular and the lady serving me seemed a little uncomfortable making me a dip cone.

All went well until she did the flick of the wrist to right my upside down cone and the ice cream fell like a blob into the chocolate dip. She managed to fish out the ice cream and she tried once again. The second attempt went a little worse than the first as the ice cream fell long before she could flip it. The manager (or so I assume) intervened and she could not get it right either. By this point I had been waiting for about 10 or 15 minutes.

The staff was really nice about the whole thing and offered me a sundae or something for my time. Allison isn't really into ice cream treats like me so another sundae seemed silly. They also asked if I wanted to change my mind and go with another treat. Frankly Allison and I where greatly entertained by what was going. Allison did happen to notice an ingredient in one of the Blizzards that interested her and she asked if she could try it out. Instead one of the nice ladies at the Dairy Queen made Allison a tiny little Blizzard with the cheesecake ingredient.

At this point the manager realized that maybe the ice cream was in fact not cold enough to handle the dip. She closed down one of the ice cream machines (so it would have more time to chill) and soon a dip cone was in my hands. The staff at Dairy Queen was great and the manager was on the ball figuring out the problem. Good Times for all.

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Blizzard in The Spring Causes Traffic Problems in PEI

See, I'm being really clever here because I used the word "Blizzard" in the title. I didn't say that it was a Dairy Queen Blizzard, and that the traffic jam was caused because of a Blizzard sale. For the anniversary of the DQ Blizzard they had a buy one get second for 25 cents deal and it caused havoc in PEI the other day. Man that's one clever title, not going to be another like that anytime soon.

Click here to read about the traffic jam.

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Buy 1 Get 1 Free Ice Cream

This is real news people, this is not a test, an ice cream sale is not something I would joke about.

Click here for more information.

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It's Getting To Be Ice Cream Treat Season

So here's an article about the first treat of the year at Dairy Queen. I still haven't decided how I'm going to start the summer but I want it to be spectacular.

Click here to read about a Blizzard Adventure.

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