Dear Dairy Queen and Edge Shave Gel – Stop Ripping Off The Old Spice Guy

Dairy Queen's spokesperson is a guy with a guitar that plays dolphin sounds. It doesn't come off as unique, innovative, or funny. Instead, it comes off as awkward and a little bit creepy.

Dairy Queen and Edge Shaving Gel have created terrible ripoff commercials based on the Old Spice Guy platform. Lame.

Another Win For Old Spice

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Unless you were living under a social media rock a couple of weeks ago, you’re probably aware of the Old Spice Twitter/YouTube campaign featuring Isaiah Mustafa to took the social media world by storm. During the week-long campaign, a team of 35 people produced more than 100 video responses to Tweets and YouTube comments.

Farewell Old Spice Guy! You will be missed, but your legacy lives on!

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After a fun week of watching the Old Spice guy interact with his Twitter follower via YouTube, I am saddened to see the campaign come to an end. His caring, sensitive, and often nonsensical responses offered two elements that are critical to social media: value and interaction.