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Toyota Venza girl does an ad for McRib

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ED’S NOTE: This post reflects my interest in advertising as a marketing student. The opinions expressed here are mine and in no way reflect the opinions of my employers.
 

UPDATE 8-12-12:Toyota Venza girl is angry about Triscuits.

 

UPDATE 11-03-2011: Like the ad?
 
Show Allyn Rachel the love on her Facebook page.

 

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I think I’m going to change the name of this blog to the Allyn Rachel & Other Stuff Blog. She’s all you people want to read about this year!

J’s Pages commenter Sarahbelle tipped me off that the “Toyota Venza girl” is also featured in the new commercial for the McRib, another bewildering food marketing success.

The McRib ad is a clever bid for mobile users, much like the new eBay ads. In the McRib spot, newlyweds Rachel and a Steve Zahn lookalike are about to embark on their honeymoon when he gets a text that the McRib is back! (“I’m gonna miss it!”)
 

 
 

I married a 14-year-old!

 

~ Allyn Rachel,
as McRib Bride

 
The ad does a great job of showing that all the characters have obeyed McDonald’s call-to-action for mobile users: “Get the word out: McRib is back!”

And it’s worth noting the spot fails to answer the question: What the hell is a McRib?

At the time of this writing, this HD version had 379 views, the SD version 2,546. There were 8 likes, 1 dislikes and 7 comments.

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See more of Allyn Rachel’s work on YouTube, Twitter, this blog and other Web 2.0 outlets.
 

UPDATE 10-27-2011: Allyn Rachel on Twitter

 

EARLIER:Toyota Venza Girl on MSN

 

EARLIER: Toyota Venza Girl on Yahoo!

 

EARLIER: More on the girl in Toyota Venza commercial

 

EVEN EARLIER: Toyota Venza: ‘That’s not a real puppy’

 

Author: Jacqui Barrineau

Jacqui Barrineau is a writer and editor who lives in the suburbs of Washington, D.C., with husband Trey, a Shetland Sheepdog and two unhelpful-but-funny cats. Her work has appeared in "So to Speak" and "Calliope," and she's a regular contributor to the flash-fiction sites Paragraph Planet and Doorknobs & Bodypaint. Once upon a time, she was the audience engagement editor at USA Today. Now she does other fun things that involve advertising, marketing and social media. The views expressed here and in other outlets are hers, not her employers'. Outside of work, she's proud to serve on the Northern Virginia Community College Marketing Advisory Committee. As a committee member, she joins industry leaders in lending their knowledge and expertise to ensure the college's Marketing curriculum is relevant and responsive to the needs of the students and the surrounding business communities.

4 thoughts on “Toyota Venza girl does an ad for McRib”

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  1. anonymous
    June 23, 2012 at 12:02 pm

    i think she’s adorable…love her voice 🙂

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  3. Anonymous
    November 11, 2011 at 9:34 am

    If she thinks “she married a 14 yr. old” then he must think she’s about 10 with that whiny
    voice: like fingernails on a chalkboard! They make a perfect pre-adolescent couple!

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