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OK Furniture’s Latest Ad Is A Total Stinker [Video]
25 Mar 2022 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Put together a well-constructed advert and you can become a part of the national lexicon. OK Furniture’s latest effort certainly won’t achieve that sort of success.
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Another Ad Apology As KFC Accused Of ‘Sexually Objectifying’ Women [Video]
21 Jan 2020 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
South African viewers won’t have seen this advert for the Zinger Popcorn Box, which aired in Australia, and has led to a public apology from KFC.
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We Need To Talk About That Truly Awful Maroon 5 / Bob Marley Advert [Videos]
18 Jun 2018 by Kiernan / No Comments
The World Cup has already thrown up a number of surprises, but perhaps the most shocking is Adam Levine murdering a Bob Marley classic.
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When Craft Beer Goes Too Far – Possibly The Worst-Timed Campaign Ever
08 Jun 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s clear that this marketing campaign was doomed to fail, and those behind it have spent this week putting out fires all over the show.
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Ocean Basket’s ‘Glory Hole’ Ad Campaign Hasn’t Gone Down Well [Images]
29 May 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re a restaurant, you usually don’t want your food to be associated with ‘glory holes’. So, about this new Ocean Basket campaign.
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Wow, Castle Lager Are Trying To Capitalise On The Ashwin Willemse Story #TooSoon
22 May 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s clear that not everyone sees eye to the eye with regards the SuperSport incident. That’s obviously the case with this new campaign, too.
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Checkers Really Stuffed Up This Mother’s Day Promo
09 May 2018 by Nereesha Patel / No Comments
Mother’s Day is around the corner, and Checkers thinks it knows exactly what moms around the country will love. Yeah, not sure we agree.
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WTF – Are You Aware Of This ‘Lady Doritos’ Nonsense? [Video]
08 Feb 2018 by Sloane Hunter / No Comments
After Pepsico’s CEO made a rather off colour observation during a podcast, the internet was awash with tales of Doritos designed just for women.
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This Australian Ad Is So Terrible It’s Turning People Vegan [Video]
12 Jan 2018 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
When you’re trying to extol the virtues of meat ending with a new TV commercial, people threatening to go vegan probably means you’ve missed the mark.
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H&M Have A Black Child / Monkey Label Problem
09 Jan 2018 by Jasmine Stone / 3 Comments
You would expect a brand as big as H&M to have checks in place to prevent PR nightmares like this, but it appears that is not the case.
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OUTsurance Is Having An Absolute Mare And It’s Hitting The Bottom Line
23 Jun 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
It’s been a pretty torrid week for everyone at OUTsurance, their Father’s Day ad being torn apart. Now it seems that boycott is gathering steam.
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OUTsurance In Trouble For Only Liking White People
19 Jun 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Another day, another brand who might want to reconsider their latest ad campaign. Of course the backlash on social media was swift and unrelenting.
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Pick N Pay And SANParks Have Had A Shocker With Their Latest Marketing Gimmick
15 May 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Pick n Pay and SANParks have teamed up in an effort to educate children about South African wildlife, but there’s one little problem.
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They’re Already Killing Pepsi With Hilarious Parody Ads [Video]
06 Apr 2017 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
By now you will surely have seen the disastrous Pepsi ad that the brand has been forced to pull, but not before the parodies started flying in.
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Kendall Jenner’s New Pepsi Ad Is Turning Into The Marketing Fail Of The Year [Video]
05 Apr 2017 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Kendall Jenner is pretty hot property right now, but Pepsi have really dropped the ball with their latest marketing campaign. Prepare for the cringe.
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OOPS: Have Absa Just Nailed The Best Advertising Blunder Of The Year?
08 Sep 2016 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Everyone loves a good advertising fail, especially when it comes from a big bad bank. We think you’ll enjoy this effort from Absa then
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Wow – New Ad Shows Gérard Depardieu With A Dead Deer [Video]
01 Feb 2016 by Kiernan / No Comments
In this day and age of hypersensitivity appearing in an advert where you massacre a deer is somewhat risqué. Gérard doesn’t give a hoot.
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