Earlier today, we told you about a major marketing fail on the part of a Japanese startup. The good news is that for all the questionable ads we see, there are some truly powerful ones to help compensate. Case-in-point: this commercial for Australia’s Western Sydney University. Far from your typical Abercrombie and Fitch-esque marketing
Presumably people saw this. Not the people who are seeing it now (and subsequently ripping it to shreds), that is. But people in a boardroom, several boardrooms even, who sat around and thought, ‘hey, telling a man to spike their best friend’s drink (a woman, obviously) over the holidays is pretty funny. Ya,
A cheeky ad from Lush Cosmetics has been deemed pornographic. In August, the environmentally-friendly skincare company rolled out a campaign to promote both their package-free products and body-positivity. The combo of environmental and body image awareness should have gone over well, right? Well, not so much. The ad features members
It’s not uncommon to see a toddler typing away on a tablet at the next table at a restaurant. Elementary school kids have cell phones. Video games the ultimate babysitter/source of distraction for children when adults need time and space to do their own thing. Sure, most of us grew
The U.K.’s Advertising Standards Authority has banned an Yves Saint Laurent ad that appeared in Elle magazine featuring an ‘irresponsibly’ thin model. A very responsible verdict. The independent advertising regulator assessed that the “model’s pose and the particular lighting effect in the ad drew particular focus to the model’s chest, where her rib
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