Type of Fail
Type of advertising or brand failure.
Kim Oh-No!!! Kim Kardashian West Learns of the Brand Dangers of Cultural Appropriation
Do we really need to feign surprise when a Kardashian makes a poor decision? Some call it cultural appreciation, others...
Cringe-y Peloton Ad Accused of Being Sexist Earns Social Media Infamy; Peloton Responds to Offended Consumers By Insulting Them
Peloton, a maker of high end exercise bikes, is no stranger to social media criticism. The brand’s bikes, which sell...
Chick-fil-A Promotes National Sandwich Day Only to Later Realize It’s Closed on that Day
Sometimes a fail is the result of incredible carelessness and it's so blatant, there's no hiding it. Chick-fil-A's recent promotion...
Yukon Health and Services Vitamin D Ad Campaign is So Fantastically Wrong, You Need to See It to Believe It
Oh, Canada! In the immortal words of Inigo Montoya, “You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it...
Tesla’s Live-Streamed Fail
“Oh my f*cking God,” are not the words you want your CEO to say at a staged media event after...
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