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If you enjoyed our publication on 'Ads with threatening auras,' this one should be right up your alley, too. 'Ads That Look Like [Trashposts]' is also a Facebook group that has been gaining popularity for critiquing and satirizing low-quality and misleading advertising tactics.

Founded in 2020, this online community currently has over 53K members, and while it might not be the biggest in this niche, its admins don't seem to be chasing numbers. Instead, they keep the group private and accept only those who agree to follow its internal rules.

This way, 'Ads That Look Like [Trashposts]' hopes to remain a fun, hate- and spam-free corner of the internet, where you can simply scroll through and have a giggle or two without any toxic nonsense. So let's do exactly that and see what their content is like.

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This Is Good I Want To Go There Now

This Is Good I Want To Go There Now

Sarah Snider Report

#2

Just Had This Sent To Me Via Email

Just Had This Sent To Me Via Email

Jack Meredith Report

According to the internet culture archive Know Your Meme, [trashposting] is a slang term describing a range of user misbehaviors and rhetoric on forums and message boards that are intended to derail a conversation off-topic, including thread jacking, circle-jerking, and non-commercial spamming. On 4chan, for example, the byproduct of [trashposting] is referred to as cancer.

The exact origin of the term is unknown, but the earliest-known instance was submitted to the Something Awful Forums on April 10th, 2007, when member OhSNAP!Tray used the expression when describing worthless threads on the site's BYOB forum.

#3

Friendly Reminder From The Bowling Green, Ky, Health Department

Friendly Reminder From The Bowling Green, Ky, Health Department

Zona Josephine Gatewood Ascensio Report

#4

Came Here To Post This, Realized True Classic Has Several Posts Here After

Came Here To Post This, Realized True Classic Has Several Posts Here After

Michael Dunfield Report

#5

It Can Only Be Seen Once

It Can Only Be Seen Once

Vitor Barboza Report

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As you can see, the vast majority of the group's posts come from the internet. This is a vivid expression of the changing marketing industry landscape. Globally recognized pollster, political strategist, and marketing business leader Mark Penn thinks that the days of Mad Men pitch decks have been replaced by the science of numbers-oriented digital media presentations.

"As my old boss at Microsoft said: every company is becoming a digital company. But in my view, every company is also becoming a digital marketing company – whether it wants to be or not," he wrote in Forbes.

#6

Keep Track Of How Many Times You Fart Per Night

Keep Track Of How Many Times You Fart Per Night

Nicole Greco Report

#7

Cursed Bald Lion

Cursed Bald Lion

Nicole Greco Report

#8

The Final Boss Of McDonald's

The Final Boss Of McDonald's

Cat Walker Report

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#9

Balls Safe Brotion

Balls Safe Brotion

Christine Fredrickson Report

With the turmoil underway at Meta and Twitter, Penn believes that a strong digital marketing strategy is now more important than ever. "Reaching consumers today is a process based on successfully analyzing a company's consumer data, understanding how they spend their time, and then reaching them through new media – whether it's TikTok, connected TV, or programmatic ads in Forbes online."

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"Most no longer watch the evening news or sink four hours a night into devoted couch TV viewing. People are instead on their devices, picking them up first thing in the morning and putting them down just before bedtime. In fact, 71% of U.S. ad buys are now online digital buys, up a whopping 16 points this year alone – a new record," he explained.

#10

I’d Like To Join This

I’d Like To Join This

Morgan Kobernus Report

#11

Prescribed Diarrhea

Prescribed Diarrhea

Adam Wright Report

#12

Using Memes In Advertising

Using Memes In Advertising

Wil Bitts Report

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Seen By My Cousin As A Facebook Ad

Seen By My Cousin As A Facebook Ad

Lowell Perez Report

Penn said we've come a long way from the Ford economy in which every car was painted the same color to make goods more affordable. Now, the name of the game is personalization.

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"We are even beyond the era of Starbucks personalization, in which there were 55 varieties of something as simple as coffee," he said. "We have reached the Uber economy – rather than simply iterating products, businesses have created the infrastructure to deliver product and service experiences that take you on a customized and connected journey instantly."

#14

Pilk Is Now Canon

Pilk Is Now Canon

Lance Elliott Report

#15

Bean Memes. I Expected Nothing Less From Bush's

Bean Memes. I Expected Nothing Less From Bush's

Sara Ebare Report

#16

Honestly Thought This Was A Random Sh*tpost Not From Actual Aldi

Honestly Thought This Was A Random Sh*tpost Not From Actual Aldi

Liam Cuffin Report

#17

I’m Not Sure What This Capsule Does, But None For Me Thank

I’m Not Sure What This Capsule Does, But None For Me Thank

Tabitha Marie Report

This requires businesses to know more about consumers – and do more to retain and please them. Which is one of the main reasons why so many online marketers try to establish a relationship with the audience through memes.

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"We need to give [consumers] their favorite order before they even order it; or as I tell marketing leaders, get the right ad or product to the right person at precisely the right time," Penn said. "Successful companies will build at the intersection of digital marketing and digital production to grow in this arena."

And the failures, apparently, end up trashposting.

#18

Effing Yikes. The Future Is Here And It's Terrible

Effing Yikes. The Future Is Here And It's Terrible

Jessica Bryant Report

#19

Occasionally, I Enjoy Ads In Phone Games

Occasionally, I Enjoy Ads In Phone Games

Graeme A.B. Schranz Report

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#20

This One... I Don't Know Where To Begin

This One... I Don't Know Where To Begin

Lilian Torres Report

#21

I’m Sorry?? (Legally)

I’m Sorry?? (Legally)

Tabitha Marie Report

"Most digital ads are static and boring, flashing a simple name or offer in front of a consumer. Successful digital marketing takes a new kind of creativity built around new production techniques, augmented reality, and the growing set of new tools available today," Penn said. "Most digital ads are simply annoying – the best digital companies will change that."

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#22

I Appreciate The Honesty

I Appreciate The Honesty

Raki Delboy Delić Report

#24

When I Saw This Today I Had To Triple Check That Is Wasn’t In My Timeline From This Group. Wow Look At Nice Family Necklace

When I Saw This Today I Had To Triple Check That Is Wasn’t In My Timeline From This Group. Wow Look At Nice Family Necklace

Finn Smulders Report

#25

Jealous, A Can Here Is Like Fking 4 Dollars

Jealous, A Can Here Is Like Fking 4 Dollars

Anne Marie Newman Report

A good example of a company riding the digital marketing wave, in Penn's opinion, is Chipotle. "It set out just before the pandemic to transform into a truly digital business ... [and] it has built one of the fastest-growing loyalty programs in history, an integrated effort tying enterprise data, creative marketing, and digital performance tactics together to grow its membership base to 30 million users," he noted. "The burrito may not be digital, but everything else about the company has built a digital infrastructure that will pay dividends for decades."

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However, everyone clearly can't be the best. And, in a sense, thank you for that. How else could we feel better about our social media feeds if we didn't see that people who spend money on theirs have even worse ones?

#26

The Bus And The Grass Are So Damn Pixelated, Thought This Was A S**tpost

The Bus And The Grass Are So Damn Pixelated, Thought This Was A S**tpost

Simas Topkekavičius Report

#28

Ah, Yes, The Lovely Scent Of Ketamine Hydrochloric Acid

Ah, Yes, The Lovely Scent Of Ketamine Hydrochloric Acid

Robert Kelley Report

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#30

I Almost Scrolled Past This Until I Remembered I Was In This Group

I Almost Scrolled Past This Until I Remembered I Was In This Group

Krystyna Panek Report

#31

Fun Fact: The Guy On The Picture Is Wearing A G-Shock, Not Some Fancy Watch

Fun Fact: The Guy On The Picture Is Wearing A G-Shock, Not Some Fancy Watch

Emily Hernandez Report

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#32

What

What

Samir Khemamssa Report

#33

I Can't Imagine Why They Would Mark Them Down

I Can't Imagine Why They Would Mark Them Down

Amanda Renee Report

#34

First Thing I'm Looking For In A Toothbrush: Flammability

First Thing I'm Looking For In A Toothbrush: Flammability

Marc-Antoine Bond Report

#35

I Have So Many Questions

I Have So Many Questions

Amy Nyan Report

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