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65 Times Ads Failed Spectacularly, Yet Gave People A Brilliant Reason To Laugh Out Loud
As someone who worked in marketing before, I am well aware of the painful process behind a brilliant ad. From ideation to execution, it takes skill and luck as well. Honestly, it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, and marketing campaigns often fail to grip their target audience.
Speaking of bad ads, there are many out there that were actually approved and made public. Some turned out unintentionally hilarious, while others crossed the line into weird. The r/AdvertisingFails community has an amusing collection of these ads. We have put together the wildest ones below that will make you laugh or question the marketing manager. Scroll down to check them out!
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Commas Are Free. Feel Free To Use Them As Needed
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It's Great To See Citizens Active In Politics
#4
Do You Know What A Venn Diagram Is?
#5
Next Time, Put The Milk In The Cereal Bowl
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Chinese Insoles
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Hilarious Ads
LakotaWolf (she/her) 11 hours ago
I hadn't thought about it until now, but look: the bigoted, homophobic, exclusionary company has its entire ad campaign structured around being bigoted and exclusionary towards chickens (since they are acceptable to eat, but the clever, clearly intelligent cows are not.) Never realized before that their entire "ha ha so clever" ad campaign is a mirror, in a sense, of how terrible the company behind Chick-fil-a is.
#9
Meanwhile At Home Depot
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Phbbt! Something Is Suspicious About This Copper Supplier
Kira Okah 12 hours ago
Hehe, I want this now :P For anyone who doesn't know: Ea-nāṣir was an Mesopotamian (from Larsa, which at the time was an independent city-state, don't know which side of Hammurabi's conquest of Larsa he lived so I will not call him Babylonian) copper merchant who apparently sold really bad quality copper. We know this because we found all of his complaint letters stashed in what is believed to have been his house.
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"God Is Now Here," I Think
#13
Someone At Kroger Doesn't Know How Air Fryers Work
#14
Such A Good Deal!
#15
Answer: No
Riani Kivela 12 hours ago
My yo-yo loach is awfully clever and active. I would have to test it.
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I’m Not Sure If They Were Trying To Do This, But If Not, It Looks Horrible
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Injury Lawyers
#18
Guaranteed Reduced Quality
#19
You Can Get One On Amazon For $29.99
#20
Amazing!
#21
What? The Other Ones Can Hear Us?
Andrew Keir 6 hours ago
How would we know? Tell her a joke in Sign Language, see if she laughs ?
#22
Please Place A Comma After The Word Out
#23
That’s A Lot
#24
You Read My Mind!
#26
I Heard That Your Mother Found A New Restaurant That She Likes
#27
Verizon Thinks We Throw Away Our Christmas Trees Away With The Decorations Still On
#28
"I'm Not Paying To Haul Away These Lion Statues From The Old Chinese Restaurant That Was Here Before Us."
#29
A Measuring Stick That Does Not Touch The Ground At All
#30
Rethink The Concept
#31
AI Is At Least Making Ads Interesting, Incomprehensible, But Interesting
#32
Am I Wrong That Vaguely Referencing A Movie From 2006 Is A Dumb Way To Advertise?
#33
Doesn't This Scream "Rob Me"?
#34
Look For The Difference!
#35
Get Dad....a Beard And Moustache
#36
This Has To Be A Fail Right?
#37
This Was In The Cooking Isle At The Store
#38
How Could This Happen? Misspelling A Common 3 Letter Word
Sea Squirrel 10 hours ago
This misspelling might be on purpose since creepy men started using the correct spelling.
#39
Dark Advert For An Airport Terminal
Andrew Keir 6 hours ago
"Think of all those ladies who waved away the Dessert cart on Titanic ..."
#40
How Do You Do, Fellow Kids
#41
Well, Which One Is It?
#42
Where Is That Chocolate Coming From?
#43
5 Years Ago You Were $0.99. Dunno Who Got Paid For This Advertisement But Im Triggered
Owen 5 hours ago (edited)
Interesting fact - McD*nald's makes more money from renting out their property and franchising their business rights than actually selling burgers. Most branches are rented by individuals that buy into the license rather than corporate run. And the individual that rents that franchise can only buy their food from the corporate overlord. Source - I worked in one for three years.
#44
Clearly Not
#45
Target Cornering The Drunk Toddler Market?
#46
Gluten-Free And No Sugar Added
#47
Good Advice. Thank You
#48
Then Why Should I Buy A Membership?
#49
So There Are Spiders In These?
#50
💨
#51
Why Does Vitamin Water Want Me To Spy On My Ex?!
#52
Same Grandma, Different City
#53
Yes, You Too Can Achieve Ultimate Whiteness
#54
LOL. Burns Body Fat?
#55
Umm, Ok
#56
Why Is She Showing An SD Card As A Sim Card? Why Does It Bother Me?
#57
Stake Is Now Advertising Inside Fortune Cookies
#58
Have You Ever Wanted To Look Stupid. Boy, Do These Guys Have The Product For You
Kira Okah 12 hours ago
It's apparently meant to be a photobiomodulation device. In this case, putting low power lasers or LEDs on your head; though LEDs wouldn't do a thing, and the lasers probably can't reach either. Though this is being medically tested in some areas, this will likely only lighten your wallet.
#59
I Think I’ll Pass…
#60
"We Won't Use AI... But We Also Won't Hire A Professional."
#61
Reddit Ad On Reddit Seems Redundant
#62
Well This Just Horrific
#63
Thanks A Lot I Will Make Sure Not To Get It
#65
This Must Be An All-Inclusive Resort
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