Tag Archive for ‘horrible’ 
Current Events in Advertising: Bad Billboard Campaign pulled in Indiana
There are many more ways to capture your target market’s attention than by creating, implementing and placing ads that refer to the 1978 Jonestown cult massacre in which more than 900 people died. First Kenneth Cole, then Groupon and now Hacienda?
Tell us what you think about the iPhone debacle: Current Events in Advertising
Apple forgot that the cardinal rule when dealing with a mob of angry customers is; SHOW THEM YOU CARE.
5 Most Common Reasons Ads Don’t Work
Why some advertising fails to entice the intended target market: 5 Most Common Reasons Ads Don’t Work Advertising Mistake #1- No Call to Action It’s been proven time and time again that if you don’t ask people to buy what you’re offering, chances are they‘ll go to someone who does. But we must look deeper [...]
Ask A Copywriter: Does this ad stink?
Do you think this ad is clever or going in the wrong direction? Click on the image of the silly ad to see the full blog post at Ask a Copywriter blog!
Bad Advertising!
Here are a couple really good examples taken from Frederik Samuel’s ad design blog where you see how design and copy writing really make a difference. The first one is a myspace ad with typos and a free or stolen image that was used which still had the original owner’s watermark! Horrible! This next one [...]
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