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Marketing, Advertising and Social Media News With Attitude by Steve Hallen-us2015-02-05T12:00:09-05:00Vibrator Brand Wants People to Take Pictures of Bikini-Clad Bree Olsen on Truck Sides While Driving
http://www.adrants.com/2015/02/vibrator-brand-wants-people-to-take.php
Let's just get right into it and start with this:]]>Racy2015-02-05T12:00:09-05:00The Execution of This Yamaha R1 Ad Concept Is So Painfully Bad It's Akin to Shoving A Bowling Ball Through One's Urethra
http://www.adrants.com/2014/11/the-execution-of-this-yamaha-r1-ad.php
We suppose an apology is in order for what we are about to say. Why? Well, because despite the fact we have gleefully skewered bad advertising since 2001, we also realize that there are actual, caring human being involved in the creation of good and bad advertising.]]>Worst2014-11-13T10:28:28-05:00This Dewar's 'Live True' Profile With Zio Ziegler Is Excruciatingly Painful to Watch
http://www.adrants.com/2014/10/this-dewars-live-true-profile-with.php
If you're a marketer and you're going to do a thing where you highlight an artist or a musician or an actor in a way that supposed to come off as natural and unstaged then for God's sake, don't make it look painfully unnatural and completely staged like this work Dewar's did with San Francisco mural artist Zio Ziegler for it's Live True campaign.]]>Worst2014-10-31T13:01:37-05:00Job Network's Malaysian Airlines Newsjacking Goes Horribly Wrong
http://www.adrants.com/2014/03/job-networks-malaysian-airlines.php
This one will go down as one of the worst examples of newsjacking since newsjacking was invented. ]]>Worst2014-03-20T17:31:57-05:00Two Huge Mistakes to Avoid When Creating A Brand Video
http://www.adrants.com/2013/12/two-huge-mistakes-to-avoid-when-creating.php
We've watched this video three times and still don't know what we're being sold. We're not quite sure what it is but something must be distracting us from the video's main message.]]>Worst2013-12-09T13:03:04-05:00The Dumbest Car Cover Ad You Will Ever See
http://www.adrants.com/2013/10/the-dumbest-car-cover-ad-you-will-ever.php
Yes, it's dumb. But somehow it almost manages to be funny. In the style of the late night infomercial, this EmpireCovers ad pulls out all the cheesy stops. Cheesy dialog. Cheesy sound effects. Cheesy lighting. Cheesy acting. ]]>Worst2013-10-21T13:52:13-05:0030-Year-Old Men Play Stupid High School Tricks on Drunk Friends
http://www.adrants.com/2013/10/30yearold-men-play-stupid-high-school.php
It's a forgone conclusion that men are idiots, right? Think of it this way. If an alien ship were to orbit the planet and take a look at the plethora of beer commercials floating around the interwebs, they could only come to one conclusion. Men, when consuming -- or even just thinking about consuming -- beer, are blithering buffoons who have no socially redeeming qualities.]]>Worst2013-10-09T11:03:56-05:00Coke Apologizes For 'You Retard' Bottle Cap Promotion
http://www.adrants.com/2013/09/coke-apologizes-for-you-retard-bottle.php
Coca-Cola is in a bit of hot water over a bilingual promotion in Canada which resulted in "You Retard" being printed on Vitaminwater bottle caps. ]]>Worst2013-09-20T12:26:22-05:00Kenneth Cole Doesn't Want Our Marketing Advice
http://www.adrants.com/2013/09/kenneth-cole-doesnt-want-our-marketing.php
It's clear Kenneth Cole doesn't give a crap about what pundits, the media or his customers think about his attempts to leverage major news events to his brand's advantage. ]]>Brands2013-09-05T16:55:53-05:00Son Buys Promoted Tweet to Complain About British Airways After Airline Lost His Father's Luggage
http://www.adrants.com/2013/09/son-buys-promoted-tweet-to-complain.php
This, quite possibly, might be a first.]]>Social2013-09-03T14:29:31-05:00