Where branding brilliance and marketing misfires play out in real time online: advertising.
Elon Musk’s X accused of approving ad calling to reinstate death penalty for gay people
‘God’s law is just’ the promoted post reads.
On Apr 9, 2024 by Mikael Thalen
‘Juicy burger’ is a ‘perfect meal’—but who is advertising that on X… and why?
It’s not selling burgers, just advertising about them.
On Feb 14, 2024 by Marlon Ettinger
As evidence over UN ties to Oct. 7 attack questioned, Israel launches digital ad blitz attacking UN
Palestinians receive ‘VIP refugee treatment,’ one post claims.
On Feb 8, 2024 by Katherine Huggins
Fake ABC News Pro-Israel ad stomps out ‘Stand with Ukraine’ banner (updated)
‘Even Ukraine ads got Israeled.’
On Nov 14, 2023 by Tricia Crimmins
McDonald’s ad has some feeling nostalgic and others accusing it of representing a whitewashed version of family life
‘See? The liberals are angry.’
On Oct 2, 2023 by Leqi Zhong
Elon Musk’s X blocked a First Amendment nonprofit from running ads—then reversed course without telling them
‘What they did is confounding given their own purported ideals and beliefs about free expression.’
On Sep 5, 2023 by Katherine Huggins
An old Miller Lite ad about sexist beer commercials has conservatives ‘devastated’ the company has also gone ‘woke’
Apparently it’s woke to believe women and men are equal.
On May 15, 2023 by Claire Goforth
Ad tech watchdog petitions 8 companies to stop advertising on Steve Bannon’s ‘War Room’
‘We will no longer be advertising on this network which does not reflect our values.’
On Sep 22, 2022 by Mikael Thalen
The Post Millennial is hemorrhaging advertisers because it employs Andy Ngo
Turns out there are financial repercussions to cozying up with the far-right.
On Sep 16, 2021 by Claire Goforth
Maytag steals NSYNC meme for appliance commercial—and everyone loves it
But is it effective?
On Apr 30, 2019 by Eilish O’Sullivan
The distracted boyfriend couple is now on an anti-immigration billboard
Meme becomes billboard becomes meme.
On Mar 14, 2019 by David Britton
Shen Yun memes are almost as ubiquitous as Shen Yun ads
Everywhere you look people are pointing out that Shen Yun is everywhere you look.
On Jan 24, 2019 by David Britton
Swedish officials call the Distracted Boyfriend meme sexist
Tfw you don’t get a meme.
On Sep 26, 2018 by David Britton
Here’s what happens when you tell Facebook to stop tracking you
It’s much better at predicting your interests when it tracks you.
On Mar 30, 2018 by Phillip Tracy
Lay’s is somehow still dumb enough to ask the internet to name its potato chip flavors
Do yourself a ‘flavor’ and stop asking, Lay’s.
On Feb 20, 2017 by David Britton
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