Category Archives: Marketing & Advertising

Marketing and advertising news and tactics that caught my eye.

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Well, how American…

Land O’Lakes removed the Native American from their logo and kept the land. About right.

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Posted on May 1, 2020 in Art and Design, Marketing & Advertising, Politics & Religion

Tagged Land O'Lakes indian, Land O'Lakes logo, Land O'Lakes woman, new Land O'Lakes design

A Baskin-Robbins ice cream shop in Kansas has seen sales double since adding this to their outdoor sign. The runway for references to “Tiger King” is starting to run out, but good to see them get some marketing mileage from it.

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Posted in Funny Pictures & Videos, Marketing & Advertising

Tagged Baskin Robbins sign Kansas, Carole Baskin Robbins, funny store signs, Tiger King Baskin Robbins

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Quarantine Whopper

What I’m making tonight… DIY Burger King dinner prep.

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Posted on April 1, 2020 in Marketing & Advertising

Tagged coronavirus burger king ad, covid 19 fast food marketing, Le Whopper de la Quarantaine, Quarantine Whopper

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Because Bacon

Although I have not been to Vietnam to try their puppy bacon.

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Support bacon buy buying this shirt on Amazon (Affiliate Link).

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Posted on December 18, 2019 in Funny Pictures & Videos, Marketing & Advertising

Tagged Because Bacon, because bacon shirt, Mercy for Animals, vegetarian, vegetarian billboard

South Dakota’s Awkward New Meth Awareness Campaign

Posted on November 21, 2019 | Comments Off

South Dakota’s new anti-drug campaign has the internet losing their collective minds. The ads feature the slogan “Meth. We’re On It!” It has been reported that the project ran about $449,000 to create. The double meaning has people arguing if it is horrible or brilliant. Whatever your opinion, it has people talking. The PR value of that alone has easily paid for the project. And who knows, maybe your family will meet Tuco Salamanca at Mount Rushmore when you visit next summer. #BreakingBadlands

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The Brazilian Wax Groupon You’ll Probably get for Christmas this year

Posted on December 15, 2015 | Comments Off

Don’t worry, it’s probably legit.

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via TOSH

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Posted in Funny Pictures & Videos, Marketing & Advertising

Tagged Brazilian Wax coupons, Brazilian Wax Creepy, Brazilian Wax deals, Brazilian Wax Groupon, Brazilian Wax old guy, Brazilian Wax Photos, Brazilian Wax Sign Guy

3 Ways Target.com Failed Cyber Monday Shoppers

Posted on December 1, 2015 | Comments Off

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For Cyber Monday, Target.com offered 15%t off of any items online to all shoppers. Too bad Target’s site couldn’t quite handle the traffic.

Twitter lit up with complaints about the retailer and even got itself a brand new hashtag #TargetFail. Read them for yourself.

Bottom line is that Target wasn’t prepared and hasn’t done a good job of creating a good online shopping experience. Here are 3 ways they failed.

Fail #1 – Many had to wait all day just to add items to their online shopping cart. Instead they got a message like the one pictured above. This drove countless people to Amazon.com (including myself).

Fail #2 – Additionally, some users found that items they wanted on the site were not eligible for shipping! Umm, why show items for sale on an e-commerce site if you don’t ship those items?

Fail #3 – 15% may not have been a deal anyway.

The first picture is a screen capture of Target’s Web site yesterday during their 15% off store-wide special for Cyber Monday. (Price of the item I was looking at is $439.99)

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The second one is a screen capture from their Web site today (AFTER, the day after their store-wide “special”. (Price of the item I was looking at is back to the normal price of $399.99). SCAM!

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Yes, I know that the 15% off would have resulted in price slightly lower than the standard price anyway, but it’s misleading to arbitrarily raise the price on specific items during the sale day.

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