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The 9 Worst Ads of All Time
#3: Inviting people to scam the CEO
Before the public sees an advertisement, it goes through several levels. Usually, there is an advertising agency that presents ideas and concepts. These get approved by various marketing leaders or senior management of the brand. There are plenty of options for quality control and to sense check any campaign before it goes live.
Yet still, some of the most idiotic advertisements make it into the public domain — brands both big and small.
Today, we look at nine of the worst advertisements of all time. As there are so many failed ads for us to shake our heads at, this list only includes advertisements that were in print or online. So it doesn’t include TV commercials — Pepsi/Kendall Jenner, your time to shine will come in the next article.
1. Nivea
Not sure how the advertising agency behind this thought it was a good idea or how the Nivea marketing team approved it.
The ad was created for the Middle Eastern market and was a complete fail with its racist overtones. You know your ad has gone down the wrong path when the alt-right movement…
