I don’t mean like scams or anything like that. I mean what’s the ad that has done the worst job as an advertisement? Instead of making you want to buy the product you wanted to avoid it.

    • Jackthelad@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      8 months ago

      Weirdly, I’m now drawn into seeing how expensive they actually are.

      Maybe it’s actually marketing genius. 🤔

  • Call me Lenny/Leni@lemm.eeEnglish
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    8 months ago

    All the anti-smoking ads. I don’t support smoking, but the anti-smoking ads are so dramatic I’m surprised they’re allowed by the Geneva Convention on psychological warfare.

  • leaky_shower_thought@feddit.nl
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    8 months ago

    I think any ad that has the disclaimer guy say about 300 words within 3 minutes at the end has a place in my worst ad bucket. These are mostly drugs. and I don’t remember a single specific so it’s a sure sign.

    also those smiling people eating their salad.

    and that one ad with iPhone that people are jumping about with colors splashing and so little detail on the actual product.

  • Rylyshar@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    8 months ago

    Any ad that runs on youtube. Literally. All of them. You have paid for the privilege of ruining my enjoyment of whatever I was trying to see. Eff you and the product you rode in on.

  • Mr_Blott@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    There was an ad recently on UK TV for some shitty food delivery company,and had a constant loud doorbell sound.

    I emailed the TV channel and said myself and everyone I know have stopped watching their channel because the advert was so obnoxiously irritating.

    They emailed back a month later and said they’d asked the advertiser to redo the advert due to multiple complaints

    We can make a difference if we make an effort!