Not all publicity is good publicity! Product advertising fails and attracts attention for the wrong reasons
Good marketing can be a great way to convince customers to part with their hard-earned money.
But these campaigns from around the world caught people’s attention for the wrong reasons.
Brought together in an online gallery by Cheezburger.comThe bizarre images include a ‘back to school’ sign strangely placed above a display of knives.
Meanwhile, a vodka campaign appeared to go terribly wrong when the model’s dress folded and covered half of the brand’s name.
Another advertising error showed that a Starbucks van wrote “bad” if the door was open during delivery.
Good marketing can be a great way to convince customers to part with their hard-earned money. But these campaigns from around the world caught people’s attention for the wrong reasons – including a ‘back to school’ sign above a display of knives.
Meanwhile, a butcher advertising his ‘hand-raised’ pork sausages appeared to package his product to resemble a human hand.
Shoppers buying toilet rolls could laugh elsewhere as an innocent bear was given an inappropriate addition to the pack.
Another company selling table tennis balls made the same mistake by unveiling their product on someone’s chest.
Here, FEMAIL shares some of the most notable advertising mistakes…
Meanwhile, IKEA confused bystanders with their truck ad that could certainly be misinterpreted
Another advertising error showed that a Starbucks van wrote “bad” if the door was open during delivery
Oops! A vodka campaign seemed to go terribly wrong when the model’s dress folded and covered half of the brand’s name
That’s a hard pass from us! The packaging of these sausages looks like they’re advertising real human fingers to go with your beans and eggs
Shoppers buying toilet rolls could laugh elsewhere as an innocent bear was given an inappropriate addition to the pack
A funeral home raised eyebrows after adopting the slogan ‘Yolo’, meaning you only live once, on their billboard
An amused customer spotted a little boy smiling as he ate raspberry jam under the brand’s name, Tastes Like Grandma
A company revealed their table tennis balls in the packaging, but the placement hinted at something else