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May 27, 2015

Medical clinic fights spread of viral videos with annoying preroll ads

From the US: 'Anti-Viral Videos' for MedExpress by Fitzgerald & Co

Medical clinic fights spread of viral videos with annoying preroll ads

The advertiser, an urgent-care clinic chain in the US, placed unskippable pre-roll ads to stop viral videos from spreading (because they hate viral infections, you see). More of the amusing, annoying prerolls here.

 

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