brand fails

Dec 14, 2021

The biggest brand fails of 2021

YEAR IN REVIEW: Our annual look at the brand disasters and slip-ups that dominated headlines this year.

Sep 20, 2021

Singapore parents not amused by clowns-outside-schools marketing stunt

A public-speaking academy has apologised and halted an activity that saw it place men in clown makeup outside primary schools today, where they, according to some reports, interacted with children.

Aug 2, 2021

Tiffany tarnishes itself with a vapid, unoriginal, insulting campaign

RANT OF THE WEEK: If you'd asked a high school advertising class to come up with a campaign to "youthify" the Tiffany brand, this is exactly the shit they'd come up with, writes The Ad Contrarian.

Dec 15, 2020

The biggest brand fails of 2020

YEAR IN REVIEW: Our annual look at the brand disasters and slip-ups that dominated headlines this year.

Nov 6, 2020

Twitter fail: Gap deletes political hoodie tweet after backlash

What the retailer thought was “a message of unity” was quickly slammed as “tone deaf.”

Jun 2, 2020

L'Oreal faces backlash for Black Lives Matter post

Model Munroe Bergdorf called brand 'racist snakes' after her experience in 2017.