Unconventional… Different… Strange… Borderline… Just Plain Weird. These might be terms you use to describe the following ads. But does that make them bad? We don’t think so! There’s a fine line between strange and inappropriate, and we say as long as you stay on the strange side of the line, go for it!
One of our most successful blogs we’ve written to date was our “If these ads don’t catch your eye, we don’t know what will!” blog about Guerrilla Marketing. Guerrilla marketing is an unconventional method of marketing where you think outside of the box, take marketing to the next level, and try things that haven’t been done before. We’ve done this with a few of our clients, and we’ve found that it’s one of the most fun and successful ways to market your business. So, although Guerrilla Marketing is normally a whole new way of marketing, we consider these print ads to borderline that title.
Welcome to Ads Gone Unconventional!
Yowsa! This Listerine ad sure catches your eye. Did you laugh a little? Us too. You’ll remember this one, won’t you?
This is obviously an exaggeration for these “fast acting laxatives”, but it’s certainly funnier than heck, too. Another one that will stick with you!
You looked twice, didn’t you? Then this ad was a success.
We thought this would be a good one to end on. Words do not describe. This ad says it all.
Now, we just want to end by saying: Again, there is a fine line between unconventional and inappropriate. These ads stay on the safe side of that line, but there is a point where although you might be catching the viewers’ eye, you might also be turning them off of your product with your message. (See Ads Gone Inappropriate)
We hope you have enjoyed this installment of Ads Gone Bad. If you would like to report of an Ad Gone Bad, please contact us at info@transformationmarketing.com.
Note: We are a marketing firm, not a law firm. We are not aware of any copyright laws we may be violating by posting pictures of advertisements that are in the public domain to this blog. This site is just for fun. If you own the rights to any of the pictures or ads posted and feel that violated your copyright, please contact me and we will remove it. If you want us to fix your marketing mishap we can do that too.