Comments on: 10 Major Marketing Spectacles: Win or Whoops

By: Maxine Waters

Maxine Waters — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:26:51 +0000

You absolutely outdid yourself this post. Impressive

By: Open Spacing

Open Spacing — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 07:54:04 +0000

I felt like a sponge soaking up the awesome risk takers that I challenge someone who will collaborate with me to come up with what 2 wild marketing heads can come up with. Thinking of how powerful one creative mind is excites me to put two together for the ultimate notority in marketing. Any takers?

By: Marketing for IDIOTS | Blog @ Polity.ca

Marketing for IDIOTS | Blog @ Polity.ca — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 08:49:49 +0000

[...] I’ve always been interested in marketing. Ever seen I was young I’ve always wondered how stores like Safeway/Warmart organize their shops. This story has absolutely nothing to do with that . This is a fun site for the top ten Major Marketing Spectacles [...]

By: Blank

Blank — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 07:27:16 +0000

V.Dog although that was a pretty bad idea, theres no evidence of that video being a financial blunder for Sony. Sure, they had to pay for the production costs of those videos, but really thats it. And the retaliation when people found out it was a viral? They abused sony over youtube… that’s pretty much it.
It was a bad idea, but not a massive flop like the ones listed here, ie Todd Davis.

By: v.dog

v.dog — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:18:12 +0000

You missed the bomb that was “All I want for Xmas is a PSP”; In ‘06 Sony hired Zipatoni to make a viral marketing blog- two guys rapping about how all they wanted for Christmas was a PSP.

People got suspicious and started digging (WhoIs searches are fun!) When the truth was revealed, the comment section was flooded with comments lambasting Sony for trying to deceive them. Sony took down the blog shortly after.

By: RNB

RNB — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:00:42 +0000

So nice not to see ‘New Coke’ included in the lineup…

By: Scott

Scott — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 14:14:15 +0000

The Disco Demolition night was actually a promotion by Chicago DJ, Steve Dahl….

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:31:36 +0000

This is a really cool article exploring some epic blunders as well as successes in the marketing world. A thouroughly enjoyable read, especially todd davis’ fail, which is priceless.

By: dubu2584

dubu2584 — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:42:21 +0000

I was talking to one of my friends the other day about how Hilton’s marketing team should be given a medal for what they did for Paris Hilton.

I hate them for it, but they did a great job.

By: Web Design Guru

Web Design Guru — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:55:51 +0000

Wow! the Starbucks story shows how quickly things can go awry if things aren’t thought through properly prior to going live with a campaign – really scary!