0 comments by Liam McGuire on 6/21/2017
In honor of Throwback Thursday, we here at Awful Advertising thought it would be fun to look bad at some of the most terrible ads and ad campaigns ever – ads so bad, so shocking or so stupid, that it’s perplexing they ever went to print. Without further adieu: Back in 2005, blogger Andrew Teman […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 5/21/2017
Good intentions went awry this week, as McDonald’s pulled a recent a commercial in the U.K. following well-placed criticism that it was exploitative. The ad in question tackles a sensitive topic. In the spot, a son talks to his mom about what his now deceased dad was like. He tries on his glasses and asks questions […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 3/13/2017
McDonald’s attempted to get into the Irish spirit ahead of St. Patrick’s day, but instead, an advertisement for the Shamrock Shake completely missed the mark. In an ad for the ice cream drink, McDonald’s accidentally mixed up Ireland with its U.K. counterparts. A now deleted 10-second ad showed a man wearing a Scottish tartan hat […]
0 comments by Liam McGuire on 8/27/2015
Burger King has sent out a challenge to McDonald’s – they want to team up with their competitor and create the McWhopper in the name of peace. For Peace Day, held September 21st to honor world peace, the company has asked McDonald’s to work with Burger King in order to influence change. BK wants to […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 7/12/2015
We’re historically critical of the music which appears in advertisements. The overarching rule is that music in ads shouldn’t be the focal point and the moment it is, the ad usually falls into the annoying category. That’s not always true, but we have so many examples which support our little rule that we’re just going […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 8/7/2014
Once upon a time, nom was a word you only occasionally saw online while browsing cute pictures of animals or you may have heard while watching a video of the Cookie Monster. The word has since grown in popularity and is now used in normal, yet annoying, conversations as well as ads for McDonald’s. It’s […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 5/23/2014
Fast food advertising has been all about showing various food items as close to the camera as possible. Look at how crisp the lettuce is. Check out that perfectly (and most likely fake) burger. McDonald’s is abandoning this strategy and trying something a little different in France.
0 comments by David Rogers on 4/20/2014
The random red couch commercial from McDonald’s is horrible. Specifically, the song about the random red couch and the Dollar Menu is one that’s excruciatingly painful to hear. If you’ve been spared from this commercial to date, here’s what you’re missing: Just awful. If you’re an advertiser thinking of trying to use a witty song […]
0 comments by David Rogers on 9/28/2012
FX's The League is comfortable in their jeans. Make that skinny jeans. In an ad that warmly imitates Brett Favre's Wrangler ad – you know, the one where Favre is simply comfortable beyond words in his jeans during a pickup game – The League announces its return on October 11th with a spot that informs us how […]
