Branding Gone Wrong

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I've been working on a gig for some Swedish guys and found a reference to some branding that was less than stellar - for the Swedish company Electrolux.

Their advertising slogan in the Sixties was -



Brilliant eh?

Here's some more. Lifted from Wikipedia -
avagoodweekend campers. I'm heading to the bush in my Mitsubishi Wanker.

Mal
#copywriting #branding #wrong
  • Banned
    Wasn't that later to become the Mitsubishi Pajero?

    Seen quite a few of those before. Thanks for bringing them to our attention again.

    Talking of going away, the sun is shining here, I think I might just do the same, jump in the motorhome and head off for a night or two.

    Have a good weekend Mal.

    Cheers!


    Pete

    PS Hang on a minute...

    Edit: Head #2 just clicked. You bloody rotter you.
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    @ Crossdressing Pete

    Re: Honda Jazz

    Hmmm - "Honda Sex" - now there's a name to move a million units.
  • Banned
    ...or even "Honda Hard Sex"
  • These 2 cracked me up, I actually remember seeing the "I'd Hit It" banner, and thinking, uhh, what? :confused:
  • I'd absolutely use "I'd hit it" in reference to a double cheeseburger.
  • I got a good laugh out of this. This does remind us to be careful of our words and most importantly, the construction that others will place upon our words. This is a really funny post.
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    Branding Gone Wrong

    I've been working on a gig for some Swedish guys and found a reference to some branding that was less than stellar - for the Swedish company Electrolux. Their advertising slogan in the Sixties was -