Reebok...are you kidding me???

DS1119
DS1119 Posts: 33,497
edited March 2012 in All Encompassing Trip
No wonder why this brand is epically struggling. Who's the Einstein that came up with this? :roll:

http://now.msn.com/money/0321-reebok-ad-pulled.aspx



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  • 81
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  • JK_Livin
    JK_Livin South Jersey Posts: 7,365
    I cheated on my workout with a Krispy Kreme this morning.
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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    I'm cheating on my workout today as well...I don't like Yoga.
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  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,901
    DS1119 wrote:
    No wonder why this brand is epically struggling. Who's the Einstein that came up with this? :roll:

    http://now.msn.com/money/0321-reebok-ad-pulled.aspx



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    Someone needs to tell Rush Limbaugh about this campaign so he can make a bigger ass of himself.




    really though, that is a terrible ad campaign - I wonder what firm accepted thousands (if not millions) of Reebok's $'s to come up with that crap.
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    shep wrote:




    really though, that is a terrible ad campaign - I wonder what firm accepted thousands (if not millions) of Reebok's $'s to come up with that crap.


    I wonder if the person that approved it has cleared their desk yet? :lol:
  • Mamasan23
    Mamasan23 Posts: 16,390
    That for real pisses me off. (gonna sound like an old bag here) Kids are totally impressionable and seeing stuff like this is totally going to justify them acting a fool...then they grow up to be total a$$holes. Just like watching the idiots on the Jersey shore makes them want to drink themselves into a coma and tan themselves to death. Pure ridiculousness!

    And then they wonder why over half of marriages end in divorce :roll:
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    That for real pisses me off. (gonna sound like an old bag here) Kids are totally impressionable and seeing stuff like this is totally going to justify them acting a fool...then they grow up to be total a$$holes. Just like watching the idiots on the Jersey shore makes them want to drink themselves into a coma and tan themselves to death. Pure ridiculousness!

    And then they wonder why over half of marriages end in divorce :roll:


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  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    DS1119 wrote:
    shep wrote:




    really though, that is a terrible ad campaign - I wonder what firm accepted thousands (if not millions) of Reebok's $'s to come up with that crap.


    I wonder if the person that approved it has cleared their desk yet? :lol:

    Probably not. You're talking about it, aren't you. ;)
  • dimitrispearljam
    dimitrispearljam Posts: 139,725
    Mamasan23 wrote:
    That for real pisses me off. (gonna sound like an old bag here) Kids are totally impressionable and seeing stuff like this is totally going to justify them acting a fool...then they grow up to be total a$$holes. Just like watching the idiots on the Jersey shore makes them want to drink themselves into a coma and tan themselves to death. Pure ridiculousness!

    And then they wonder why over half of marriages end in divorce :roll:


    +1..this is the total bullshit..wtf they were thinking?
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Probably not. You're talking about it, aren't you. ;)


    All publicity is not always good publicity.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    DS1119 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    Probably not. You're talking about it, aren't you. ;)


    All publicity is not always good publicity.

    I hear you. I am pretty certain this was planned though. There would be more expensive placements if they were serious about it. Come up with a controversial ad, place it in a cheap place and generate more publicity for free..
  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    if you cheat on your girlfreind or boyfreind and do it ruight, thats a work out in it's self.

    Win Win
  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    BinauralJam wrote:
    if you cheat on your girlfreind or boyfreind and do it ruight, thats a work out in it's self.

    Win Win

    is that how you get your workouts in? :roll:
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  • BinauralJam
    BinauralJam Posts: 14,158
    RKCNDY wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    if you cheat on your girlfreind or boyfreind and do it ruight, thats a work out in it's self.

    Win Win

    is that how you get your workouts in? :roll:


    You wana work out with me?
  • shep
    shep Houston Posts: 5,901
    BinauralJam wrote:
    RKCNDY wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    if you cheat on your girlfreind or boyfreind and do it ruight, thats a work out in it's self.

    Win Win

    is that how you get your workouts in? :roll:


    You wana work out with me?

    Do it!

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  • RKCNDY
    RKCNDY Posts: 31,013
    BinauralJam wrote:
    RKCNDY wrote:
    BinauralJam wrote:
    if you cheat on your girlfreind or boyfreind and do it ruight, thats a work out in it's self.

    Win Win

    is that how you get your workouts in? :roll:


    You wana work out with me?

    :sick:
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  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I hear you. I am pretty certain this was planned though. There would be more expensive placements if they were serious about it. Come up with a controversial ad, place it in a cheap place and generate more publicity for free..


    For some reason I've become engrossed with this today. :lol: They are struggling and took a hit when they aligned themselves with crossfit which is a pretty controversial workout regimen. I'm not really sure stirring up negative publicity was a plan. People who were complaining to Reebok via email all last week over the ad were sent out responses from the company that they didn't approve or create the ad then basically did a 180 today and admitted they made a mistake. Pretty much they admitted to lying. I'll see if I can find a copy of those emails that were sent out. I did see one on Facebook.
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    DS1119 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I hear you. I am pretty certain this was planned though. There would be more expensive placements if they were serious about it. Come up with a controversial ad, place it in a cheap place and generate more publicity for free..


    For some reason I've become engrossed with this today. :lol: They are struggling and took a hit when they aligned themselves with crossfit which is a pretty controversial workout regimen. I'm not really sure stirring up negative publicity was a plan. People who were complaining to Reebok via email all last week over the ad were sent out responses from the company that they didn't approve or create the ad then basically did a 180 today and admitted they made a mistake. Pretty much they admitted to lying. I'll see if I can find a copy of those emails that were sent out. I did see one on Facebook.

    I didn't see all that. Just based that opinion off the link. Claiming they didn't approve it is just about the most idiotic response possible.
  • DS1119
    DS1119 Posts: 33,497
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I didn't see all that. Just based that opinion off the link. Claiming they didn't approve it is just about the most idiotic response possible.


    This coming off of their lawsuit settlement for false advertising and settling for 25 million.


    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/09/reebok.shtm
  • Cliffy6745
    Cliffy6745 Posts: 34,036
    DS1119 wrote:
    Cliffy6745 wrote:
    I didn't see all that. Just based that opinion off the link. Claiming they didn't approve it is just about the most idiotic response possible.


    This coming off of their lawsuit settlement for false advertising and settling for 25 million.


    http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/09/reebok.shtm

    I did see that in Ad Age. Didn't read the article though. Big settlement.

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