Both slogans and taglines are very important for a brand's positioning in the business. They only differ in their scope: a tagline represents an entire business, while a slogan usually only represents a single product or is a part of a particular advertising campaign. Dan Cullen-Shute, chief executive and co-founder of the independent advertising agency, Creature London, says, "We live in a world where brands think they need ‘purpose’." Brands want their audiences not only to perceive a product but also to connect it with a higher purpose. That's where slogans and taglines come in - the best ones capture this higher purpose in a memorable way. For example, everyone and their mothers can surely recall Nike's call to action "Just Do It" or Red Bull's promise to "give you wings." However, not all slogans seem to work. Some appear at bad timing - for example, the ad for Ayds - an appetite suppressant - aired a TV commercial along with the slogan "Lose weight deliciously with the aid of Ayds." Given that the brand's name sounded phonetically identical to AIDS and that it aired during the epidemic period of the disease... well, I guess you can sort this one out yourselves. Bored Panda has compiled for you a whole list of various brand's slogans and taglines that are just plain bad, weird or blatantly stupid, so scroll down below to see them all.
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The More You Play With It, The Harder It Gets
Sitting On Faces Since 2001
Nothing Sucks Like An Electrolux
Good Luck
I've tried their planes twice : it's the most honest advertisement in the world !
Something For Every Hole
After Dinner, You Can Stab Your Date
The Best Things In Life Come In Cellophane
Went Shopping And Found This Ad Promoting Safe Sex
Cheat On Your Girlfriend, Not On Your Workout
Men Are Better Than Women!
She Can Have A Tummy... And Still Look Yummy!
Imagine More Snacks Than You Can Imagine
Va-Dry-Na?
You Can Never Be Too Thin; Tastes As Good As Skinny Feels
It's Amazing What You Can Do With Two Fingers And A Thumb
The Beer That Beer Would Drink
If We Can't Have Fresh Air, At Least We Can Have Fresh Muffins
Look Like A Girl, Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man, Work Like A Boss
You Only Know What You're Made Of When You've Been Stuffed A Few Times
White Is Purity
Lose Weight Deliciously With The Aid Of Ayds
Approach Women Like You Do Wild Animals, With Caution And A Soothing Voice
Why are the 'animals' black tribal men... And the 'with caution' part s correct because if you approach me with this mindset i will slap you.
We startle easily so it's best to approach with an open palm outstretched so we can get your scent....also probably good to have a candy bar handy just in case we become a little too aggressive.
I read this one as "Approach women as though you are a person who does wild animals." Can't decide if it's better or worse.
I actually think this is good advice for men. Approach women with caution.
They are NOT calling the tribesmen wild animals. The white guy is trying to teach them how to hunt ANIMALS. Obviously they did a poor job at showing that but this wasn’t meant to be racist. Just misogynistic.
Well that's typically how most men approach me...on a friday night, while sitting at the local watering hole, sharpening my claws and licking my teeth.
So is the white guy approaching the tribal guys with caution and talks to them with soothing voice as if they were wild animals? Bc they are NOT women for sure....
Well, I don't really mind this one. It says "like you do" not "as they are". It can go with everything. "Approach your friends like they're animals", "approach your boss like he's an animal" etc ... What I find annoying is the italics ... Why on those words? It doesn't make sense.
"assuming you could find one..." https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VyYufd1o04
I always thought Dox XXs ad was weird, I drink their beer and STAY THIRSTY. Huh?
You just KNOW a MAN wrote this one, right? A man who could never get a relationship right......
Is that the new "Most interesting man in the world"? He doesn't look like the classic one.
How this got past all corporate checks within the last century is the world's greatest mystery.
Yeah. All other times, treat us as normal humans XD
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Painfully Thick
Open Your Snack Hole
She's Seen More Ceilings... Than Michelangelo; You're Not Popular... You're Easy
It's Not For Women
Spike Up Your Best Friend's Eggnog When They're Not Looking
What Can Brown Do For You?
I want to get a shirt that says that now cuz I'm brown and I can do a whole lot
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Some are plain genius and others are just idioticly funny (i spelled that wrong give me a break)
And some are just horribly misogynistic and racist.
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I agree, it would be helpful because some (like the Ayds candy) were around well before their names or their taglines developed different meanings.
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Oh I wish they had put the "not beersies" ad! It was a "drink water instead of beer" drink responsibly campaign, but people kept going into liquor stores and supermarkets looking to buy "not beersies" XD
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11371914
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The Dr. Pepper one reminds me of a promotional campaign done by Yorkie chocolate bars here in the UK (no idea if they exist elsewhere). Basically, the bars are made up of segments of pretty thick chocolate chunks that women apparently couldn't eat, so the tagline in their commercials was "Yorkie - It's not for girls". Oh, and McCoys crisps use/used the tagline "Man crisps", also because they were slightly larger than other brands.
The thing with the Yorkie ads was that they were so obviously tongue-in-cheek that nobody could sensibly be offended, you could tell that they were poking fun at the boys who wanted to keep their chocolate to themselves ;-)
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It’s really unfair to view vintage ads under a modern lens and call it inappropriate. Times were different as were people.
In my opinion, the sad side of the story is that those slogans made because the society is like those slogans and the hidden messages of sex, racism and misogynistic.
Anyone else remember those awful "man up" ads that Miller Lite aired about ten years ago?
I guess they figure "There's no such thing as bad publicity." I beg to differ - several of these woulds turn me right off their product/service.
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I'd think they were more clever finds if they weren't done on purpose.
Some are plain genius and others are just idioticly funny (i spelled that wrong give me a break)
And some are just horribly misogynistic and racist.
Load More Replies... I agree, it would be helpful because some (like the Ayds candy) were around well before their names or their taglines developed different meanings.
Load More Replies... Oh I wish they had put the "not beersies" ad! It was a "drink water instead of beer" drink responsibly campaign, but people kept going into liquor stores and supermarkets looking to buy "not beersies" XD
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11371914
Load More Replies... The Dr. Pepper one reminds me of a promotional campaign done by Yorkie chocolate bars here in the UK (no idea if they exist elsewhere). Basically, the bars are made up of segments of pretty thick chocolate chunks that women apparently couldn't eat, so the tagline in their commercials was "Yorkie - It's not for girls". Oh, and McCoys crisps use/used the tagline "Man crisps", also because they were slightly larger than other brands.
The thing with the Yorkie ads was that they were so obviously tongue-in-cheek that nobody could sensibly be offended, you could tell that they were poking fun at the boys who wanted to keep their chocolate to themselves ;-)
Load More Replies... It’s really unfair to view vintage ads under a modern lens and call it inappropriate. Times were different as were people.
In my opinion, the sad side of the story is that those slogans made because the society is like those slogans and the hidden messages of sex, racism and misogynistic.
Anyone else remember those awful "man up" ads that Miller Lite aired about ten years ago?
I guess they figure "There's no such thing as bad publicity." I beg to differ - several of these woulds turn me right off their product/service.
Load More Replies... I'd think they were more clever finds if they weren't done on purpose.
