Maybe I'm wrong here, but no - I take the commercials for what they are - they're super bowl commercials. They're also doing exactly what Groupon wanted. People are now discussing them because they were slightly controversial. I also feel like they got the point across very well. When it's all said and done, I'm willing to bet these will have been a success for Groupon.
I mean, really, who did these anger? I think the media only writes articles saying that these angered people to make people think others are angry. But really, who is angry? It's a commercial.
Horse shit. Everyone skewered Kenneth Cole earlier this week and Groupon just did something even worse. They fucked up big time.
Edit: Making fun of genocide and deforestation is completely out of line. CEO should have known better, ad agency should have known better, advisors should have known better, VCs should have known better, the list goes on and on.
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I mean, really, who did these anger? I think the media only writes articles saying that these angered people to make people think others are angry. But really, who is angry? It's a commercial.