This is just begging to be a photoshop thread....

Which stage of the death spiral is this? Reeks of complete desperation.

Read the headline, thought "Nothing can be worse than that Max mascot from the Bluetax commercial."

*click*

I was mistaken.

Should've taken the money idiots

Norv Turner: Should've taken the money idiots

Looks more like goats-C-licky to me.

Like the cat wasn't good enough?

"Meesa gonna rape your children!"

"Messa has no soul so messa gotta swallow yousa's soul."

Some marketing department was paid good money to come up with this. Show some respect.

Damn, that is creepy.
What's next?

MrEricSir: [img14.imageshack.us image 472x360]

Came into thread looking for a Mr. Show reference.

Leaving satisfied.

/Bonus points for being topical.

Wow, someone is actively trying to destroy this business. It's the only explanation.

If for some reason you actually owned and saw this, how long would it take you sell it all?

Norv Turner: Should've taken the money idiots

If I remember correctly, there was some reason they didn't take the deal. Something about their books not being in order and it would have killed the deal if they showed them to google (who wanted to see their books before they signed off on the deal).

So, really, Groupon was boned from the beginning. They had a good run of it, though.

//hot to go

That's just extremely creepy. Whoever came up with this... you suck at it and should be barred from ever working on marketing ever again.

Maybe?

It's somehow even more horrifying at full size.

DjangoStonereaver: BKITU: I wonder which graphic designer thought, "You know, a couple of eyeginas on stalks will really sell this thing!"

I'm thinking the graphic designer is a closet MST3K fan:

Normal view.

Normal View!

NORMAL VIEW!!!


/wait, what?

Is it wrong that I feel the need to fap to every picture in this thread?

Also, has the world of advertising learned nothing from the time Quiznos hired the Spongmonkeys and everyone wondered whether Quiznos was trying to sell us deformed potatoes or deformed fried hamsters?

Step 1.
Release outlandish design that gets mocked all over the internet, but is at least being talked about.

Step 2.
Admit that it was a bad design, laugh it up and try something new. Thus showing consumers that you listen to their ideas and are willing to admit when you are wrong, thus making consumers trust you a bit more and making them think you are "one of the good guys."

Step 3.
Money


Seriously, It is how I would market. Do something harmless that really doesn't effect the customers, but is so outlandish people go WTF WERE THEY SMOKING and in effect generating news time.

Admit you made a silly gaff, and "rely" upon the customers/consumers giving the allusion you care about their opinion. Thus showing you are a company of change and progress and separate yourself from other Big Business.

LarryDan43: Some marketing department was paid good money to come up with this. Show some respect.

I'm in the wrong business

Aamelrons: Step 1. Release outlandish design that gets mocked all over the internet, but is at least being talked about.
Step 2. Admit that it was a bad design, laugh it up and try something new.

Yeah, 'cause it worked so well for the Gap changing their logo, or Netflix flaking off "Qwikster", or...

...wait, are you saying I'll get over it?

I'LL NEVER GET OVER IT!

real_kibo: Aamelrons: Step 1. Release outlandish design that gets mocked all over the internet, but is at least being talked about.
Step 2. Admit that it was a bad design, laugh it up and try something new.

Yeah, 'cause it worked so well for the Gap changing their logo, or Netflix flaking off "Qwikster", or...

...wait, are you saying I'll get over it?

I'LL NEVER GET OVER IT!

I said make an outlandish design, not to go full retard.

Our company just hired Matt Damon as our spokesman... so I'm a little jealous of the Groupon guys (who incidentally are headquartered in our building).


/He is donating his fee to charity though, which is nice.
//Pit-pat would be better.