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Fails and Fixins Dave Plough
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Fails and Fixins is a case study of marketing, public relations, and social media campaign failures. We research what went wrong and offer ways to prevent it from happening again.
If you've ever wondered how a campaign went off the rails or sat back watching a PR crisis unfold while thinking, "Wow, they handled that poorly." Fails and Fixins is the public relations podcast for you.
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A&W's One-Third Pound Burger
That meme about A&W and their 1/3rd pound burger; is it fact? Fiction? Some mix of the two? In this episode, we are looking at why McDonald's Quarter Pounder outlasted A&W's "Thirds the Word" campaign.
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Burger Kings Moldy Whopper
Let's go all the way back to 2018. It was the year every fast-food company decided sustainability was vital. White Castle and Burger King debuted plant-based burgers, but McDonald's was still winning the fast-food wars. So why did Burger King choose to grab viewers' attention with a decomposing whopper? Listen to this episode to find out why I think an award-winning ad campaign was actually a fail.
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The Ford Edsel
In 1939 the Ford Automotive Company was facing a possible problem. GM was eating into their market share, and Ford believed it was because they'd not release a new line of cars in nearly 19 years. After ten years of research, over $250 million (in 1940's money) spent, and a two-year ad campaign, Ford unleashed a vehicle so notoriously awful The Simpsons parodied it 34 years later. In this episode, we are taking a look at the Ford Edsel.
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The North Face
When a popular outdoors brand like The North Face makes a bad marketing decision it can affect how its perceived by loyal customers. Even worse, it can affect how potential future customers make decisions. This episode looks at a recent misstep made by Leo Burnett Tailor Made in an attempt to get The North Face on top of Google search results.
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Amy's Kitchen Nightmare
In 2013 the Fox series Kitchen Nightmares sent Gordon Ramsey to Scottsdale, Arizona. Amy's Baking Company quickly became the most infamous episode of the entire series, and the only one where Chief Ramsey walked away. The resulting press gave Amy and her husband, Sammy, a chance at financial redemption but could they keep cool long enough to cash in? Spoiler alert: No, they could not.
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Snakes on a Plane
In 2006 there was a movie. One with a title so outlandish, yet so on the nose, there was no way it could ever get made. Thanks to Samuel L. Jackson, the movie was made and an internet sensation was born. This episode dives deep into Snakes on a Plane and the reason it's box office results didn't match it's hype.
Produced by Digital Buzz
Hosted by Dave Plough
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