r/AdvertisingFails

Hear me out when I open YouTube I get so pissed seeing companies make ads like it looks so low effort cringy it’s like they are just reusing there short form content ads on YouTube like I hate it cuz I’m huge into videography in stuff I like ads with efforts in them but no most Indian ads are cringe low effort boring slop there are some companies that do a really good job but very few like okay a while ago I hadbeen to the theatre and uk they play ads and stuff before the movie and few ads caught my eye one was an automobile company I don’t remember the exact brand but it was about trucks and stuff and one was from Bridgestone or Michelin or some tire company, but a popular one n trust me the ads were so beautifully made I’d love to see ads like that not some cheap boring slop milking the podcast trend thing ugh pisses me off but I hope y’all get it and in no way am I spreading hate to someone or a group of people just an opinion that stop posting burning sloppy ads no one watches shot on an old iPhone for the sake of it like do better

Orange County judge rules Kars4Kids ads engaged in “actionable strategy of deception”

An Orange County Superior Court judge ruled that Kars4Kids violated California false advertising and unfair competition laws over its “1-877-Kars4Kids” advertising campaign.

The ruling permanently enjoins broadcasts of the jingle in California unless future ads include audible disclosures regarding religious affiliation and the geographic location of beneficiaries.

The court also rejected arguments that donors were responsible for researching the organization online before donating.

Full ruling available here: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/6330d829a70a2f54790593a1/t/6a013f8481b9ce28f7ba4975/1778466692646/kars4kids-california-false-advertising-final-judgment-5-2026.pdf

UPDATE: Someone sent me the court filing:
https://www.kellergrover.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/kars4kids-federal-class-action-complaint.pdf

And for everyone pointing out that the demons sang the 1-877-Kars4Kids song in The Good Place, I had no idea, and that’s hilarious. I guess I need to watch that show.

One of my client after the International Labour Day said something that doesn't make sense to me

We have done a creative poster for International Labour Day for them. The creative poster is really relatable for their service, and looking good, but they found out a huge problem after a few days, that on the creative we have done, their phone, email, and other usual footer things are missing, what if our customer struggles to call.

I'm just like; bruh, it's not a meta ads sales poster, it's a special day wishing type of poster that we have to maintain a brand presence in social media and build a connection to our customers by sending this to them ourselves, and there is no intention to convert a "target audience." If we have a plan for that, we are happy to make a campaign that really communicates with your targeted audience. Why didn't you tell us about that?

Then he has no words, just a silence of realisation about something that no one told him before.

I told him, brother if our customers really need our product/service, they will search for us, they notice our logo, they scroll on our profile, they search on Google or other platforms to find out the contact number. We already built that pathway on our website and have a strong online presence, so there is no need to put the cliche footer in every poster.

And I can feel that silence again.

Are you thinking the special day wishing poster really needs a phone number, email address.