Top 23 Worst Marketing Fails of Each Year (2000 - 2022)

These marketing campaigns blew up...for all the wrong reasons. For this list, we’ll be looking at a failed corporate branding, advertising, or promotional scheme from every year since 2000 until 2022. Our countdown includes Nike's Horror Ad, “All I Want for Christmas Is a PSP”, Hyundai's Car Safety Ad, “Live for Now” Pepsi Commercial, Balenciaga Teddy Bears, and more! How many of these marketing campaigns do you remember? Let us know in the comments below.

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[WatchMojo]

How many of these marketing campaigns do you remember? Let us know in the comments below.

[bigbearkat]

As someone that rolls their eyes that masked killers are always able to catch up to their victims without even trying to run in horror movies, I actually thought the Nike ad was funny

[emb]

That suicide car ad. I can’t *believe* that got through *how many* MBAs & ad executives? Not *one* person thought “this could be triggering or insensitive?”

[vjivanov]

the worst is that Balenciaga refused to take responsibility and accused the advertising agency.

[chriswilliams]

The only so called celebrities to have been directly related in some way in two of the most controversial marketing campaigns, The Kardashians. Even though Kim may have apologised on behalf of the company, an apology from someone like her is just a little tough to take seriously for some reason.

[ARIXANDRE]

I just can't imagine the pitch meetings where people actually thought these were good ideas.

[spoonbendingspacemonkey]

I always crack up when I hear about the LifeLock guy getting his identity stolen because he was an idiot 🤣🤣🤣

[vamu]

The Pepsi one, I remember how everyone made fun of it

[iamrobbyd]

as someone who loves pop culture, this list is so entertaining. as a graphic designer studying advertising, this list is horrifying 😂😂😂

[gatordragon]

I've never seen that moldy burger ad before EVER and I wish I could go back 2 minutes and KEEP HAVING NOT SEEN IT.

[PigeonHoledByYT]

I'm surprised they didn't mention the obvious issue with the Budweiser ad also implying (though perhaps not on purpose) that predators can remove 'no' from her vocabulary.

[MrJmanrey]

17:28 Basically the Nasty Patty from SpongeBob

[emiebex]

Bud Light the beer that gives off a real Rapey Vibe.

[cattameme]

They really wanted me to pay for stamps and packaging to bring back their brass knuckle.

[angelalane]

Send me some brass knuckles, you're not getting them back. Not sorry. 🤣

[sashamurashi]

No one on this planet will forget the Pepsi incident

[lisakobar]

I have to say though, the Mr. T commercial is hilarious!

[cattameme]

5:41 "but it radiated Steve Buscemi" LOL

[marikothecheetah]

LMAO at EA Games distributing brass knuckles and being dissed for it, because it's "a dangerous weapon" while you can buy a gun on every corner in the U.S. This uproar would make perfect sense outside the U.S. but not in it.

[GrumpySmurf]

I remember the social security number one. That was really dumb