RealClearSports.com ranks the top 10 failed Super Bowl ads:
#3 Napster – 2005
Everyone remembers Napster when it was the cool, albeit illegal, way to download music. Few remember it’s failed attempt to be a legitimate entity (which surprisingly still exists).#2 Sales Genie – 2007
Further proof that ads featuring Pandas with stereotypical (and offensive) Chinese accents don’t work.#1 Silestone – 2005
Jim McMahon, Mike Ditka, William “Refrigerator” Perry and Dennis Rodman. What is this star-studded ad for? Countertops and baths, of course!
What always amazes me is that someone actually had to pitch these ideas and they were accepted. Someone actually had to say, “Yeah! That’s a great idea – let’s run with it!”
Not only that, but they had to say, “Yeah! That’s a great idea – let’s run with it! And spend millions of dollars on it…”
