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17 Corporate Social Media Stunts That Are Played Out AF

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Look, we get that companies live and die by social media, these days, and that engagement is everything. The problem is, companies are constantly running desperate, gimmicky stunts designed to grab readers' attention. And they all seem to be using the same, tired playbook.

Boring, overplayed junk like:

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Entry by Chan Teik Onn

Cool it with your social media campaigns targeted towards social issues. Together thace They're irrelevant to your products and you'll just come acros

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Sure, people like emojis. BUT... daoner kleenex Have fun with some new to express that #KleenexMoment. Kleenex 6 AppStore Googke Play 75 likes kleenex

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NOPE NOPE NOPE... Your insurance mascots are NOT real people! Your business is NOT O my friend! Mayhem @Mayhem Flo from Progressive I'm Mayhem. L can

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Entry by JarOCats

Ox COMPANIES RUNNING ADS THAT ASK STUPID QUESTIONS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO RESPOND TO COMMENTS POINTING OUT THE STUPIDITY OF SUCH QUESTIONS, INSTEAD OF

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Entry by Michael Voll

Hey corporations, Instead of turning your bad behavior into glossy apology ads, WELLS FARGO FA KELLS. Domino's Piza Alloy Don't Allow Don't Allow U on

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Entry by TaiGin

CRACKEDOON Random Corporate Official Page Today at 19:33 Share this post 17 times. tag 23 friends, repost 6 times. name your first child after us and

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Entry by Jordan Rudow

CRACKED.COM Your corporation's wacky, random, Promoted campaigns: McLaughlin Industrial Weaponry and Chemical @McLaughlin LLC Basket, the beat-boxin

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Entry by Kevin King

Fast food places that reference pop culture for CRAtN no particular reason. Arby's Arbys Follow @Arbys Come and get your whoopin', Fused Zamasu ys Tha

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Entry by Sonny Time

Trashing the competition makes you sound petty. Wendy's Follow @Wendys Replying to @McDonaids @McDonalds So you'll still use frozen beef in MOST of yo

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Entry by Chan Teik Onn

Corporates, please stop relying on us to promote your brand via dumb hashtags. M McDonald's Follow @McDonalds Meet some of the hard-working people ded

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Hey tech companies, Joking about spying on us Someone made a playlist called sorry I lost your cat when they could have been N Netflix US Follow Cne

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Nope, I don't hear it. Skittles Skittles Follow @Skittles #Yanny or #Laurel... am I the only one that hears Skittles? Burger King PURGER Follow KKING

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Entry by Dared00

CRACKEDG COM IT'S COMING... WHAT'S NEXT ISCOMING. MRATEN siot doo 21.01.06 Stop with the teasers and just tell me what you're selling!

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These npanies P are DESPERATELY looking for excuses to include emojis in every tweet... SnackSack Follow @eatsnacksack Rain or shine Spring is off to

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Entry by Wyrmologist

Aap Kellogg's CKalloggsUs Coffee Starbucks Staying in Starbucks for #NationalcerealDay Fotlo The #EverythingCroissant. are everything. Eve? Because cr

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17 Corporate Social Media Stunts That Are Played Out AF

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Entry by Busteq

Stop using memes as a way to advertise your products. RUFFLES RUFFLES Follow GRUFFLES When your roommate eats all the Ruffles. You don't understand th

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