https://blog.karljtaylor.com/categories/bad-advertising/ Recent content in Bad Advertising on Karl Taylor Hugo -- gohugo.io en-us Tue, 30 May 2017 17:43:42 +0000 https://blog.karljtaylor.com/blog/2017-05-30-theworldisyourdiner-was-an-expensive-waste-of-money-but-you-can-learn-from-it/ Tue, 30 May 2017 17:43:42 +0000 https://blog.karljtaylor.com/blog/2017-05-30-theworldisyourdiner-was-an-expensive-waste-of-money-but-you-can-learn-from-it/ All too often, overeager brands decide that they can “handle” a campaign on their own. The trouble is, this seldom works out. Details fall through the cracks. The reasons are varied. A CMO might be looking for a reason to warm up a connection with an old employer. The “young social media kid” might not have the internal capital to get taken seriously when they point out something is wrong. https://blog.karljtaylor.com/blog/2016-06-30-noodles-and-company-figures-youll-take-care-of-yourself-anyway/ Tue, 30 Jun 2015 00:52:31 +0000 https://blog.karljtaylor.com/blog/2016-06-30-noodles-and-company-figures-youll-take-care-of-yourself-anyway/ Earlier today, I read that I and many other Noodles customers, were involved in a data breach. (You likely were as well if you’ve visited in the last six months.) It sounds like someone managed to exploit the point of sale system. Noodles issued this statement this morning. Here’s what I suspect these things mean: We weren’t sure we could figure it out on our own, and we wanted to make sure we had someone to throw under the bus if it failed.