LMAO, I’ll just leave this here:

[kusok]

Sold my Benz last year, apparently my timing was spot on LOL

Never again.

[tunafishha]

I like Benz but honestly I don't know why they are marketing towards teh gheys.

[alphagorilla]

Strong Adam’s apple

[kusok]

I like Benz but honestly I don't know why they are marketing towards teh gheys.

That’s the big question, isn’t it...

Gays are like what 10% of population? Look at the like/dislike ratio... So since I assume Mercedes executives have eyes and PR departments it leaves only one thing: they don’t care about profits, and there is a bigger agenda. This explains whey Gillette was willing to take an 8 billion dollar “write-down” aka loss in normal language, they don’t care. Same with Audi.

Sheit is weird as f*ck.

If there is no agenda then I guess it’s just maybe a case of being disconnected from reality?

[adamsz]

[MajorTendonitis]

Came in expecting *******ry , didnt leave disappointed.

[randombrah1]

In for Mercedes massive backfire. They didnt learned from gillete lmao.

That isnt even a car ad.

[DassItMan]

and people say large companies don't make stupid decisions just lol.

How do all these corp's have marketing teams they pay millions to who are so out of touch with their primary demographics and make decisions that result in a lot fewer sales and revenue? Gillette, and now this. WHY CAN'T THEY LEARN??

That’s the big question, isn’t it...

Gays are like what 10% of population? Look at the like/dislike ratio... So since I assume Mercedes executives have eyes and PR departments it leaves only one thing: they don’t care about profits, and there is a bigger agenda. This explains whey Gillette was willing to take an 8 billion dollar “write-down” aka loss in normal language, they don’t care. Same with Audi.

Sheit is weird as f*ck.

If there is no agenda then I guess it’s just maybe a case of being disconnected from reality?

it's a huge question nohomo and it drives me up a wall....

It's so hard to pretend there is no other agenda going on when these large companies with well versed and well trained employees who are paid large amounts of money to come up with these ads make such glaring errors in judgemenet...errors that have an obvious end result, something me or you could tell them, let alone repeated history from previous companies. Nothing is stupider than doing the same thing and expecting different results and I do not believe they are that stupid. Yet here they are, making shytty ads and risking billions of dollars in revenue loss. WHY?? It legit makes no sense

[kusok]

and people say large companies don't make stupid decisions just lol.

How do all these corp's have marketing teams they pay millions to who are so out of touch with their primary demographics and result in a lot fewer sales and revenue? Gillette, and now this. WHY CAN'T THEY LEARN??

Like I said, two options, either they are disconnected from the real world, or there is an agenda.

[MajorTendonitis]

and people say large companies don't make stupid decisions just lol.

How do all these corp's have marketing teams they pay millions to who are so out of touch with their primary demographics and result in a lot fewer sales and revenue? Gillette, and now this. WHY CAN'T THEY LEARN??

Excellent point . All I can think of is that these marketing teams are twinks themselves , so they feel they should promote it at any cost

[Spahgetti]

Holy crappp that was bad. As it was playing i quickly noticed the Oregon plates on their car. makes sense.. Probably ANTIFA on the phone too. jesus christ so glad i didn't buy a 'cedes

[SgtBlackburn]

why cant commercials nowadays just be about advertising the actual product instead of pushing this try hard political agenda sht

[Spahgetti]

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why cant commercials nowadays just be about advertising the actual product instead of pushing this try hard political agenda sht

right. it's like what are you selling boyos? any car? tell us about it. why it's superior to the others or so you claim.

110% virtue signal. sad!

[kusok]

In for Mercedes massive backfire. They didnt learned from gillete lmao.

That isnt even a car ad.

That’s yet another absurd thing about all this. What is the car being sold? Model? Acceleration? Reliability? What upgrades from previous year model? What is the price? I mean WTF...

So then it boils down to “We are pro gay, so because of that please buy our cars!”

In what universe is that an even remotely acceptable sales pitch?

Brb Anderson Window Replacement Company knocking on doors and saying: we love gays! So can we upgrade your windows and patio doors now? No other info, just We love gays! Have a good day!

[gwg77]

and people say large companies don't make stupid decisions just lol.

How do all these corp's have marketing teams they pay millions to who are so out of touch with their primary demographics and make decisions that result in a lot fewer sales and revenue? Gillette, and now this. WHY CAN'T THEY LEARN??

Progressive advertising agencies in NYC push companies into this, and they all get sold on the agenda. Most likely out of fear of being labeled bigots. Wasn't it Nivea who told their ad agency "we don't do gay," and the agency quit, called them homophobes and started a boycott campaign?

[BigTimeOperator]

They aren't marketing to gays at all. They are marketing to women.

[savageoldman]

what the **** man

[kusok]

what the **** man

And none of them even lift!

[kusok]

They aren't marketing to gays at all. They are marketing to women.

Brah, i don’t know... my mom would be like EWWW!!!! Turn it off! Turn this off! I don’t want to watch this.

My girl be like AHHH!!! LOL this is disgusting!

[ErnieMccracken]

They aren't marketing to gays at all. They are marketing to women.

That's a bingo. You guys are playering checkers, MB is playing chess. Is there anything rich housewives love more than status symbol virtue signaling?

[Lexira]

Much progressive. Very Edgy. Such WOW.

[anonymous]

They aren't marketing to gays at all. They are marketing to women.

correct, women who are getting their betacuck provider to buy that base model benz SUV for them are MB's bread and butter

[Offset645]

Wtf is with all these major companies shooting themselves in the foot with retarded leftist advertising? Makes you wonder who's really pulling all the strings

[gadawada]

That’s the big question, isn’t it...

Gays are like what 10% of population? Look at the like/dislike ratio... So since I assume Mercedes executives have eyes and PR departments it leaves only one thing: they don’t care about profits, and there is a bigger agenda. This explains whey Gillette was willing to take an 8 billion dollar “write-down” aka loss in normal language, they don’t care. Same with Audi.

Sheit is weird as f*ck.

If there is no agenda then I guess it’s just maybe a case of being disconnected from reality?

this is the nail in the coffin for anyone that thinks this **** is just a conspiracy.. companies notorious don't give a fuk about anything but money, they're trying to make the freakin frogs gay

[Spahgetti]

That's a bingo. You guys are players checkers, MB is playing chess. Is there anything rich housewives love more than status symbol virtue signaling?

Depends on location I guess. I know plenty of well off conservative women, in fact it seems like the more financially successful someone is, the more likely they're to be conservative (just apparently not in Silicon Valley, but they have to appeal to the masses and the masses aren't overly wealthy individuals).

[kusok]

correct, women who are getting their betacuck provider to buy that base model benz SUV for them are MB's bread and butter

This is depressing, lol

[bigdownunder]

There is clearly an increase in companies trying to get out in front of social 'progress', but overall most big organisations are still driven by shareholder returns and their behaviour can usually be explained by a close look at their business performance and the market in which they are operating.

Gillette is in a hyper-competitive industry and losing ground to disruptive players like dollar shave club. That advertising campaign was a desperate attempt from a struggling brand to maintain relevance, and attract Millennials and women. They wouldn't have expected the level of backlash that it created, but continuing to do the same thing wasn't helping them anyway.

Total MB USA sales were down 6% in 2018, despite the overall new car sales market being up slightly from 2017. Their most popular model was the GLC (40% growth in sales YoY). If the US market is like elsewhere in the West, sedans are becoming less popular as people shift to mid-size SUV's (and I guess trucks for men?). As with Gillette, this ad is probably designed to appeal to a category of buyers where they think there might be growth opportunities (basically everyone who isn't a hetero male).

And let's be honest - the people on this website who are considering a Merc are probably buying an AMG model for performance reasons. This ad isn't for us.

[x420SwagScopex]

The amount of people who see right through this virtue signalling bullchit vastly outnumber the people who are stupid enough to think that Mercedes-Benz actually gives a chit about the struggles of LGBTQ. This is pure pandering. Hope it backfires hard.

[Spahgetti]

Gillette is in a hyper-competitive industry and losing ground to disruptive players like dollar shave club. That advertising campaign was a desperate attempt from a struggling brand to maintain relevance, and attract Millennials and women. They wouldn't have expected the level of backlash that it created, but continuing to do the same thing wasn't helping them anyway.

They recently had like a $8 BILLION dollar loss cope message of 'People are shaving less' not even kidding. Nah bros, we're shaving more than ever. Just not with you.

[ErnieMccracken]

Depends on location I guess. I know plenty of well off conservative women, in fact it seems like the more financially successful someone is, the more likely they're to be conservative (just apparently not in Silicon Valley, but they have to appeal to the masses and the masses aren't overly wealthy individuals).

Almost all of the wealthiest states are solid blue.