Posts Tagged ‘false advertising’



Jan12

Are car companies deceiving millions of people? Or am I just crazy?

By Harris III | 2 Comments

I recently blogged about the Dangerous Deception of Taco Bell, and used their newest commercial to illustrate how deceptive advertising can be, and the lasting, life-changing impact it can have on our lives.  Out of curiosity, I thought I’d find another ad we might be able to learn from.  To be honest, I wondered how long it would take.  I thought, “Let’s try a car commercial. How about BMW?”  And this is the first one I found.

Total time to find a deceptive ad on YouTube: 60 seconds. 15 seconds to search, and 45 more to watch the commercial.  Of course, the ad being deceptive is just my opinion. To me, the promise they make is just an illusion. READ ALL

Jan8

The Dangerous Deception of Taco Bell

By Harris III | 4 Comments

Last night I dropped by a friend’s house to catch a little bit of the Bama vs. Texas Championship game. (Congrat’s to all you Bama fans!)  While there, a TV commercial came on advertising Taco Bell’s Fresco menu, which supposedly contains less fat than the rest of their menu items.  As we watched, my friend (who also is currently trying to get back in shape), was trying to figure out if it was a real commercial, or if Taco Bell was being sarcastic.  Turns out, they’re “for real.”

That was just last night, and already one of my crew guys asked me today in the process of choosing our lunch spot, “Have you seen the Taco Bell commercial about the new healthy menu?”  Wow…word travels fast! Advertising works, huh?

Or does it? READ ALL