Are the pepsi max ads taking it too far?
I’d have to say pepsi’s current ad of one lonely calorie commiting suicide is something new and something people haven’t seen before therefore that’s why they are reacting this way. It does look a little stupid and a twisted attempt to make some money. It is original however and i find it pretty cool. Anything that is original will grad some attention and i reward pepsi for there originality. For example because they did that i’ll remeber this advertisement. If you ask me about other coca cola like coca cola zero and other diet sodas, i won’t remeber them. This is way different because it’s controversial. Controversy will attract attention. Also one thing that the advertisement did to me was that i’d actualy like to try the new pepsi max, just to see what it would be to drink only one calorie.
This is real advertisement. Advertisement means to advertise something and pepsi did they’re job on this one. One thing i have to disagree with them though and why i think it is abit stupid, is because it isn’t right what they did, especially to the people who have had friends and family commit suicide. It is a slap in the face to them. In a way they did take it a bit too far with that one. Instead of the calorie killing itself because it is so lonely, they could have made it do other things. I don’t have that many great suggestions because i am not an advertiser but maybe they could of advertised it as having a healthier lifestyle and drawn the calorie playing sports rather than killing itself. That is why although i think it is something original and pretty cool, i don’t like the way they’re trying to make money here. I never had someone close to me commit suicide but i heard stories and on there behalf that is why i do beleive they are taking it too far with this advertisement.
