Have you seen the awful GoDaddy puppy ad?

[SwimDeep]

Jan 27, 2015 15:07:01 GMT -5 mp said:

Jan 27, 2015 15:06:01 GMT -5 nicbreeful said:

Can you tell me what the ad is about so I don't have to google it?

It shows a puppy in a truck bed, getting bounced out, scared and sad and he finally finds his way home.

Then he's greeted by his breeder, who shows she's excited because she just sold him on the internet. She turns around and sticks him in a truck to go to his new forever home.

the fuck?! what in the hell is that supposed to advertise?

[SwimDeep]

Jan 27, 2015 16:18:31 GMT -5 amberlyrose said:

Jan 27, 2015 15:15:41 GMT -5 birdistheword said:

Ugh. I saw an article about this earlier today. Sometimes I'm amazed when companies, who I presume have large marketing departments with lots of people looking over and approving new material, put things like this out there. Did not one person think "hey, this is godawful?"

I think GoDaddy's marketing team sits in a dingy bar, objectifying women, and making up commercials after the 6th drink.

I only liked this because I think you're right...assholes

[esdreturns]

I've signed it.

[steph196]

I signed it!

[pantsoffdanceoff]

Signed it!

[motzie]

Jan 27, 2015 16:22:25 GMT -5 vaportrail said:

More like GofuckyourselfDaddy.

This needs to be a hashtag.

[trafficgirl]

I haven't seen it, but your description was enough.

Signed.

[suburbanzookeeper]

I've unfortunately seen it as several people in the rescue I work with have linked it on their Facebook pages, including tagging GoDaddy in videos of actual puppies sitting in LA shelters.

Signed.

[elleblue]

Signed and shared the link to the petition. My H will as well.


Eta: reports are that GoDaddy has pulled the ad, mp. (CEO announced via Twitter) link

[frannyr]

Signed. Thanks for creating this petition.

Saw the ad on the news this morning and it brought tears to my eyes. I volunteer in rescue and this ad is horrifying on so many levels. Breeders are such a problem in the first place but who in the advertising and business world thinks this ad is a good idea? It is appalling.

[lime]

I'm glad to hear they are yanking the ad, due to criticism.

[peppermint]

This commercial is bullshit, I refuse to watch it or Google it. Happily signed your petition!

[nomad100]

mp I just saw a post on CEP that GoDaddy is pulling the ad.

Here is the tweet.

[rachers]

I'm glad they are pulling it! I signed yours earlier.

[lsea0323]

What kind of sadistic asshole thought 'fun and funny' when they crated that piece of shit?

[MixedBerryJam]

Jan 27, 2015 19:45:11 GMT -5 nomad100 said:

mp I just saw a post on CEP that GoDaddy is pulling the ad.

Here is the tweet.

Ri was just coming in to share this. Good work, mp!

[Kit]

Looks like they pulled the ad. Yay!

mp

eta: Oh, I see that's already been covered. lulz

[Muddled]

It was pulled. They will fill the SB slot with something else.

Probably something sexist.

[Deleted]

So GoDaddy switches from selling sex to selling puppies? Their marketing team sucks.

[shamrockshake]

I am having a very hard time figuring out what should have been "fun and funny" about that? (huh)

[Deleted]

Yeah, that's pretty awful.

[miniroller]

Also glad it's been pulled. Hope they get more negative attn than free-word-of-mouth advertising from this dipshit move.
On a related note... Um, I was watching on The Today show, & they also played the Budweiser puppy commercial. You guys- I cried Humiliating crying, not just a single tear down the cheek. Those that haven't seen, be prepared!!

[Deleted]

My coworker's husband works at GoDaddy. She was talking about this this morning. Apparently the employees are wondering WTF the marketing team was doing, and her husband thinks that the marketing manager's job should go.

I didn't see the ad, but it sounds like nobody was happy with it.