Would you like to get pissed off today? Bad FB marketing.

[thejen626]

What the fuck.

[thebuddhagouda]

Right now I would actually equate that with an attempt to cash in on Hunger Games fanaticism over racial overtones, but I can certainly understand it upsetting people.

Edit: to clarify I wouldn't have made it or okayed it either way 

[thebuddhagouda]

Feb 16, 2015 13:24:07 GMT -5 TR said:

Besides the gross imagery, all of their marketing sucks bc I have NO idea what they do or what they are attempting to sell.

Looks like photoshop actions and editing tools. I'm assuming it's a series of actions for making things look creepy 

[textbookcase]

I understand what they are selling, they're selling "actions" for photoshop, which is like a pre-made filter for pictures to save time so you don't have to do all the steps yourself.

But, yeah...really bad idea.

[cookie510]

Whuttt?

What do they sell?

ETA: Posted too slow, question answered.

[redwino]

What the hell are they even selling?

[zizibet]

Vile. Also stupid.

[8675309]

From what I can tell they sell creative editing software right? Like for graphic designers and photographers? I still don't understand this marketing campaign. What image are they trying to project? Weird and offensive.

[elleblue]

Ew.

[thebuddhagouda]

My designer is clearly showing because I'm all "HOW CAN YOU NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE SELLING?!?!?"

[circa1978]

Those people aren't just bad at marketing, they are failing life.

[thebuddhagouda]

Feb 16, 2015 13:29:54 GMT -5 toledo said:

Feb 16, 2015 13:28:25 GMT -5 thebuddhagouda said:

My designer is clearly showing because I'm all "HOW CAN YOU NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT THEY'RE SELLING?!?!?"

Yes, it's obviously a specialized market.  Just looking at that ad is gibberish to me.  "Resources for creatives" could mean anything, and the picture doesn't help to explain it.

Yeah, I'm assuming (and this is obviously just a guess) that this particular batch of actions are for making photos dark/creepy/ethereal which is what the photo is supposed to illustrate, but it's badly done all around 

[Deleted]

Why would you call it that? Maybe they're trying to use that hanging tree song in their ads and just didn't put two and two together? This is terrible.

[pixy0stix]

WHY THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE SO STUPID?!

How can they NOT know this is offensive, or even think about what the "hanging tree" in the hunger games song implies?

[jojoandleo]

Feb 16, 2015 13:28:48 GMT -5 toledo said:

And their defensiveness about it is almost more offensive than the campaign.

Well, they TRIED to explain it, but YOU ALL JUST WON'T LISTEN! I feel this was followed by someone sticking their tongue out. The "freedom" tirade doesn't even really make sense to me:

"Our product is about having "freedom" not the act of causing anymore harm. We as a company are using our artistic freedom and expression to take a stand against hate and will continue to do so."

What?  What hate is that picture standing against?  Am I missing something?

[Jermys]

"But the swastika meant peace before Hitler used it!".

She's also deleting comments and banning people right and left (like me!). I reported the post and image for hate speech.

[thebuddhagouda]

Feb 16, 2015 13:39:32 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

WHY THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE SO STUPID?!

How can they NOT know this is offensive, or even think about what the "hanging tree" in the hunger games song implies?

I'd like to ask the same question about whoever decided a techno remix of the hanging tree song for radio play was a good idea. 

[Deleted]

What the hell are they trying to sell?!

[thebuddhagouda]

You guys, my head's going to explode if one more person asks what they are selling.

[clseale]

Feb 16, 2015 13:39:32 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

WHY THE FUCK ARE PEOPLE SO STUPID?!

How can they NOT know this is offensive, or even think about what the "hanging tree" in the hunger games song implies?

Because ARTISTIC FREEDOM!!! (That makes it not offensive.) PLUS, it totes happened a really long time ago. We should lighten up & get over it. Not everything is about race, okay? Stop trying to ruin her livelihood. ::A brief montage of the fuckery from that page::

[thebuddhagouda]

Feb 16, 2015 14:08:56 GMT -5 toledo said:

Feb 16, 2015 14:05:53 GMT -5 thebuddhagouda said:

You guys, my head's going to explode if one more person asks what they are selling.

Sorry we're not in the biz.

Anyway, it looks like this person removed their defensive manifesto.  But not the picture.

No, I absolutely understand the question being asked, but it's been answered, so people still asking on page 2.... 

[nomad100]

I think that someone equates using lots of words with sounding like they know what the hell they are talking about.