TY - BOOK AU - Gray,Rob TI - Great brand blunders: the worst marketing and social media meltdowns of all time ... and how to avoid your own SN - 1780592299 AV - HD69.B7 G73 2014 U1 - 658.827 23 PY - 2014/// CY - Bath PB - Crimson KW - Branding (Marketing) KW - Case studies KW - Brand name products KW - Electronic commerce KW - Social media KW - Marketing KW - Advertising N1 - Includes index; Awful advertising -- What's the deal? -- Provoking a social media backlash -- When NPD stands for new product disaster -- Stupid stunts -- Regrettable rebranding -- Can you believe it? -- Wide of the mark -- Baffling brand extensions -- Lost in translation -- Unwise refinement and marketing u-turns; Also issued online N2 - "By turns of insightful, funny and practical, Great Brand Blunders examines over 150 marketing disasters from across the globe--many featuring household name brands such as Apple, Virgin, Coca Cola and McDonald's--and treats each one as an amazing learning opportunity"--Back cover ER -