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The corporate slang campaign that backfired spectacularly

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A massive corporate brand attempted to connect with a younger demographic by aggressively using outdated internet slang in a highly produced commercial. The completely disastrous campaign felt incredibly forced and utterly tone-deaf, instantly alienating the exact generation they were desperately trying to impress and spawning endless mockery.

The corporate slang campaign that backfired spectacularly
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