Comments on: Update: New Motrin Ad Angers Twitter Moms Around The World http://momfuse.com/2008/11/new-motrin-ad-angers-twitter-moms-around-the-world/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 21:14:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Mandy Wilder http://momfuse.com/2008/11/new-motrin-ad-angers-twitter-moms-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-985 Mandy Wilder Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:05:01 +0000 http://momfuse.com/?p=945#comment-985 For the love of Pete, you people can blow stuff way out of proportion. It's an ad. If you want to pack your kid all day long, go for it, have fun. For the love of Pete, you people can blow stuff way out of proportion. It’s an ad. If you want to pack your kid all day long, go for it, have fun.

]]> By: Alex http://momfuse.com/2008/11/new-motrin-ad-angers-twitter-moms-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-959 Alex Tue, 18 Nov 2008 14:37:59 +0000 http://momfuse.com/?p=945#comment-959 Forget what I personally I think about the ad, I'm not the target. It's just surprising that the intended audience would have such a strong reaction to the ad and it still went live. Forget what I personally I think about the ad, I’m not the target. It’s just surprising that the intended audience would have such a strong reaction to the ad and it still went live.

]]> By: Summer http://momfuse.com/2008/11/new-motrin-ad-angers-twitter-moms-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-896 Summer Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:10:56 +0000 http://momfuse.com/?p=945#comment-896 Kudos for being on top of this. As a public relations professional, there are many lessons to be learned from Motrin's mistake. For example, we're no longer a "9 to 5" society. Bloggers and tweeters don't stop working on the weekends, and neither should those in the communications feild. For more lessons, check out www.costadevault.com/blog and let us know what you've learned! Kudos for being on top of this. As a public relations professional, there are many lessons to be learned from Motrin’s mistake. For example, we’re no longer a “9 to 5″ society. Bloggers and tweeters don’t stop working on the weekends, and neither should those in the communications feild. For more lessons, check out http://www.costadevault.com/blog and let us know what you’ve learned!

]]> By: Brett Legree http://momfuse.com/2008/11/new-motrin-ad-angers-twitter-moms-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-830 Brett Legree Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:14:03 +0000 http://momfuse.com/?p=945#comment-830 I can see how it might offend some folks. I'm not a mom - I'm a dad - though it didn't offend me for two reasons: 1. I find most advertisements miss the mark by so much that I expect crap like this, and 2. When we had our first child, we just carried him, and when we had our next three, they came as a matched set (triplets) and there would have been no way we could have worn them! But yes, I can see it might offend some moms. Solution? Don't buy Motrin. Punish them by purchasing the generic equivalents if possible. I can see how it might offend some folks.

I’m not a mom – I’m a dad – though it didn’t offend me for two reasons:

1. I find most advertisements miss the mark by so much that I expect crap like this, and
2. When we had our first child, we just carried him, and when we had our next three, they came as a matched set (triplets) and there would have been no way we could have worn them!

But yes, I can see it might offend some moms. Solution?

Don’t buy Motrin. Punish them by purchasing the generic equivalents if possible.

]]> By: Aldon Hynes http://momfuse.com/2008/11/new-motrin-ad-angers-twitter-moms-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-828 Aldon Hynes Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:21:24 +0000 http://momfuse.com/?p=945#comment-828 Check out my parody of the ad at http://www.orient-lodge.com/node/3305 I have the text of the parody at the post before that. Check out my parody of the ad at http://www.orient-lodge.com/node/3305 I have the text of the parody at the post before that.

]]> By: Paula Constabe, Stuff 2b Organized http://momfuse.com/2008/11/new-motrin-ad-angers-twitter-moms-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-827 Paula Constabe, Stuff 2b Organized Mon, 17 Nov 2008 02:14:50 +0000 http://momfuse.com/?p=945#comment-827 This ad didn't offend me, but I can see how some moms would not like it. By the way, baby wearing is not new-that's the part that stuck out to me. It's been around since women started having babies. This ad didn’t offend me, but I can see how some moms would not like it. By the way, baby wearing is not new-that’s the part that stuck out to me. It’s been around since women started having babies.

]]> By: Tina Williams http://momfuse.com/2008/11/new-motrin-ad-angers-twitter-moms-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-818 Tina Williams Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:20:21 +0000 http://momfuse.com/?p=945#comment-818 Thanks for starting this out! What is so awesome about technology these days is that parents can be informed consumers and can get information in split seconds. I don't know if I would have know about this if not for Twitter. Does it make me think twice before I buy a product like Motrin...yes. If they have little regard for me as their consumer there are other places I can spent my money! Great post! Tina @newoldmom :) Thanks for starting this out! What is so awesome about technology these days is that parents can be informed consumers and can get information in split seconds. I don’t know if I would have know about this if not for Twitter.

Does it make me think twice before I buy a product like Motrin…yes. If they have little regard for me as their consumer there are other places I can spent my money!

Great post!

Tina
@newoldmom :)

]]> By: Geek Habitat » Motrin Marketing: EPIC FAIL http://momfuse.com/2008/11/new-motrin-ad-angers-twitter-moms-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-804 Geek Habitat » Motrin Marketing: EPIC FAIL Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:31:27 +0000 http://momfuse.com/?p=945#comment-804 [...] More on the furor that’s spread(ing) on Twitter about the ad -> http://momfuse.com/2008/11/new-motrin-ad-angers-twitter-moms-around-the-world/ [...] [...] More on the furor that’s spread(ing) on Twitter about the ad -> http://momfuse.com/2008/11/new-motrin-ad-angers-twitter-moms-around-the-world/ [...]

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]]> By: Motrin Moms React « small dots http://momfuse.com/2008/11/new-motrin-ad-angers-twitter-moms-around-the-world/comment-page-1/#comment-800 Motrin Moms React « small dots Sun, 16 Nov 2008 21:56:15 +0000 http://momfuse.com/?p=945#comment-800 [...] Doesn’t seem to be going over [...] [...] Doesn’t seem to be going over [...]

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