Is puppymonkeybaby the most blatant attempt to start an internet trend ever?

[navy]

Shameless.:facepalm

[BigNBAfan]

Shameless.:facepalm

You made a thread about it

I had to go watch the video to know what the fck you were talking about

MountainDew stays winning

[Draz]

Exactly what I said lol

But it was funny

[Akrazotile]

Funny thing is those Mountain Dew Kickstart commercials always tend to feature young black dudes, since I guess that's who theyre targetting.

But in this one they had to throw a white guy in there so it didnt look racist when puppymonkeybaby was licking the guy's face :lol

[enayes]

I thought it was one of the worst commercials of the night. Not original, unique or funny.

[TheMan]

Exactly what I said lol

But it was funny
You have a shit sense of humor

[UK2K]

I can't believe that was their best commercial for the superbowl.

I was so confused.

[Draz]

You have a shit sense of humor
I don't take life seriously
Try it

[lilandywiggins]

Shameless.:facepalm
It failed until you made this thread.

[Nick Young]

Shameless.:facepalm
by starting a thread about it, you fell for their trap. This is exactly what mountain dew was hoping would happen.

[UK2K]

It failed until you made this thread.

If their goal was to have someone make a thread about how it was one of the worst, if not the worst, commercials we've ever seen, and as a result of the commercial being so obviously bad that nobody wants to try your drink because of it...

Then yeah, I guess they nailed it.

Not that I drank Mt. Dew before, but that commercial alone was enough to make me never want to try whatever drink they were trying to sell.

Kudos to them. :applause:

[Rake2204]

Ha, yep, pretty blatant. But on the same hand, it still worked. That's the damning thing about advertising. As long as a brand doesn't teeter over the line into unforgivably offensive, anything that yields some sort of watercooler talk is going to probably work to their benefit in the long run, whether it's from people laughing, cringing, hating, being hipsterish, etc. Whatever it is, it gets the brand's name back out there into the realms of the modern collective social consciousness, which is all they want, for better or worse.

But still, directly on topic, I had a pretty similar thought when I saw it, it terms of the blatant nature, as if someone were taking a class on Internet Virility and made last night's commercial as their final exam project.

[Nick Young]

If their goal was to have someone make a thread about how it was one of the worst, if not the worst, commercials we've ever seen, and as a result of the commercial being so obviously bad that nobody wants to try your drink because of it...

Then yeah, I guess they nailed it.

Not that I drank Mt. Dew before, but that commercial alone was enough to make me never want to try whatever drink they were trying to sell.

Kudos to them. :applause:
their goal is to generate discussion. Whether it is positive or negative. They want people saying they hate it and they want people coming in and saying "I liked it" or "I didn't think it was that bad" or "IT WAS ****ING HILARIOUS BRAH"


Their goal with the ad was to get people talking about them. It's working.


Would anyone have made a mountain dew thread on ISH if that ad wasn't aired?

[Draz]

Gonna spread puppymonkeybaby and make it bigger

[lilandywiggins]

If their goal was to have someone make a thread about how it was one of the worst, if not the worst, commercials we've ever seen, and as a result of the commercial being so obviously bad that nobody wants to try your drink because of it...

Then yeah, I guess they nailed it.

Not that I drank Mt. Dew before, but that commercial alone was enough to make me never want to try whatever drink they were trying to sell.

Kudos to them. :applause:

People drink the stuff regardless. All the commercial does is puts it in their subconscious that they want it (if they are prone to drinking it at all). If you don't drink the stuff, it won't suddenly make you like it.

[kuniva_dAMiGhTy]

Had no idea what OP was talking about until I saw the video.

Where can I get the 60 some-odd seconds of my life back? Seriously, what the f*ck was that? :oldlol:

[lilandywiggins]

Had no idea what OP was talking about until I saw the video.

Where can I get the 60 some-odd seconds of my life back? Seriously, what the f*ck was that? :oldlol:
OP spreading the word, making it trend. Mtn Dew stays winning.

[lilandywiggins]

https://barkpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/pmb.gif

[lilandywiggins]

https://media.giphy.com/media/3o6gaVoERBXvZjOh68/giphy.gif

[lilandywiggins]

OP's tears are delicious

https://media.giphy.com/media/l4KhOYSW5uNVDXvEs/giphy.gif

[lilandywiggins]

http://i.imgur.com/CyKnyua.gif

[Nick Young]

Had no idea what OP was talking about until I saw the video.

Where can I get the 60 some-odd seconds of my life back? Seriously, what the f*ck was that? :oldlol:
LOL, OP a cog in the Mountain Dew marketing machine. Everyone who participated in this thread is also a cog.


Well played Mountain Dew. Well played.

22 posts already and counting.

Seems like it's currently the most talked about superbowl commercial on ISH.

[Jailblazers7]

I thought it was the creepiest commercial by a mile which is impressive given some of the other choices. Best commercial by far was the mess for constipated opioid users.

[nightprowler10]

I just watched it. Pretty cringey IMO.

[UK2K]

their goal is to generate discussion. Whether it is positive or negative. They want people saying they hate it and they want people coming in and saying "I liked it" or "I didn't think it was that bad" or "IT WAS ****ING HILARIOUS BRAH"


Their goal with the ad was to get people talking about them. It's working.


Would anyone have made a mountain dew thread on ISH if that ad wasn't aired?

I think a commercial that has people saying 'that was the stupidest thing I've ever seen' is not the goal. Again, it was so stupid, I'm not going to try their product because I have to assume that someone who green lighted that commercial probably also makes a shitty product.

But, what do I know.

[zoom17]

I don't get how some of these commercials get the green light to air.

[Levity]

looks like a failed attempt. i think it was ranked 55 out of the 65 superbowl commericials

and with that said, here's another shameless plug for a feign commercial i wrote/produced last weekend

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89LrLXQhXuw

[Nick Young]

I think a commercial that has people saying 'that was the stupidest thing I've ever seen' is not the goal. Again, it was so stupid, I'm not going to try their product because I have to assume that someone who green lighted that commercial probably also makes a shitty product.

But, what do I know.
28 posts and counting.


Stupid people aka the majority of the country will laugh and share it in emails and facebook posts and sing the song and talk about it long after the commercial has aired.

People familiar with marketing will criticize it because of how blatantly it is ticking all the boxes of "viral marketing 101"

Either way it is being talked about-that's all Mountain Dew wants.

By comparison hardly anyone is talking about that viking commercial for the small start up coffee business compared to how many people are talking about puppymonkeydog.

The advertisement is a subversive satire of corporate marketing strategy. But at the same time, it hits the goal of appealing to the common idiot the same way the Budweiser frogs did. It's actually pretty clever.


They went for the "so bad it's good" route on purpose. It's paying off. I haven't though about Mountain Dew for years, already I have thought about it more than I have in the past 3 years simply from reading this thread about the commercial.

Mountain Dew marketing team stays winning.

[UK2K]

28 posts and counting.


Stupid people aka the majority of the country will laugh and share it in emails and fac

People familiar with marketing will criticize it because of how blatantly it is ticking all the boxes of "viral marketing 101"

Either way it is being talked about-that's all Mountain Dew wants.

By comparison hardly anyone is talking about that viking commercial for the small start up coffee business.

The advertisement is a subversive satire of corporate marketing culture. But at the same time, it hits the goal of appealing to the common idiot the same way the Budweiser frogs did. It's actually pretty clever.


They went for the "so bad it's good" route on purpose. It's paying off. I haven't though about Mountain Dew for years, already I have thought about it more than I have in the past 3 years simply from reading this thread about the commercial.

Mountain Dew marketing team stays winning.

I doubt the fact that 28 people in this thread said it was the stupidest commercial they've ever seen would have the creators of this commercial high fiving each other.

I get your point that it generates discussion, but 'I can't believe someone thought that was a good idea' is probably not what they we're going for.

And I still don't know what they were advertising. Purple mountain dew I guess.

[Nick Young]

I think a commercial that has people saying 'that was the stupidest thing I've ever seen' is not the goal. Again, it was so stupid, I'm not going to try their product because I have to assume that someone who green lighted that commercial probably also makes a shitty product.

But, what do I know.
Dude all publicity is good publicity

[Akrazotile]

Dude all publicity is good publicity


You make an intriguing point.

Have I mentioned I've got a new thread up detailing the latest initiative for my small business called the RMWG Sticker Fundraising Challenge!? (http://www.insidehoops.com/forum/showthread.php?t=397847)

[Rake2204]

I doubt the fact that 28 people in this thread said it was the stupidest commercial they've ever seen would have the creators of this commercial high fiving each other.

I get your point that it generates discussion, but 'I can't believe someone thought that was a good idea' is probably not what they we're going for.

And I still don't know what they were advertising. Purple mountain dew I guess.Every little piece counts. I'd say the Inside Hoops discussion is a microcosm of the entire internet's response. Some people liking it, some people recognizing it for what it is, others providing backlash, but many people discussing it nonetheless. Here we are, as a basketball board, with an ongoing discussion about this one random Mountain Dew commercial.

By most accounts, I'd guess Mountain Dew and its analytics team consider this advertisement a smashing success. I'd assume they've seen a massive spike in everything relating to the marketing and internet virility of their company name, puppymonkeybaby, and anything else even slightly affiliated.

The marketing team knew how odd of an idea this was, and that's probably exactly why they felt it'd work.

I believe their plan is less about making individual viewers say, "Mm, that commercial makes me want Mountain Dew" and more about re-establishing oneself as a part of the social consciousness, then letting things work themselves out from there.

Meanwhile, there's absolutely no reason for me to still have the phrase "GoDaddy.com" stuck in my head and yet, years later, here we are.

Advertising is virtually unbeatable. It seems only silence does the trick in most cases and at that point, it's tough to discuss a bad advert because then it wouldn't be silence.

[UK2K]

Dude all publicity is good publicity

Ask Manziel how good his publicity is.

[Nick Young]

Ask Manziel how good his publicity is.

If he got no publicity, he would just be out of the league and no one would hear from him again. No one would care in trying to rehabilitate him, they'd just give up on him. No publicity is much worse than bad publicity.


because he's getting this publicity, somewhere down the line, if he rehabs, some team might be willing to take a chance on him, as it would be good for their public image. He can also use this national publicity to generate reality TV and events appearances.

If he got no publicity, he'd just be out of the league and out in the cold with little hope of redemption. Because of the publicity, he has a lot of opportunity to monetize himself in some way that he wouldn't have had if the news hadn't made him a big celebrity.

Washed up druggy quarterback in Cleveland? Who gives a shit. The media is prolonging Manziel's career whether they realize it or not by making this in to a national story.

Bottom line:
It is better that Johnny has this publicity than if he didn't have this publicity.

[MrC1991]

I feel like all the people making Superbowl commercials were high as f*ck.

[lilandywiggins]

28 posts and counting.





Any press is good press.

[lilandywiggins]

Dude all publicity is good publicity
Ha, saw this right after my post above.

[Draz]

I feel like all the people making Superbowl commercials were high as f*ck.
Which would mean in reality you'd had to have been high asf to understand and enjoy the commercials.. is this a new movement?

#Legalize2016
#Bernie2016

[lilandywiggins]

https://i.imgflip.com/ysmk1.jpg

[Brujesino]

I will never utter the words puppymonkeybaby ever!

[lilandywiggins]

http://i.imgur.com/qPsymCs.jpg

[Brujesino]

https://barkpost.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/pmb.gif

[UK2K]

Which would mean in reality you'd had to have been high asf to understand and enjoy the commercials.. is this a new movement?

#Legalize2016
#Bernie2016

I always said if I was going to make commercials, I'd get high and do it.

Whoever made those commercials was not on mary j.

[Nick Young]

Which would mean in reality you'd had to have been high asf to understand and enjoy the commercials.. is this a new movement?

#Legalize2016
#Bernie2016
Bro.

It is not that creative or hard to understand.

Do you remember the creepy dancing baby gif meme from the 90s-early 2000s that was everywhere on the internet?

https://45.media.tumblr.com/07106512835c07d2a237a4d12479c7f8/tumblr_mpg5arui7E1s1clzao1_250.gif

The ads people just took this, and two of the top things that appear in viral videos-pugs and monkeys- and crammed them all together.

They accompanied this with a "Puppy monkey baby" chant that took 3 seconds to write.

The ads people responsible for making it recognize how blatant and obvious this all is. That is part of the joke.


Regular people just like "aw gee that's so weird! Ima go talk about this around the watercooler and email it to all my friends!"

It his both markets. The impressionable sheep, and the anti-sheep hipsters like myself and the other puppybabymonkey haters.


And guess what-it's a success. It's already gone viral. Mountain Dew wins. We lose.

[lilandywiggins]

I will never utter the words puppymonkeybaby ever!
But you typed it and that is all that matters.

[Nick Young]

I will never utter the words puppymonkeybaby ever!
You typed it and you shared the gif. You are more indoctrinated than most of us.:cheers:

[PullupJay]

https://media.giphy.com/media/3o6gaVoERBXvZjOh68/giphy.gif

[He Strong]

Shameless.:facepalm

Fixed the title for you.

[Brujesino]

But you typed it and that is all that matters.


You typed it and you shared the gif. You are more indoctrinated than most of us. :cheers:



NNNNOOOOO!!!!!



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[warriorfan]

considering it is the only super bowl ad that you made a thread about it looks like it worked :lol

[He Strong]

Puppy monkey baby.

[Nick Young]

NNNNOOOOO!!!!!



https://media.giphy.com/media/zn4MqmQ3XDabm/giphy.gif
Puppy monkey baby is dominating the internet.

[navy]

Look at the people posting they got me or that I fell for it. I said it was blatant and shameless, not that it didnt work.

[SugarHill]

Like the use of stop motion tbh

[navy]

Like the use of stop motion tbh
Odd choice. With more CGI they could have made it look cute instead of weird.

[SugarHill]

Odd choice. With more CGI they could have made it look cute instead of weird.
But that's a ton of the charm, at least for me. The jerky movements makes it creepy. Isn't it better to go creepy than cute for such a lame concept?

[He Strong]

Look at the people posting they got me or that I fell for it. I said it was blatant and shameless, not that it didnt work.
You fell for it. They got you.

[yobore]

Yeah it was bad, but noone is going to not buy Mountain Dew over it.

I've thought/talked about Mountain Dew more today/yesterday than I probably ever have. I don't like Mountain Dew, but if I did and I was thirsty, Mountain Dew might come to mind for a while as an option when I normally never think about it.

[highwhey]

Yes

[Nick Young]

Look at the people posting they got me or that I fell for it. I said it was blatant and shameless, not that it didnt work.
It was polarizing on purpose. The marketing team knew very well there would be a ton of smartass hipsters like you making this kind of post. Mountain Dew owns your soul.