Advertising can be powerful. It can spark conversations, influence culture, or, occasionally, explode in a fiery PR disaster. From tone-deaf taglines to jaw-dropping social media posts, even billion-dollar brands sometimes miss the mark in ways that make netizens wonder: How in the world did this get approved?
Here are ten infamous moments when big names tried to get clever, went too far, and found themselves apologizing to an audience that was anything but forgiving.