Ridiculously, Apple is apologizing for its wildly talked about ad promoting its latest iPad Pro after blowback on social media platforms.
Rob Wile for NBC NEWS:
Apple is apologizing for its advertisement promoting its latest iPad Pro after widespread blowback online.
In a statement obtained by advertising industry publication Ad Age, Tor Myhren, Apple’s vice president of marketing, said the ad’s message failed to connect.
“Creativity is in our DNA at Apple, and it’s incredibly important to us to design products that empower creatives all over the world,” Myhren said. “Our goal is to always celebrate the myriad of ways users express themselves and bring their ideas to life through iPad. We missed the mark with this video, and we’re sorry.”
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MacDailyNews Take: Peak Tim Cook. Apple is silly and weak to apologize over this ad.
Advertising is a supposed to get NOTICED. Apple’s vice president of marketing, Tor Myhren, sounds like someone who does not understand his job here; or who is swallowing his pride to keep his job at the behest of a confused, reactive, myopic boss who thinks nattering nabobs on Facebook et al. matter in the slightest.
iPad Pro DOES empower creatives all over the world. Period. No apologies.
The proper, blatantly obvious response to this oh-so major controversy was to run the “Crush!” ad in high rotation, make new ads crushing more stuff into iPad Pro, and get even more people talking about Apple and the iPad Pro. Duh.
Apple’s ‘Crush’ iPad Pro ad sparks backlash from sensitive types
Instead, yet again, we’re subjected to the weak disappointment that is Tim Cook’s Apple. ‘Tis true, a fish rots from the head down.
Think Alike™.
Don’t rock the boat. Make ads that go unnoticed. Issue idiotic apologies if you hear even a murmur.
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