When the ad campaign goes viral for all the wrong reasons, they must navigate the chaos
Lily stands at her office desk, the dusk light filtering through the windows. She clutches her steaming coffee cup nervously while staring at her laptop screen. Around her, the PR team is gathered, tense and focused. A team member hovers their finger over the 'publish' button of their latest ad campaign. Lily whispers under her breath as she braces for the outcome.
This could make or break us.
Mark, a member of the PR team, stands in the office late at night, his face illuminated by his laptop screen. He looks horrified as he scrolls through Twitter, where #WorstAdEver is trending. The unexpected viral backlash of their ad campaign is clearly affecting him.
By midnight, #WorstAdEver was trending.
Lily sits back in her chair, eyes wide with shock as she stares at a printout of the ad. The ad features 'Beast Breakfast' with a snarling wolf on a cereal box instead of the intended happy family. Her colleague rushes in, looking frantic, holding his smartphone displaying multiple social media notifications.
The ad had a glaring typo turning 'Best Breakfast' into 'Beast Breakfast.'
Lily regains her composure and begins typing furiously on her laptop. The words 'Join the #BeastBreakfast Challenge' appear on her screen. Her determined expression reflects her intent to turn the situation around. The room is bathed in the glow of multiple computer screens as the PR team watches her work.
Lily began typing a follow-up tweet, 'Embrace the beast.'