My following entry is in response to Ben Lawson’s Blog Post in which he mentioned how competitors such as Apple and Samsung demean each other in certain ads or commercials.“The ad by Samsung: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nf5-Prx19ZM” (Ben Lawson)
After watching the above ad posted by Ben, it made me realize that marketing such as this goes against Business Ethics, another topic discussed in our Comm 101 class. Coincidently the same night while watching TV, I came across a similar commercial in which Arby’s exposed the truth about where the so called “FRESH” meat in Subway sandwiches actually comes from. The ad claims that Subway meat is shipped from a factory rather than being sliced fresh at the restaurant location; it then reinforces that Arby’s meat is literally sliced fresh, “unlike Subway’s.” Does this negate Subway’s motto of” Subway Eat Fresh?” I am now excitedly awaiting a reply from Subway.
The ad from Arby’s: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jyh9hATGu2w