Brand Fails

When Ford launched their new car campaign in Belgium, they mistakenly used the slogan "Every car has a high-quality ______"

KFC made Chinese consumers a bit worried when "finger licking good" was translated as "______."

Which social media app was originally known as Burbn?

Braniff International Airline advertised their comfortable aeroplane seats with the slogan "Fly into Leather" -unfortunately, in Spanish this translated as.....

Parker Pen, when expanding into Mexico, mistranslated "It won't leak in your pocket and embarrass you" into "It won't leak in your pocket and _________"

______ 's brand name, when first marketed in China, was sometimes translated as "Bite The Wax Tadpole."

"Pepsi brings you back to life", but not in China! The slogan translates into Chinese as .....

When Sharwoods launched its new Bundh sauces in India, they received complaints because "bundh" sounds like the Punjabi word for _____

Mmm, delicious! Who could resist a jam that "Tastes like ......."?`

In the 1970’s, American Motors released their new car, the Matador, in Puerto Rico. Unfortunately, Matador translates to “_____” in Spanish.

Hmm, suddenly I'm not hungry any more! These Chinese potato chips are called....

Mercedes-Benz entered the Chinese market under the brand name "Bensi," which means "______."

For some reason, this Polish chocolate bar just wasn't popular in other countries. What was its name?

The American baby food company Gerber had trouble advertising in France when they discovered that "gerber" means "______" in French.

You're in Ghana and feeling thirsty-how about a refreshing bottle of _____ Cola?

Google was originally known as _____rub.

Need to do some repairs in your house? Why not go to IKEA and pick up a _____ workbench?

Electrolux at one time marketed its vacuum cleaners in the U.S. with the tag line: Nothing ____ likes an Electrolux.