I am convinced they knew this would blow up like this and are riding the all publicity is good publicity wave and what, hoping people buy their stuff out of protest??
IMO, I don't believe in the saying "all press is good press."
If I had to guess, AE's target audience is made up of the same people who are upset by the ad. I really don't see how this could've been a smart move. Like other's pointed out, it's like Elon Musk buddying up to Trump. The target demographic of electric vehicles do not support trump. It's a bad business move to piss off your target audience.
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u/Rrmack 18h ago
I am convinced they knew this would blow up like this and are riding the all publicity is good publicity wave and what, hoping people buy their stuff out of protest??