<\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe Controversies Surrounding the ‘Whassup?’ Ads<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Despite its popularity, the ‘Whassup?’ campaign was not without controversy. Some critics accused the ads of promoting binge drinking and irresponsible behavior. Others argued that the campaign was insensitive to people with speech impediments, as the catchphrase was often exaggerated and drawn out. Budweiser responded to these criticisms by emphasizing responsible drinking in their ads and creating a ‘Whassup?’ commercial featuring a man with a speech impediment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Legacy of Budweiser’s ‘Whassup?’ Campaign<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The ‘Whassup?’ campaign remains one of the most memorable and influential advertising campaigns of all time. The catchphrase has become a part of popular culture and is still used today. The campaign’s impact on advertising and pop culture cannot be overstated, and it continues to inspire and influence advertisers to this day.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Budweiser’s “Whassup?” campaign was born out of a simple greeting between friends. The ad featured a group of guys checking in on each other with the now-famous catchphrase. The campaign became a cultural phenomenon, spawning parodies and even a feature film.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":80,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[52,31,55,61,16,56,64],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rememberthatcommercial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rememberthatcommercial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rememberthatcommercial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rememberthatcommercial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rememberthatcommercial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=78"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/rememberthatcommercial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":83,"href":"https:\/\/rememberthatcommercial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/78\/revisions\/83"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rememberthatcommercial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/80"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rememberthatcommercial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=78"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rememberthatcommercial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=78"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rememberthatcommercial.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=78"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}