5 Ad Campaigns that Failed Quickly (or Spectacularly)

mentalfloss.com — Microsoft announced it was moving away from its commercials featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld just two weeks after unveiling the baffling teaser ads. Although the Seinfeld spots were so short-lived that they might be dubbed a failure—particularly since Seinfeld’s deal with Microsoft is rumored to be worth $10 million—Microsoft and ad agency.. Sep 23, 2008 View in Crawl 4