Toyota Australia used online social networks to promote their Yaris which is mainly sold to young women. The only problem was that it backfired after a competition-winning short film was criticized as sexist, incestuous and degrading. Toyota apologized for this controversial ad and placed it offline.
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- Date: 22 December 2009
- Industry: Automotive
- Media type: TV Commercial
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- Agency: Saatchi & Saatchi, Sydney
- Country: Australia
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