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Crappy Show Helps CNN Fail Miserably
Hamilton Nolan · 10/13/10 11:15AMPut On Your Success Specs and the World Is Peachy Keen
Hamilton Nolan · 08/06/10 02:31PMHarvard Fails at Foam Party
Hamilton Nolan · 04/20/10 10:02AMLayoffs at the Weinstein Co.?
John Cook · 01/29/10 03:57PMNewsday.com Paywall Just as Successful as One Would Think
Hamilton Nolan · 01/26/10 03:35PMSarah Palin's Magazine Cover a Big Failure
Hamilton Nolan · 01/20/10 09:14AMMagazine of the Future Ruined by Magazine Delivery System of the Past
Hamilton Nolan · 11/17/09 09:50AMHarvey Weinstein 'Getting Healthier' by Bailing on His Businesses
John Cook · 10/20/09 02:54PMJeff Zucker's Great Escapes
John Cook · 10/12/09 04:10PMTucker Max's Biggest Fans Explain His Transcendent Movie
Hamilton Nolan · 10/12/09 11:11AMGordon Ramsay: The Donald Trump of Food
Hamilton Nolan · 08/10/09 10:28AM'Viral' Movie Ad Fails in Every Way Possible
Hamilton Nolan · 07/28/09 09:39AMBars Too Cool For You
Hamilton Nolan · 06/04/09 03:15PMHefner Selling Playboy to Support Barbie Addiction
Hamilton Nolan · 05/22/09 11:31AMYahoo Video: The $6 Billion Black Hole Implodes
Owen Thomas · 05/04/09 03:54PMMicrosoft Preparing to Put Zune Out of Its Misery
Owen Thomas · 01/09/09 11:11AMHenry Blodget's Love/Hate Relationship with Eliot Spitzer
Owen Thomas · 12/16/08 05:04PMThe Changing Face of Disgrace
Owen Thomas · 12/16/08 03:53PMBanks Now Just Trying Every Possible Ad
Hamilton Nolan · 10/07/08 08:32AMThe economy's in trouble. Have you heard? Banks would be much happier if you hadn't, but alas, that dude who was repossessing your car probably said something about it. So now our financial institutions are faced with their toughest challenge: deciding what kind of ads to run. They can't do anything about the actual economy—your money is toast. But maybe they can make you feel better about it! Does JPMorgan Chase see a smile on your face? Yes, JPMorgan Chase does! There are a few different strategies. Some, like failed failure WaMu, use humor, along the lines of "We've dragged our dessicated carcass to a safe place now. LOL!" Others are going for the old "reassure you despite all evidence to the contrary" tactic: