Today in luxury marketing -
Mercedes apologizes for use of Che Guevara photo to promote luxury cars
The German company that manufactures Mercedes-Benz luxury cars, called its promotional use of an image of Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara a “thoughtless” and “stupid” decision that was not intended to offend people, according to Fox News.
{"ct":"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","iv":"ec664a3a9952dbee7941165ee2f92985","s":"1b370164d146060f"}