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":"33b17bd0681f0550729e4a9d6407d988","s":"3a06b06ae465b712"}