The 10 Scariest Babies in Advertising Talking, dancing, projectile pooping—these kids were born crazy
Babies. Regular people love them because they're cute and they look funny. Ad people love them because regular people love them, and pay attention to them—even in ads. The product? Doesn't matter. The message? Not really important. Just put a crazy baby in the spot. It's a catchall strategy. Lo, here are 10 baby ads. Some are funny. Some are weird. There are surely many, many more. Thank you, Internet. Check out the video gallery here:
The 10 Scariest Babies in Advertising
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