When Will Businesses Learn That Piggybacking On Trending Tragedies Is A Bad Idea?

Repeat after me: I will NEVER use a trending tragedy to market my brand. And I will teach my employees to never do this either – or they’ll be fired on the spot.

Now read this post to see why that pledge is necessary and to marvel at the extreme insensitivity some people demonstrate online.

Epicurious is “the ultimate food site for people who love to eat” and it seems to be pretty popular. But although it boasts more than 267,000

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