Mihai Gongu
Chief Creative Officer at Cheil Centrade
Bucharest, Romania
TitleMisspellings On Sale
Agency
Campaign Misspellings On Sale
Advertiser DOMO
Brand Westwood
PostedOctober 2015
Business Sector Drugstores, Specialty Stores
Story DOMO, Romanian home appliances retailer, had a small budget and huge stocks of Westwood products, DOMO’s private label. One morning, Domo’s website slipped a misspelling in the name of a product. One that made leading TV stations, websites and blogs explode: Rufe ( Eng. Clothes) – Fufe( Eng. Bimbos). One letter changed in the name of the product stirred immediate controversy in social media. Westwood’s CEO took responsibility and came out with a public statement: “We all make mistakes, but we pay for ours. With huge discounts on Westwood products.” The promotion spread on and offline. 
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