Posts tagged "April Fools’ Day"

As businesses contend with thin operating margins and consumer sentiment in the doldrums, 2024 may have brought fewer social media posts and staged PR releases than we've come to expect. Nevertheless, here are a few of the April Fool's stunts that caught our eye this year.

Another April 1st, another chance for brands big and small to do some funnies! Check SmartCompany's wrap of some of April Fools' 2023 fakes.

Dyson has set the internet alight with a first look at the Dyson Zone, a pair of over-ear headphones that also include a mechanical mask designed to purify the air.

It bewilders me why organisations without a funny bone feel like they can come from nowhere and stick the landing at the start of April, writes Michel Hogan.

Businesses cashing in on April Fool’s Day with hoaxes is by no means new, but this year many have taken a more light-hearted approach.

Making someone laugh can leave a lasting impression, which is why many businesses try to use humour on their social media platforms.

It’s become a bit of a cliche for businesses to post the annual April Fool’s joke on their social media accounts, but brands continue to mak…

By Dominic Powell and Emma Koehn

Come April 1, companies around the nation get a chance to trick consumers into believing the wildest cla…

Google has taken the rare step of apologising after a Gmail plugin it made for April Fools’ Day “caused more headaches than laughs”.
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Google Maps has got Pac-Man fever for April Fools’ Day Entrepreneurial businesses love a good April Fools’ Day gag. What’s not to love a…