Laughing It Off? Deutsche Bahn’s Image Campaign Backfires

from Simple German News: Stories at A2 · host LinguaSimplify app

Try our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinguaSimplify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ app.A costly, self-ironic ad campaign with comedian Anke Engelke was meant to polish Deutsche Bahn’s battered image — but operational chaos and public backlash cut it short, underscoring that marketing can’t fix structural problems.

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