[the-pigeon]

Yes. People see something dumb and decide the designers and business people involved are idiots. But often the business people and designers have very different goals and know that it's dumb. But they don't think it being dumb conflicts with their goals.

[tootie]

This is how the entire advertising industry works. Including digital and experiential marketing. I have personally set millions of customers' dollars on fire building doodads like these.

[theshadowknows]

I make my living helping big ass corporation, inc connect all the systems to use doodads like these :)