Business Fails & Flops
This movie rental giant turned down Netflix for $50 million and famously collapsed.
Blockbuster
This 1970s “pet” required no food, water, or care — because it was literally a rock.
The Pet Rock
I started in a garage, became a computer giant, and my logo is a piece of fruit. Who am I?
Apple
The best-selling video game of all time is block-based and starts with the letter M.
Minecraft
Which company uses the slogan “I’m lovin’ it”?
McDonalds
This Coca-Cola product launched in the 1980s was so unpopular it was pulled within months.
New Coke
This blanket-with-sleeves became a billion-dollar business despite being mocked endlessly.
The Snuggie
I began by renting out an air mattress in a San Francisco apartment. Now I’m global.
AirBnb
The world’s most sold sneaker is the white-and-black tennis shoe from which brand?
Adidas Stan Smith
Because you’re worth it” is the iconic slogan of which beauty brand?
L'Oreal
Google’s attempt at smart glasses flopped due to privacy concerns and awkward design.
Google Glass
This canned meat brand is famously polarising and became a meme decades later.
Spam
I’m the company where people pin ideas on virtual corkboards — recipes, décor, outfits, you name it.
The world’s top-selling soft drink brand has had the same name for over 130 years.
Coca-Cola
Which battery brand famously featured a pink rabbit that never stopped
Energizer
Microsoft’s answer to the iPod launched in 2006 but never caught on.
Zune
This product advertised on TV promises to 'target your abs from every angle'
Ab King Pro
I’m the Australian tech unicorn that lets users design graphics easily. My founders started by making school yearbooks.
Canva
The best-selling book series (after religious texts) is about a young wizard and was published from 1997–2007.
Harry Potter
“Think Different” was the branding campaign that re-launched which company in 1997?
Apple
This handheld device by Amazon intended to “enhance shopping” failed in 2014 after nobody understood what it was for.
Amazon Fire Phone
This TV product has the slogan "You'll be saying Wow! Everytime you use this towel." It is highly absorbent.
Sham Wow
I ship over 5 billion parcels a year, my logo is brown, and my slogan is “What can Brown do for you?”
UPS
The most popular video game console of all time is produced by which company?
Playstation (Sony)
This candy bar used the tagline “A glass and a half in every bar.”
Cadbury Dairy Milk