Horrible fall-out of a publicity stunt gone bad included AP photo in Washington Post showing both the President of the United States and GOP nominee eating company's product.
Pizza Hut’s marketing stunt was to offer free pizza for life to any attendee at the last presidential debate who asked if the candidates prefer sausage or pepperoni.
Noting that the silly question would never have gotten through the screening process, finger-wagging media and flack pundits nonetheless generated a few gazillion dollars worth of publicity for the brand in connection with one of the nation’s most-watched TV events.
One intelligent journalism student even pointed out that the stunt probably got more people to watch the debate as well.
