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Description: Brands including Lego and Pepsi have taken to Twitter to mock Tesla’s Cybertruck — the ‘bulletproof’ electric pickup truck whose windows were smashed by a metal ball at its launch last week.

Source: CNBC.com – video report

Date: Nov 29, 2019

Link: https://www.cnbc.com/2019/11/28/elon-musks-cybertruck-is-being-trolled-by-brands-on-twitter.html

Questions for discussion:

  • Is this publicity “positive” in any way for Tesla?
  • How could Tesla capitalize on the publicity and mocking effort through a counter marketing effort?