If you feel strongly about how your Christmas candy looks, Reese’s gets it—and has turned it into a social media ad campaign.
The candy-maker has been responding to the backlash over its misshapen Christmas tree chocolates with a series of ads posted to Twitter in recent days, as first reported by Adweek.
Although Reese’s, which is owned by Hershey @hershey (HSY), has been making the Christmas tree candies since 1993, according to the publication, the backlash appears to be particularly bad this holiday season.
Using humorous hashtags such as #AllTreesAreBeautiful and #Treegate, Reese’s is responding to its critics with colorful images and self-effacing humor.
First, here’s what the candy looks like:
https://twitter.com/T2kizz/status/669343772166107137/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
And here are examples of some of the ads posted to Twitter:
They look just like their father. #AllTreesAreBeautifulpic.twitter.com/eVMm4cF75p
— REESE'S (@reeses) December 12, 2015
Woke up like this. #ThankYou#AllTreesAreBeautifulpic.twitter.com/rbvgWqqXup
— REESE'S (@reeses) December 3, 2015
https://twitter.com/ReesesPBCups/status/673607904323371008/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc^tfw
Just as controversial, but a lot more delicious #AllTreesAreBeautiful#Treegatepic.twitter.com/qIg0FR1Xc5
— REESE'S (@reeses) December 6, 2015
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