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The best of April Fool's Day: Brands get up to mischief - AdNews (AdNews)

Jimmy Brings revealed its $1.4 million expansion into loungewear with its debut garment, the Wine Proof tracksuit. The tracksuit is a garment which protects ...

VolleyPay is designed for the hygiene-conscious consumer, allowing users to pay in a non-contact way. The dairy free caramel body scrub is now available for purchase. Heinz Beanz with Weet-Bix is introduced to Aussie brekkies nationwide. Chief Bras are a whole food products perfect for those who love a healthy diet. The one-size-fits-all garment comes in Jimmy Brings’ lavender colour palette and is priced at $150. The garment is available for purchase in April via the Jimmy Brings website and app. Jimmy Brings revealed its $1.4 million expansion into loungewear with its debut garment, the Wine Proof tracksuit.

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REVEALED: The best of the best April Fools' Day 2022 pranks (The West Australian)

Good, bad, ugly... April Fools' Day pranks can come in many forms. Here's your round-up of some of this year's best.

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Brands come out in force for April Fools: Here are 12 of the best (SmartCompany.com.au)

Remedy Drinks releases Kombucha Kream Egg · McDonald's adds new sundae flavour · Vegemite teams up with Tim Tam · Subway Australia releases footlong hotdog.

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A slime robot that grabs objects inside your body is not an April ... (ABC News)

Navigating the internet on April Fool's Day means utter chaos. We'll make it a little easier with a list of some of the biggest joke headlines floating ...

Caught in a rip and struggling to swim out of it? In a hat tip to one of the greatest Disney animated movies ever made, Zootopia, the Queensland Police and Australia Zoo have teamed up with Robert Irwin to bring a special squad of koala spies near you. The Australian government agency responsible for scientific research also happens to be responsible for some of the best content online. So, we've gotten a resident Gen Z-er to scour the internet to find the best stunts on offer in 2022. In saying that, we all know that companies won't pass on the opportunity to make fools of their customers. In our age of viral marketing, sometimes the most ridiculous-sounding things turn out to be real.

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April fools of 2022: Gareth Bale Bridge and the hunt for the wild haggis (The Guardian)

From Sunday roast spaghetti to royal superyachts, the highs and lows of this year's UK bandwagon of deception.

It is promising that on Friday it is giving away a free pint of petrol with every order, an offer that is possibly more appetising than a pizza-flavoured gin. Elsewhere, there was exciting news for those with an interest in cryptozoology, as the Scottish Deer Centre in Fife announced it had caught a wild haggis, a mythical creature long thought to be extinct. or most people April Fools’ Day is either a bright spot in grim times, or a tedious parade of poor jokes we could all do without, with nothing in between.

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Why April Fool's Jokes Can Be No Laughing Matter For Companies ... (Forbes)

Sometimes there is nothing funny about April Fool's jokes or pranks, especially those by companies and their employees that are taken seriously or create a ...

[S]omeone ‘leaked’ the [video] to a client who wanted to be booked on the ‘show,’ leading to some ruffled feathers and an awkward conversation.” The HR department announced that “strict action will be taken if anyone will try to create a crisis with such kind of activities,” he concluded. He was in the middle of a crucial meeting with senior management about the company's overall income. Rank Secure’s Labunski said the lessons that should be learned from these examples “are that people take what they see in print, hear on broadcast, and even are told by those within their companies seriously. “The joke happened in 2001 when server Jodee Berry thought she won a new Toyota. She was given a Yoda doll instead when she went to pick up her car. He observed that “The idea of April Fool's Day may have passed for most corporations. She called him and told him someone was robbing the store. Also, the rebranding wasn't deliberate or interesting enough to be seen as ridiculous, which I think has to be the basis of a corporate April Fools joke. Make sure it's a joke that is related to your brand and not a joke about your brand. The last thing you want for your brand on April 1st is confusion, and that's exactly what Volkswagen created. And the National Park Service, which houses the Liberty Bell, received hundreds of phone calls from furious Americans,’ the Philly Voice reported. “We will be doing a series of these things," McCurry joked.

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