April

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.