While often entertaining, Spirit Airlines’ ad campaigns have garnered fines for hidden fees and dece

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In the low-budget airline's ad, a man who looks a lot like a Secret Service agent is surrounded by bikini-clad women. The ad notes that fares start at $19.80 one-way but that "Upfront payment is required," referring, what to wear on a cruise to alaska we suspect, to the dispute that took place over payment between a prostitute and a member of President Obama's Secret Service detail during the Summit of the Americas in Colombia.
"The campaign is funny, but in a weird way," said Jim Copacino, creative director at the Seattle-based advertising firm Copacino+Fujikado. "It's obviously not aimed at the serious business travel market, but at younger people who might take an impulse flight and don't take themselves or the products they use that seriously."
Spirit Airlines is also having fun with the spending scandal surrounding General Services Administration (GSA), what to wear on a cruise to alaska which manages federal properties. The agency is under investigation for lavish spending on a 2010 conference in Las Vegas and for staff trips to places like Hawaii and Napa, Calif., including an intern conference in Palm Springs, Calif.
"It's a mixed bag," said Copacino. "The first rule of advertising is to attract attention and this achieves that goal readily. But you have to ask if a tactic like this is beneficial to the brand in the long run."
While often entertaining, Spirit Airlines' ad campaigns have garnered fines for hidden fees and deceptive advertising . The airline also created a campaign to fight recent Department of Transportation rules requiring airlines to reveal all taxes and fees in advertised fares.
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