Gatorade Bullies Tap Water in New Ads


I understand the war on salt and on trans fats but really, what has tap water ever done to anyone? Apparently, it has “no game.” That’s according to a new series of trash-talking print ads from Gatorade says the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The sports drink has put tap water in its sights after a sales decline in 2009. Company officials believe regular old water is a bigger threat to their market share than comparable sports drinks like Powerade or Vitaminwater. 

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This TV ad takes a more subtle dig than the prints that appeared in ESPN: The Magazine and US Weekly:

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