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The ad, posted via Instagram with a bold offer promising to “improve your nightly performance,” quickly went viral, largely because no one could tell if it was serious or not.

Many users have publicly guessed it’s a prank in progress, with comments suggesting the brand is simply playing the long game to reveal the virus. (X)

If you think protein powders, bars, and shakes have already pushed the boundaries of fitness marketing, think again. An Indian fitness brand has dropped what it claims is the “world’s first protein condom”, leaving the internet amused, confused and very skeptical.

Founded by fitness influencer and entrepreneur Gaurav Taneja, Beast Life is known for its range of nutritional supplements. But this latest “launch” has left social media doing a double take. The ad, posted via Instagram with a bold promo promising to “upgrade your night-time performance,” quickly went viral, largely because no one could tell if it was serious or not.

Reactions online ranged from smart to downright baffled. Some users joked about the “protein content”, others called it “an innovation no one asked for”, while many quickly connected the dots – this might just be a setup just in time for April Fool’s Day.

Many users have publicly guessed it’s a prank in progress, with comments suggesting the brand is simply playing the long game to reveal the virus.

Whether it’s real or not, this trick actually achieved what most marketing campaigns aim for: attracting attention. In a crowded fitness market, where brands compete over grams of protein and flavors of whey, Beast Life may have just found a way to stand out, even if it leaves people wondering, “But why?”

But is Beast Life the first to raise eyebrows with its innovative marketing? Not real. In 2024, German condom company Billy Boy, in collaboration with Innocean Berlin, launched an app called Camdom, a “digital condom” aimed at preventing digital privacy violations during intimate encounters, Moneycontrol reported.

But the strange happening does not end there. Brands have experimented with flavors that sound more like a dinner menu than safe sex. Sample bacon, garlic, whiskey, chicken tikka masala and even paan and achar.

If this does not sound palatable enough, one can resort to super vision. Think glow-in-the-dark condoms and neon, black, and even rainbow color variants.

Whether it’s a protein coating or paan-flavored protection, the idea is simple: grab attention in a crowded, quirky category. If a quirky campaign gets people talking, and maybe even laughing, about safe sex, brands will say they’ve done their job. As for the “protein condom,” product or joke, one thing is clear: it has already caught on, and in today’s marketing playbook, half the battle has been won.

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