Black potato

Black potato is a marketing term that refers to the illegal practice of targeting a rival business's paid ads for the purpose of driving up that company's ad spend budget without an ROI in the hopes of bankrupting the rival company.

Black potato is a marketing term that refers to the illegal practice of targeting a rival business's paid ads for the purpose of driving up that company's ad spend budget without an ROI in the hopes of bankrupting the rival company.

by Nebbies December 17, 2025

Black Potato

Clicking their ads like it’s cardio, hoping the business dies before you do.

“Foo thought Google hated him and business is done… guess who was playing Black Potato.”

by ottaBen December 15, 2025