Advertising
“You can sniff my mint”
What in the world were the admen thinking who dreamed up this campaign?And I wonder how many parents actually let their kids wear this thing.
Arizona Republic - Apr 29, 1976
Posted By: Alex - Mon Aug 10, 2020 -
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Category: Advertising, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #485
No infants were harmed in the making of this ad. Oh, wait a minute, they're not breathing...
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Posted By: Paul - Sat Aug 08, 2020 -
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Category: Babies, Business, Advertising, Death, 1950s, Goofs and Screw-ups
Accidental Prophets
From 1966.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 31, 2020 -
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Category: Fashion, Technology, Telephones, Zeitgeist, Advertising, Anomie, Exhaustion, and General Malaise
Burger King’s Secret Ingredient
It's people!!!
Tallahassee Democrat Sun - Feb 28, 1999
Posted By: Alex - Thu Jul 30, 2020 -
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Category: Cannibalism, Advertising, Junk Food, 1990s
Follies of the Madmen #484
Somehow not quite as humorous nowadays.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Jul 29, 2020 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Death, Family, Photography and Photographers, 1960s
Of course, unmarried girls can use them!
Davenport Quad-City Times - June 14, 1959
Posted By: Alex - Sun Jul 26, 2020 -
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Category: Advertising, Gender, Body Fluids, 1950s
Follies of the Madmen #483
Our product turns you into an arrogant jerk.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Jul 19, 2020 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Emotions, Smoking and Tobacco, 1970s
Little Baby’s Creepy Ice Cream Ads
Little Baby's existed as an ice cream company from 2011 to 2019. Their ads won them publicity, but I doubt they made many people want to try their product.More info: Wikipedia
The director explains how the ads were shot:
Posted By: Alex - Sat Jul 11, 2020 -
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Category: Food, Advertising
Follies of the Madmen #482
A kind of housewife voodoo.
Source.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Jul 10, 2020 -
Comments (6)
Category: Business, Advertising, Appliances, 1950s, Christmas
Cranberry Candles
Make mayonnaise candles a holiday tradition...
Posted By: Alex - Fri Jul 03, 2020 -
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Category: Food, Advertising, 1960s
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