Follies of the Madmen #424

This ad raises the intriguing question: "What female thing did the saddle screw to produce the wallet?"

Source.

Posted By: Paul - Sat May 11, 2019 - Comments (3)
Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Sexuality, 1940s

“It will never become obsolete”

Atari ad from 1980.

Technology companies should probably never claim that their products will never become obsolete.



via Book of Joe

Posted By: Alex - Wed May 01, 2019 - Comments (1)
Category: Technology, Computers, Advertising, 1980s

Follies of the Madmen #423

Flock of giant mutant kiwis in human shoes more disturbing than whimsical.

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Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 29, 2019 - Comments (4)
Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, 1960s, Australia, Fictional Monsters

Followed

This 1930 ad campaign for Lucky Strike cigarettes featured people being followed by shadowy, fat versions of themselves. Could be the premise for a horror movie (like a mash-up of Us and It Follows).

Source: tobacco.stanford.edu

Posted By: Alex - Mon Apr 29, 2019 - Comments (1)
Category: Advertising, Smoking and Tobacco, 1930s

Follies of the Madmen #422

"Takes a drenching, yet keeps on clenching!"

Posted By: Paul - Fri Apr 19, 2019 - Comments (2)
Category: Business, Advertising, Family, Underwear, 1910s

Women of Canada Bras

Bra-maker Simons recently apologized for its line of bras named after prominent Canadian women. For example, they had the Beverley bralette, named after former Chief Justice of Canada Beverley McLachlin. The Flora, named after Flora Macdonald, Canada's first female minister of Foreign Affairs. And the Stella push-up bra, named after social activist Stella Lord, who fought against poverty in Nova Scotia.

Some of the women are still living and hadn't been contacted for their consent. Plus, the link between lingerie and chief justices, social activists, etc. seemed unclear to just about everyone. Noted Marketing professor Ken Wong: "This is marketing at its worst... Somebody there probably said, 'We need to connect our product to this empowerment movement.' But what they failed to consider is will people find it offensive and insulting."

More details: msn.com

Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 07, 2019 - Comments (4)
Category: Advertising, Underwear

Follies of the Madmen #421

Perfect today for our climate-change world!

Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 07, 2019 - Comments (0)
Category: Armageddon and Apocalypses, Business, Advertising, Nature, 1960s, Alcohol

Gateway Drug

Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 06, 2019 - Comments (1)
Category: Business, Advertising, Drugs, Candy, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers, 1960s

Jerry Pulls the Strings

Imperious coffee magnate is wooed by his future son-in-law's puppets.

Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 02, 2019 - Comments (0)
Category: Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Puppets and Automatons, Coffee and other Legal Stimulants, Marriage, 1930s, Love & Romance

Follies of the Madmen #420

Commies were a useful foil to sell things.

Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 28, 2019 - Comments (2)
Category: Business, Advertising, Appliances, Historical Figure, 1950s, Russia