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Follies of the Madmen #311
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 20, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1960s, Women, Skin and Skin Conditions
Mystery Illustration 42
The splendid sartorial sense of this fellow is explicitly deemed by the advertisement to be inducement to trust his taste in another area. What product would you imagine his clothes are justifying. Liquor? Cars? Hairspray?
The answer is here.
And after the jump.
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Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 13, 2017 -
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Category: Fashion, Advertising, 1970s
Newt Kook
Hard to believe that the largest-selling bourbon was once touted by a fellow named "Newt Kook."This timeline of Dant's history makes no mention of Newt. And Google comes up empty for any biographical particulars. Could he have been a fake, a corporate icon like "Betty Crocker?"
This January 30 1956 report from BROADCASTING MAGAZINE seems to say otherwise. Although who knows who was on the other end of the phone?
Original ad here.
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Apr 12, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Products, Alcohol
Follies of the Madmen #310
Mocking the ignorance of your desired customer: always a good move!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Sun Apr 09, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Hygiene, 1930s
Follies of the Madmen #309
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Fri Mar 31, 2017 -
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Category: Animals, Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Nature, 1970s
Follies of the Madmen #308
Yes, I want my product associated with the destruction of property and possible loss of life. That's a glamorous ambiance!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Mar 23, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, 1960s, Cars
Follies of the Madmen #307
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 15, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Domestic, Wives, 1930s
Risque Produce Labels
There's a collector's market for old produce labels that decorated fruit and vegetable crates, because back in the day these labels were often quite artistic. Some of the labels were also slightly risque, because sex can sell anything, even apples and veggies.Once cardboard boxes were introduced, these kinds of labels fell out of use.
Posted By: Alex - Fri Mar 10, 2017 -
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Category: Art, Advertising
Follies of the Madmen #306
Tiny, tiny Cigarette Elf delivers tobacco goodness!
Original ad here.
Posted By: Paul - Wed Mar 08, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Corporate Mascots, Icons and Spokesbeings, Products, Tobacco and Smoking, 1940s
Ears instead of eyes
People with ears where their eyes should be is a creepy recurring theme in print ads for radio and music.
98.0 FM Radio, 2009 - via Ads of the World
Steinhof Music Production, 2004 - via Joe La Pompe
7 Secrets of Creative Radio Advertising, 2013 - via Amazon
Posted By: Alex - Mon Mar 06, 2017 -
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Category: Advertising
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