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Follies of the Madmen #312
Ah, the hillbilly! What a once-potent icon. Used anywhere these days except Cletus & Family on The Simpsons?
Ad scanned from Playboy for March 1962.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 27, 2017 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Fashion, Regionalism, Stereotypes and Cliches, 1960s
Macho Cologne
Introduced by Faberge in 1976. It was described as being "packaged with a startlingly new futuristic look." Which is to say that it was packaged as a giant phallus.I like the ad promoting it as a Father's Day gift. I can just imagine a son or daughter giving this as a present to their dad.
Indianapolis Star - Oct 30, 1976
The Pocono Record - June 17, 1977
The marketing of the cologne must have gained some notoriety. I found a brief discussion of it in an academic study of marketing — Marketing and Semiotics: New Directions in the Study of Signs for Sale (1987):
Update: Thanks to Brian for drawing our attention to Pierre Cardin Man's cologne, which also featured a suggestively shaped bottle.
And I just noticed that the Father's Day ad features both Macho cologne and Pierre Cardin Man's cologne. So if you gave your dad both, what message would you be sending him?
Posted By: Alex - Wed Apr 26, 2017 -
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Category: Advertising, 1970s, Perfume and Cologne and Other Scents
Mystery Illustration 43
What hideous problem afflicts this man? Halitosis? B.O.? Blackheads?
The answer is here.
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Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 24, 2017 -
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Category: Body, Advertising, 1920s
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.
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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
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