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Wacky Races and You
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 29, 2013 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Destruction, Motor Vehicles, Cartoons, 1960s
Follies of the Madmen #205
Posted By: Paul - Wed May 22, 2013 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Food, 1960s
Jesus, the Original Hipster
In an effort to make Jesus more appealing to young audiences, the Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn recently came up with a new ad campaign that identifies Jesus as "the original hipster." Maybe I don't fully understand the word 'hipster,' but I didn't think it was necessarily a compliment to call someone that. [theweek.com]
Posted By: Alex - Mon May 13, 2013 -
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Category: Religion, Advertising, Bohemians, Beatniks, Hippies and Slackers
Follies of the Madmen #204
"I would sure like to see more fun commercials like that on television."
Seconded, Gary!
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 29, 2013 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, Television, 1950s
You Are Discharged!
1896 ad for Battle Ax Plug Tobacco (from the Oakland Tribune). The context here is that Battle Ax Plug Tobacco was produced by the American Tobacco Company, which was selling it at well below cost in order to drive its competitors out of business. So the ad's claim that it was the preferred brand of cheapskates was actually correct!
Thanks to such aggressive marketing techniques, the American Tobacco Company soon did dominate the market. But in 1907 it was indicted as being in violation of the Sherman Antitrust Act and was carved up by the government into four separate firms: American Tobacco Company, R. J. Reynolds, Liggett & Myers, and Lorillard. For more info, see The Dukes of Durham and wikipedia.
Posted By: Alex - Sun Apr 28, 2013 -
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Category: Advertising, Nineteenth Century
International Moves the Browns to Sterling Street
This film makes the Sterling Silver industry looks like the Freemasons, the Bilderberg Group and the Illuminati all rolled up into one. A plan for world domination unfolds!
Posted By: Paul - Sat Apr 27, 2013 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, Products, Domestic, 1940s
Suntory Whisky
Nine shots and he can still walk! That must be some weak booze....
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 18, 2013 -
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Category: Business, Advertising, 1960s, Asia, Alcohol
King Ding Dong
If only the psychedlic-era King Ding Dong had been allowed to rule the Hostess company, they might still be with us today.
Posted By: Paul - Thu Apr 11, 2013 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Royalty, Advertising, Chocolate, Junk Food, 1970s
Duke University Ad*Access
Seven thousand crisply scanned vintage ads, of varying degrees of weirdness, all nicely categorized? Prepare to spend hours here!
Duke University Ad*Access
Posted By: Paul - Tue Apr 02, 2013 -
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Category: Advertising, Universities, Colleges, Private Schools and Academia, Twentieth Century
Follies of the Madmen #203
Turkish Airlines - Wingo TVC - English from Robotika Films on Vimeo.
I don't know... That bird reminds me of too many other incompetent fictional birds. Especially the klutzy Launchpad McQuack. I'm not feeling in good hands--or wings--here.
Posted By: Paul - Mon Apr 01, 2013 -
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Category: Anthropomorphism, Business, Advertising, Air Travel and Airlines, Europe
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