1962 “Pet Monday” ad
In print advertising you had to cram a lot of information into a small space.
This 1962 ad hits all the points of a good sales message:
• Attention: Grabs …
Category: Ads
These are clever and high-performing ads throughout the internet and IRL.
Grabbing headline Pop-Tart Ad
This headline really creates quite a bit of curiosity with the giant headline “Oops! We goofed”
I didn’t WANT to read the smaller print of this 1964 ad, but HAD …
McDonald’s Salad Ad from 1987
This is a great simple ad showing off McDonald’s new salads (this was the 1980’s). I wonder if the “toss em all day” was a purposeful joke or not 😂…
Awesome 1980 Boom Box print ad
I love the simplicity and grabbiness of this ad, and how it focuses on one major feature of this stereo: A handle.
It shows that by buying this stereo “boom …
Eye Catching Volkswagen Bus Ad
This fun Volkswagen Bus ad uses the eye catching look of the VW Bus to draw you in (I personally think the original 1961 VW Bus is better looking though)!…
1956 Tubeless Tire Magazine Ad
I like this ad because the headline copy and image work together to show the part of your car that actually touches the road is just your tires.…
Karbach Ranch Water Magazine Ad
This is a simple ad for Karbach Ranch Water that shows off it’s ingredients and relatively low health impact (compared to other drinks)…
Building social media audience Before/After Instagram Ad
This clever Instagram Ad for CreatorU uses a meme to show that building an audience is easier with them.…
“The Most Beautiful Vehicle In The World” Dirty Range Rover Ad
This is an amazing ad that’s totally frameable on a wall, and it shows a dirty Range Rover that just went mudding.…
Anker Twitter Ad for Charging Cables
This is a very simple ad that solves a very common problem. A simple before/after picture shows how this product frees up space and saves you from having to bring …
Chubbies “Everywhere Pant” visual ad
You don’t have to describe these pants with too much copy because people already know what pants are….you mainly want to just show they look good.
Then on the backside …
Giving six reasons to own…
Since the car is pretty hideous, this ad for an AMC Gremlin appeals to it’s more practical qualities!…
Beautiful tourism ad for Copenhagen
This is just a cheerful and beautiful ad to encourage tourism to Copenhagen…
“Ten Reasons NOT To Buy” reverse psychology Volkswagen ad
This is a fun way to grab some attention, but saying why NOT to buy the car, but then listing great reasons to buy the car.…
Instagram Pool Installation Ad
This ad for the top pool builder in Austin uses an attractive looking pool and some social proof to draw people in (“the top pool builder in Austin”)…
Attention grabbing “mirror” headline
This headline grabs attention by being unusual looking, as if you’re reading from a mirror. Things that are novel can get attention, but alas it’s just a one-time trick.…
“Online Dating” in 1951 😂
If you wanted to branch out of your own network to date in 1951, you would take out a personal ad much like this.
Imagine the stress of having to …
Number-driven reason ad for mobile notification service
This Instagram ad appeals to your logical side to show that the cost to reach your audience has gone up on every social platform except mobile app notification pushes.…
Heart-tugging Gillette shaving ad
This ad pulls a few heartstrings saying “I didn’t get the job” from a man who hasn’t shaved.…
AMC Gremlin Ad from 1978 with “6 serious reasons to own”
In addition to showing the product right off the bat, this add uses logical reasons on why to buy a Gremlin. This is much like VW Beetle ads where logic …