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.
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 …
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 😂…
Rouge grammar vigilante simplifies a sign
Someone made this sign easier to read by removing harder words than necessary. This sign should just say “We do not accept Apple Pay at this time”…
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 …