1912 mail order house plans
This ad is a little confusing, it sort of “implies” you can build a 7 bedroom house for $759 to...
Call to action based pizza ad:
This 1979 ad for Jeno’s Pizza Rolls has a strong call to action to write in (a physical letter) to...
1951 “Instructional” Orange Juice Ad
This ad cleverly shows you how to use the product…and to use A LOT of it! Not sure if this...
Testimonial + Pic for the ultimate social proof
This Instagram Ad uses a simple testimonial along with an aesthetically pleasing photo to make the testimonial really POP. Image...
McDonald’s 1984 swag game was hard!
To be honest I would totally buy a Big Mac just to get this hat!!! Image Description A vintage McDonald's...
No need for copy, just image
This Espirit ad from the 1980’s kind of looks like it was made today…give any fashion trend 30 or 40...
1975 “Recession Copy” for Wrangler Jeans Ad
This ad for Wrangler Jeans promotes the idea of getting your money’s worth with their jeans…this copy was written in...
Fun 1950’s Life Savers Ad
This is a “brand awareness campaign” from Life Savers in the 1950’s. I love the colors and imagery on this...
Swanson “3 Course” TV dinner
Ok…maybe in 1970’s this looked appetizing, so this image would’ve been very grabbing. However my favorite thing about this is...
1972 print ad with good image but bad everything else
I was struck by the imagery of this ad, and it got me curious to keep reading. It goes on...
Beautiful Nippon Beer Ad from 1912
This ad is more a “brand awareness” play, and has beautiful artwork! Image Description A vintage Nippon beer ad from...
“The Quiet Toy” Crayola Ad
Know who your actual customer is. For example: If someone is buying Crayons...it's the PARENT not the child spending the...
Clever Barilla Pasta “Fireworks” Ad
Love the clever use of pasta in the shape of a fireworks for this “Happy New Year” ad from Barilla!...
Simple Twitter Ad for a coffee company
This Twitter Ad uses a simple and image and callout to explain the benefits of this coffee. Image Description The...
1986 Honda Helix Ad - YUCK!
This is clearly the ugliest scooter ever made….and Honda used it’s striking appearance as the main attention grabber on this...
Bathroom remodeling before & after Instagram ad
This simple one-image ad shows a great before/after example of shower that was old, but has been remodelled. Image Description...
1977 Old Faithful and New Faithful Volkswagen Ad
This “Before and After” style print ad spread in a magazine showed you the past and present of reliable cars...
Using a cast iron skillet rules chart
This helpful magazine guide is so good you can almost cut it out of the magazine and frame it! It...
Great headline for Atari ad
“Don’t watch TV tonight. Play it!” This was a great headline in 1978 when “Playing the TV” was a totally...
Great 1956 Headline for Crest Toothpaste
I thought this headline was great: WORLD’S GREATEST WEAPON AGAINST TOOTH DECAY Image Description The image is a vintage advertisement...