8th grade exam from 1912, can you pass it?
Cool to see this concise 8th grade overall exam from 1912. Think you can pass it??
Rick Astley Outdoor One Pager Flyer
To be honest this is a great pitch for Rick. He’ll never give you up, let you down, or desert...
1967 "What does a banana have to be to be a Chiquita?" Ad
A hilarious 1967 print ad with a shocking image, intriguing headline and copy making you crave a banana. 🤣
Nokia “Personal Assistant” Phone Ad
While this phone looks extremely primitive to us now, this was once considered so high tech that it would be...
1959 Crayola Print Ad with Great Headline
This ad from 1959 shows some of the original Crayola advertising. This cool ad shows a little kid with his...
MarketHire to-the-point ad
As a copywriter I love simple and effective ads. This MarketHire ad on Instagram shows “Lisa” who can increase your...
Cool graphic showing “Cheaper is not better”
A constant chore of marketers is to demonstrate why a cheaper product is not necessarily better, and might even cost...
Straightforward headlines are best when advertising
There’s zero frills, and zero mis-understanding when reading this headline. That’s wise because they are PAYING for clicks, so you...
Memo on writing from David Ogilvy
If David Ogilvy was around for Twitter, this would be his banger Tweet thread!
Show your work, not your tools
This cool graphic by @OzolinsJanis is a great reminder during released of big tools like ChatGPT to focus on what...
Super generalized business card
Some people specialize, some people generalize. This guy (who is an electrician) decided to list evvvveerrryything he can do plus...
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...
Show Don’t Tell
Instead of telling people about your service, can you just SHOW IT instead? Like this before/after picture of helping people...
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...
Great unsubscribe email from Drizly
Sometimes using a "pattern interrupt" is great way to grab attention. A "pattern interrupt" can be something something that's a...
“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...
“Lumpy Mail” example with bottle opener
This is an example of “Lumpy Mail” which is a piece of mail with some object in it that makes...
Surgical terms explained in quick graphic
This interesting little scribble shows you the different endings of surgical terms, and what they mean. I learned something from...
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...
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...