
Seth & Riley's Garage Hard Lemonade "Dumb Ad"
In the game of winning attention, oftentimes uglier is better.


How To Create Advertising That Sells by David Ogilvy
This is David Ogilvy's most successful ad, bringing in billions of dollars of revenue for the Ogilvy & Mather advertising...

Youtube Vintage Newspaper Ad
This creative newspaper ad by Brazilian ad agency Maximedia shows Youtube as if it were antique technology. The idea is...

Twitter Vintage Newspaper Ad
This creative newspaper ad by Brazilian ad agency Maximedia shows Twitter as if it were old technology. The idea is...

Jim Bean "Back To Basics" Pants Ad
This was from a 1990 multi-part magazine ad campaign for Jim Bean whiskey featuring different concepts of "getting back to...

Cricketeer suit ad showing flexibility
This is an unusual ad, but it quickly conveys "flexibility" for this suit maker.

"This space reserved for a tooth that must last 63 years"
This is a super cool headline on an old ad from 1956 for toothpaste. The combination of image and headline...

1959 Breakfast Bar Ad
This is a nice and simple ad for a breakfast bar from 1959.

Wild Turkey's thinner steaks & smaller cars ad
This is the best of a series of ads Wild Turkey did in this style. It's bitingly funny, unapologetic, and...

Diahatsu Print Ad
This ad captures attention because it's unexpected. The last benefit people think about when considering a Diahatsu van is picking...

Checy Caprice Print Ad
This ad does a great job of pulling out two important features and using them as their headline, while simultaneously...

Jim Bean "Back To Basics" Food Ad
This was from a 1990 multi-part magazine ad campaign for Jim Bean whiskey featuring different concepts of "getting back to...

Jim Bean "Back To Basics" Lipstick Ad
This was from a 1990 multi-part magazine ad campaign for Jim Bean whiskey featuring different concepts of "getting back to...

Scotch Tape Unique Benefits Print Ad
This weird scotch tape ad is a perfect (albeit overexaggerated) example of how to "re-invent" your product. If you're in...

Volkswagen Print Ad
There's lots of good things going on with this ad... First, a big picture of a smashed car. I bet...

Starwax Super-Targeted Ad
This ad campaign is a great example of lasering in on one tiny audience and making them feel understood. Most...

Facebook Vintage Newspaper Ad
This creative newspaper ad by Brazilian ad agency Maximedia shows Facebook as if it were antique technology. The idea is...

Skype Vintage Newspaper Ad
This creative newspaper ad by Brazilian ad agency Maximedia shows Skype as if it were antique technology. The idea is...

Jim Bean "Back To Basics" Graffiti Ad
This was from a 1990 multi-part magazine ad campaign for Jim Bean whiskey featuring different concepts of "getting back to...

Listerine Ad from 1971
This old Listerine was from when Listerine was so strong and distasteful that you had to dilute it with water...

"Faster than a Ferrari"
This funny Citroen ad captures people's attention with a "negative" about the car. It pokes fun at itself, much like...

Great Nikon camera ad with text callouts
This ad from 1956 awesome text callouts showcasing it's features, much like many modern images have.

Volkswagen Beetle Interchangeable Ad
This is a 1965 Beetle ad that cleverly demonstrated a Volkswagen Beetle has extremely interchangeable parts.

Rescue dog ad
This takes a classic format you might recognize from old car ads and applies it to an animal rescue organization....