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Gary Halbert the Millionaire

This letter made Gary Halbert a millionaire in 1971. A simple one-pager printed out, sealed in an envelope, and sent...

Print Ads/Direct Mail
Mar 6, 2024
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Flyer advertising in the wild

I love seeing local flyers like this in the wild. $2 worth of printing + $2 worth of tape =...

Ads/Print Ads/Flyers
Dec 21, 2023
college-vine-ad

Antagonizing College Board Competitor Ad

There’s been trouble with the SAT and the ACT, and College Board (owner of the SAT) has been making some...

Ads/Print Ads/Copywriting
Oct 11, 2023
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Lawyer evergreen print advertising

Sometimes ads don’t have to be all that informative, rather just “catch the user at the right time.” This is...

Ads/Print Ads
Oct 9, 2023
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1973 Ford Pickup Print Ad

I love car ads that actually promote the FEATURES of the car, and this 1973 Ford ad does it perfectly....

Ads/Print Ads/Copywriting
Sep 3, 2023
f-35-strike-fighter-project-ad

Pratt & Whitney defense contract print ad

Interesting print ad for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter project. The hidden subtext of this ad was it was published...

Ads/Print Ads/Copywriting
Aug 25, 2023
ibm-typewriter

IBM typewriting ball element ad

This wild looking metal ball embossed with letters was the innovation behind the IBM Selectric Typewriter (13m+ sold). Normally people...

Ads/Print Ads/Images
Aug 15, 2023
budweiser-beer-ad

Budweiser’s ad reaching out to new audiences

It seems like Bud did a better job of reaching out to new audiences in 1969 than recently 😬 This...

Ads/Print Ads/Headlines
Jun 23, 2023
Van-cleve-bike-ad

The Wright Brothers Bicycle Ad

The Wright Brothers funded the development of the first powered airplane with their bike shop. This was the simple ad...

Ads/Print Ads
Jun 17, 2023
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Car Detailing Flyer Hangar

People like this secretly kill it but rarely post how they do it (I know bc a lot of them...

Ads/Print Ads/Flyers
Jan 9, 2024
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World's Toughest Truck Ad

The CyberTruck buzz reminds me of the iPhone launch: - Everyone thought it was partially stupid (no keyboard was a...

Ads/Print Ads
Nov 27, 2023
dont-replace-refinish

“Don’t Replace. Refinish” print ad

An ad like this can cost between $200 and $1,000 in a local magazine. If you fish just ONE CLIENT...

Ads/Print Ads/Copywriting
Oct 10, 2023
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1976 Parker Pen Mechanical Pencil Ad

There’s something so brilliantly easy to understand about this ad. By showing a “long pencil” it demonstrates how this mechanical...

Ads/Print Ads/Headlines
Sep 22, 2023
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1978 Orson Welles Cadillac Ad

Ahhh 1978, where your whole marketing pitch is: “Big fat guys can fit in the car!” 😂

Ads/Print Ads/Copywriting
Aug 31, 2023
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BA Can’t Get It Up Stunt

Around 1999 British Airways was the main sponsor of the London Eye, and they had problems “erecting it” on time....

Ads/Print Ads/Funny and Weird
Aug 20, 2023
Chevy-Cruise-Full-Page-Newspaper-Ad

Chevy Cruise Full Page Newspaper Ad

The Chevy Cruise autonomous driving project took out this full page in the New York Times to show how many...

Ads/Print Ads/Data
Jul 16, 2023
pure-lard-pie-ad

Cool way to show product possibilities

A great way to sell a product is show how many different use cases it has. This pie crust ad...

Ads/Print Ads/Data
Jun 20, 2023
Budweiser-Ad

Budweiser “don’t add salt” Ad

Some people used to add a little sprinkle of salt to the head of their beers to make it more...

Ads/Print Ads
Jun 16, 2023

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