686 Best Print Ads Examples
Browse through an array of print ads that captivate and convert. Learn from the best in the business with our collection of magazine ads, newspaper campaigns, and more, all designed to inspire your next print marketing venture.
How Schweppes Found Gold in the American West
This vintage Schweppes ad brilliantly reimagines the gold rush spirit to sell tonic water. By fusing rugged Americana with a...
The Schweppesman Rides Again: How a Classic Ad Sells Sophisticated Fun
This vintage Schweppes ad captures a bearded gentleman—The Schweppesman—riding confidently on a white horse, exuding refinement and charm. It’s not...
Old-School Luxury: How Schweppes Made Carbonation Feel Classy
This vintage Schweppes ad feels like stepping onto an early 20th-century dock, where gentlemanly sophistication meets imported taste. Instead of...
How Schweppes Made Winter Cool
This vintage Schweppes ad nails something timeless—how to make your brand feel both rugged and classy. The snow-dusted explorer staring...
The Smartest Ad You’ll Ever See About a Tonic Water
At first glance, it looks like a charming 1950s picnic scene—a painter at work, a relaxed woman lounging nearby, and...
Old-School Cool: The Schweppesman Sells Class, Not Soda
This vintage Schweppes ad captures an age of polo fields, convertibles, and crisp gin-and-tonics served with charm. It’s not really...
Vintage Cool: Schweppes Sells Sophistication by the Pool
This vintage Schweppes ad captures effortless summer elegance. A stylish couple lounges beside a pool, drink in hand, exuding mid-century...
The Oldest Reason for Buying a New One
This Volkswagen ad nails timeless copywriting. It’s not flashy. It’s not loud. It’s quietly brilliant. All it shows is a...
The Ad That Flipped the Script: VW’s “Will We Ever Kill the Bug?”
This classic Volkswagen ad literally flips the car upside down to grab attention. It’s visually jarring, yet instantly iconic. Instead...
The “Twoilet” Billboard That Flushes Boring Ads Away
This billboard nails humor-based advertising. The “Twoilet” (a toilet for two!) instantly stands out with its absurd concept, simple design,...
When a Glitch Becomes Genius
This image looks like a tech error—but it’s actually a brilliant ad for Volkswagen. The "glitch" immediately grabs attention because...
The Volkswagen Theory of Evolution
Hard to spot the differences, right? That’s the genius of this ad. Volkswagen took what most companies fear—staying the same—and...
The Mechanic as the Salesman: VW’s Genius Twist
This classic Volkswagen ad flips the usual car ad upside down—literally. Instead of showing the shiny front of the car,...
The Seal That Sold Guinness
This classic Guinness ad nails memorability with humor and visual storytelling. A zookeeper chases a seal balancing a pint—simple, funny,...
Porsche Makes Luxury Feel Guilt-Free
This ad nails emotional reframing. Porsche takes something often seen as selfish—buying a sports car—and spins it into an act...
Everyone Has Leases. But No One Else Has Porsches.
This Porsche ad nails the art of exclusivity. It takes something ordinary (leasing a car) and flips it into something...
Porsche Makes Health Sound Fast
Sometimes the best way to sell luxury? Don’t sell it. Instead, make it sound like common sense. That’s exactly what...
Beat the Tax, Beat Everyone Else
This Porsche ad nails the magic of using urgency and status in one clean shot. The headline “Beat the luxury...
The Ultimate Souvenir: A Porsche
Ever notice how this Porsche ad makes you feel a little boring for just taking travel photos? That’s intentional genius....
Porsche Ad That Passes Every Test
Porsche nailed this ad by mixing speed, wit, and subtle bragging rights into one perfect line: “Appearing soon in a...
How Tudor Used the Power of Endorsement to Build Trust
This vintage ad for the Tudor Oyster Prince shows how a personal endorsement can elevate a new product. Rather than...
The Ad That Made Rolex Synonymous With Power
This 1957 Rolex ad doesn’t show celebrities or adventurers. It shows serious men in suits, deep in decisions that “guide...
How Rolex Sold the First Waterproof Watch with a Newspaper Ad
This 1927 Rolex ad is a masterclass in turning a technical feature into a story worth talking about. It didn’t...
How Rolex Used Speed to Sell Reliability
In this 1930s ad, Rolex didn’t just say their watch was tough—they proved it. They put it on the wrist...