
Santa Typewriter Ad 1977
This is a typewriter ad from 1977. In my opinion it's not the best ad ever, but it's job is...

Cheez Wiz 1965 Good Housekeeping Ad
This 1965 Cheez Wiz print ad showed customers to keep a jar of Cheez Wiz on hand for any type...

1986 McDonalds cross promotion ad with Gillette
McDonald's found a way to team up with Gillette Razors in this breakfast promotion. Here is the packaging for the...

Miller Shirts Ad Using Only Imagery and Pricing
For very visual products such as clothing (shirts in this case) you don't need to add a lot of copy....

Updating a Google Presentations slide to be better
Updating a Google Presentations slide: BEFORE: - Just a random list of things about an extract. - No action step....

Microsoft Teams vs Slack
This is a great chart that shows the dramatic growth of Microsoft Teams vs Slack over the last few years.

"Meet Skimpy Wiring" Ad
This was a magazine ad showing the dangers of skimpy wiring and it's potential to catch fire, by showing a...

Brain density of humans vs elephants vs chimpanzees image
These are great images demonstrating how dense the neurons are in the brains of elephants vs humans. This is a...

Supercar rental "price comparison" chart
This is how a supercar rental company breaks down the cost of renting vs owning.

Del Monte Ad 1958
This is a great ad from Del Monte that shows what their peas can become with the right recipe. They...

Zippo Christmas Ad
This is a classic 1950's Zippo ad showing people a Zippo is a great Christmas gift. Back then a very...

Wendy's 1979 Hamburger Newspaper Ad
Wendy's uses callouts in this 1979 newspaper ad to breakdown why their burgers. Customers know exactly what they are eating.

Clever IKEA Sleep Ad
This is a clever ad by IKEA promoting good sleep by having good pillows.

Ford Regular Vs Giant Vans Ad with Great Imagery
This cleverly shows how much larger one van is than the other. Super easy to understand.


Image in iMac vs image in Zoom and MacBook Air
This was a before/after on a sales page that was split test, and the 'B' version overwhelmingly won!

Coke "Post Thanksgiving" Ad with Image Markup
This is a 1978 Coca-Cola ad that uses image markup (explainer text with lines pointing to parts of the image)...

"It Shouldn't Take An Act of Congress" Volvo Saftety Ad
This is an ad from the 1970's when car safety standards were under heavy scrutiny to get better, and Volvo...

Wall Street Journal Twitter Ad
A simple and nice Twitter ad for the WSJ that says “Less Speculation. More Information.”

Kodak Christmas Ad 1968
This Kodak ad from 1968 tries to remind people that a camera would make great gift for Christmas.

How stuff used to be sold: Weird Tales Magazine 1927
Back in the day this is how things used to be sold. Advertising in the back of speciality magazines was...

Funny Chart About Writing Ideas Out
This is just a funny take on how when you're up at 2am thinking about an idea, it seems so...

Austin Shoe Hospital Email with Before/After Pics
This is a great email sent from Austin Shoe Hospital that showcases what services they can do with simple before...

CrewFire nice and clean homepage
This is a nice and clean homepage for a SaaS product. Very simple to read down the page.

"Best Time For Braces" clever billboard
This is a funny billboard showing the perfect time for getting ugly braces is when it's acceptable to cover them...