Silly Putty Vintage Print Ad
These vintage print ads used amazing hand-drawn images to illustrate the different ways kids could enjoy this toy.
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Marketing, Copywriting, and Direct Mail all got started with the invention of mass printing. Since then paying for placement in a physical publication has become an art, and a science. Here are some classic high converting print ads for inspiration, and sometimes just sheer beauty.
These vintage print ads used amazing hand-drawn images to illustrate the different ways kids could enjoy this toy.
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This vintage radio broadcasting print ad clearly explains the benefits of buying their broadcasting system (or intercom).…
Great marketing in this 1970’s ad that shows Palmolive dish soap can also be used to soften your hands.…
Nike did an awesome ad by using callouts to point out the features and benefits of this shoe.…
Sometimes customers don’t know how much work goes into a quality product. Atoms breaks down why they priced their shoes at $129.…
This great ad from 1978 uses simple text markup to show off the features of this calculator.…
This simple magazine ad from 1966 shows why parents (who are the ones who will actually pay for the thing) will love this toy horse.
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In 1963 the being skinny was out. This 1963 print ad uses a actress Eva Six to sell their weight gaining tablet.…
Bell Telephone Ad published in 1961. This is a great use of showing innovation to keep their customers on the lookout for what is next.…
This is a great ad from Del Monte that shows what their peas can become with the right recipe.
They give a great photo of the finished product, the product …
This Kodak ad from 1968 tries to remind people that a camera would make great gift for Christmas.…
This is a typewriter ad from 1977. In my opinion it’s not the best ad ever, but it’s job is to stay top-of-mind during the Christmas holiday so when people …
This is a classic 1950’s Zippo ad showing people a Zippo is a great Christmas gift.
Back then a very large population of people smoked, so a Zippo was probably …
Back in the day this is how things used to be sold. Advertising in the back of speciality magazines was a huge business.
This was how copywriting started. Since it …
Wendy’s uses callouts in this 1979 newspaper ad to breakdown why their burgers. Customers know exactly what they are eating.…
This is a clever ad by IKEA promoting good sleep by having good pillows.…
For very visual products such as clothing (shirts in this case) you don’t need to add a lot of copy. This ad uses that concept and JUST shows pictures of …
This cleverly shows how much larger one van is than the other. Super easy to understand.…
This is a 1978 Coca-Cola ad that uses image markup (explainer text with lines pointing to parts of the image) showing how to enjoy after Thanksgiving meals.…