Friskies Cat Food Print Ad
A cute vintage ad with a great headline for pet owners that want to make their cats happy.…
Category: Print Ads
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.
1967 “What does a banana have to be to be a Chiquita?” Ad
A hilarious 1967 print ad with a shocking image, intriguing headline and copy making you crave a banana. 🤣…
Nokia “Personal Assistant” Phone Ad
While this phone looks extremely primitive to us now, this was once considered so high tech that it would be like a “Personal Assistant” to you!
It’s helpful to remember …
Built-In Crayon Sharpener Box
If you wanted to flex as a kid, you showed up with the box of Crayons with the built in sharpener! This unique feature stood out, and was also very …
1947 Welch’s Grape Juice Print Ad
1947 was LIT! There’s two funny things going on in this ad:
1.) Granny is straight up spiking the grape juice.
2.) Everyone else at this party besides granny seems …
1959 Crayola Print Ad with Great Headline
This ad from 1959 shows some of the original Crayola advertising. This cool ad shows a little kid with his “hands against a store window” looking at a box of …
Vintage Domino Sugar comparison Ad
The sugar industry fought back in the 1950’s when the health-conscious tried to remove sugar from the American diet. This ad compares the calories of an apple to 3 teaspoons …
Avis “We’re only Number 2” Ad Campaign
This “reverse psychology” style ad campaign from Avis did a fun judo-move and turned their “being only No. 2” status into the reason you SHOULD rent a car from them! …
Attention-grabbing Handwritten Window promotion by Andersen
While this is a printed advertisement, because it looks like a hand written estimate it REALLY grabs attention!…
“Handwritten” estimate flyer grabs attention
Because it’s “handwritten” you think someone left this at your door…and it definitely got my attention enough to read through it!
The ad above is from a flooring company, …
Wal-Mart’s First Print Ad in 1962
While this small launch party in the city of Rogers, Arkansas may have not been a big deal, the rise of Wal-Mart would be a prominent part of American lives …
1961 Ford Econoline “Price Advantage” Ad
This headline gets straight to the point: This is the CHEAPEST pickup you can buy! The smaller copy then goes on to prove why this is a cheap truck to …
1912 mail order house plans
This ad is a little confusing, it sort of “implies” you can build a 7 bedroom house for $759 to get your attention. This ad is actually for a “plan …
Call to action based pizza ad:
This 1979 ad for Jeno’s Pizza Rolls has a strong call to action to write in (a physical letter) to Jeno, and he’ll send you back a recipe booklet. What’s …
1951 “Instructional” Orange Juice Ad
This ad cleverly shows you how to use the product…and to use A LOT of it!
Not sure if this is considered healthy or not anymore, but the ad is …
McDonald’s 1984 swag game was hard!
To be honest I would totally buy a Big Mac just to get this hat!!!…
No need for copy, just image
This Espirit ad from the 1980’s kind of looks like it was made today…give any fashion trend 30 or 40 years and it comes back in style!…
1975 “Recession Copy” for Wrangler Jeans Ad
This ad for Wrangler Jeans promotes the idea of getting your money’s worth with their jeans…this copy was written in 1975 during a recession when 2.3 million American jobs were …
Fun 1950’s Life Savers Ad
This is a “brand awareness campaign” from Life Savers in the 1950’s. I love the colors and imagery on this one!…
Swanson “3 Course” TV dinner
Ok…maybe in 1970’s this looked appetizing, so this image would’ve been very grabbing. However my favorite thing about this is the headline: “Everything from soup to dessert.” I thought that …