Get Started for FREE
Sign up with Facebook Sign up with X
I don't have a Facebook or a X account
 Your new post is loading...
Scoop.it!
From the Corpus Christi Times , March 29, 1957, comes this frightful ad featuring scary movies boldly warning things such as “Do not judge by anything seen before!” and “Girls!... 
No comment yet.
Sign up to comment
Scoop.it!
From
curbed
Never one to shy away from a scandal, controversy or unorthodox marketing scheme, in 1994, Ikea aired a commercial featuring two men shopping for a dining room table, the first... Via Matt Skallerud
Scoop.it!
Double Rockin’ and Romancin’ Bill, Altoona newspaper, February 13, 1957.
Scoop.it!
The use of printing blocks in newspapers and other printed advertising resulted in vast quantities of these blocks being produced. Examples of the same logo were often replicated in several sizes depending on the usage. Larger sizes for newspaper or magazine ads, with full, half or quarter page ads requiring different size print blocks. Even smaller versions were needed for letterheads, business cards or company envelopes. These are now a relic of the very recent past, and quite collectible.
Deanna Dahlsad's curator insight,
February 28, 2013 5:40 AM
Recognize any of the old logos -- even backwards? ;)
Scoop.it!
Back when I was a kid and I didn’t understand intellectual property such as sales & marketing slogans; hence, I never understood why Kellogg’s didn’t just come right out and...
Scoop.it!
We vegetarians are currently having a good chuckle at the carnivores’ faux indignance at being served dead horse instead of dead cow as if the slaughter industry was previously a paragon of moral...
Deanna Dahlsad's insight:
Detail from a Fry’s Sandwich Chocolate ad from Picture Post, September 16th 1939.
Scoop.it!
A vintage text ad from the Ritz for Michael Todd Jr’s 1960 film, Scent Of Mystery (1960), in “glorious” smell-o-vision! A film which “positively cannot be shown in any other...
Deanna Dahlsad's curator insight,
February 15, 2013 4:23 PM
Properly used and executed, smell-o-vision and all the rest could do more than entertain; it would evoke and create memories.
Scoop.it!
Vintage ad for ARMCO, featuring the steelmark which would become the Steelers logo; Good Housekeeping, May 1961.
Scoop.it!
To the question "What do you wear to bed?" Marilyn responded, "CHANEL N°5." What inspired Marilyn's world-famous reply? Discover the answer in Chapter 2 of I...
(she sounds a little high) Via k3hamilton
Scoop.it!
The Mondale-Ferraro campaign used the Halloween “Trick Or Treat” theme to get some votes in the bag.
Scoop.it!
Set of 7 vintage advertising blotters from the 1950s. Unused and gorgeous. Vivid yellow, red, and black graphics. A rich pink on the back.
Scoop.it!
Find Original RCA NIPPER DOG Statue ~RARE~ advertising in the TREASURE HUNT category on MYNOTERA ONLINE AUCTION... Via MYNOTERA AUCTION, Deanna Dahlsad
Scoop.it!
A recent study may have found an increase in ads using sex to sell, but using sex to sell has been around a long long time. Perhaps the study didn’t...
Scoop.it!
My oh my, how things have changed. These 25 vintage tech ads are guaranteed to take you back -- and, in most cases, remind you how truly terrible our tastes once were. Via k3hamilton
Scoop.it!
"Noel Petter's concept paintings for 1930s consumer packaging sent a clear message to Depression-era shoppers -- forget your troubles, c'mon get happy"
Scoop.it!
An antique advertising or trade card for the “Comfort Hip” corset by Helm, Snorf & Watson of North Manchester, Indiana. I’m not sure if we’re supposed to sing it… I cannot; for some of the lyrics make me gag...
Scoop.it!
"Father’s Day advertisements are a peek into what we think dads are all about. As cultures change, advertising shifts too, giving us a peek into the social construction of fatherhood."
Scoop.it!
Part of the great marketing movement of making things pink to sell them to women…
Scoop.it!
From
snip
Vintage TV commercial for a pre-cold war cold cream preys on more than beauty fears... See a commercial for a cleanser which removes two and a 1/2 times the radiation of other cleansers.
|
Curated by Deanna Dahlsad
An opinionated woman obsessed with objects, entertained by ephemera, intrigued by researching, fascinated by culture & addicted to writing. The wind says my name; doesn't put an @ in front of it, so maybe you don't notice. http://www.kitsch-slapped.com
Other Topics
A Marketing Mix
Adventures in advertising and marketing - the contemporary, the historical, and the hysterical. http://deanna.dahlsad.com/
Antiques & Vintage Collectibles
Collecting old things; heirlooms and new to you things! Companion to http://www.inherited-values.com/
Colorful Prism Of Racism
Racism past and present. Companion to http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/category/colorful-prism-of-racism/
Consumption Junction
Consumerism meets marketing; who & what manipulates the free market of goods & services. See also: http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/category/ze-big-mouth-promotions-stuff/
Crimes Against Humanity
From lone gunmen on hills to mass movements. Depressing as hell, really.
Cultural History
The roots of culture; history and pre-history.
Dare To Be A Feminist
For Art's Sake-1
Art, crafts, and the people who make them. To inspire and purchase. Companion to http://www.ululating-undulating-ungulate.com/
Herstory
History as this woman sees it. The serious, the kitsch, the opinionated. Companion to http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/
In The Name Of God
Mainly acts done in the name of religion, but also discussions of atheism, faith, & spirituality.
Kinsanity
Let's just say I have reasons to learn more about mental health, special needs children, psychology, and the like.
Kitsch
Mostly vintage and retro "badness" but you can decide how delicious it is. http://www.kitschy-kitschy-coo.com/blog/
Nerdy Needs
The stuff of nerdy, geeky, dreams.
Readin', 'Ritin', and (Publishing) 'Rithmetic
The meaning behind the math of the bottom line in publishing and the media. For writers, publishers, and bloggers (which are a combination of the two).
Sex Positive
Sexuality as a human right.
Vintage Living Today For A Future Tomorrow
It's as easy to romanticize the past as it is to demonize it; instead, let's learn from it. More than living simply, more than living 'green', thrifty grandmas knew the importance of the 'economics' in Home Economics. The history of home ec, lessons in thrift, practical tips and ideas from the past focused on sustainability for families and out planet. Companion to http://www.thingsyourgrandmotherknew.com/
Visiting The Past
Travel based on grande ideas, locations, and persons of the past.
Walking On Sunshine
Stuff that makes me smile.
You Call It Obsession & Obscure; I Call It Research & Important
Links to (many of) my columns and articles.
|
