Cigarette Advertising: A Vintage Look at Smoking Adverts
Smoking wasn't always unhealthy, at least, in the eyes of the public. Knowing what we know now about smoking's effects, and the checkered history of cigarette branding in America, vintage ...
Category: Guerilla Ads & Marketing
Guerrilla marketing has become all the rage these days but it is nothing new – it is simply a twist on delivering a message, communicating a concept and selling something in a way that engages an audience. The best part about good guerrilla advertisements and clever guerrilla marketing campaigns is that people know that there is a commercial interest but still approve of the installation or innovation – even despite its corporate nature.
1920s Vintage Ads: Marketing in a Roaring Post-War World
The roaring twenties were a time of great prosperity, as the economy boomed after World War I. The nation was intent on having fun; a jazz obsession swept the nation, and prohibition did little ...
Provocative Photography and Ads by Carioca Studio
It's not every day that you come across an absolutely stunning and somewhat disturbing series of photos entitled “Golden Pig and Bitches”. But you never know what you're going to get from ...
Old School Cool: Sketchy Vintage Ads We’re Glad Are Gone
Old fashioned values are often espoused as something we'd like to aspire to, whether in our personal lives, or in business. When a deal used to be sealed with a handshake, the world must have ...
Making it Rain: Eco-Friendly Ads Disappear Like Magic
Just when it seems like there's nothing new to do in the world of advertising, someone figures out a completely unique way of communicating a commercial message. Amsterdam-based advertising and ...
Super Clean City: São Paulo Entirely Scrubbed of Outdoor Ads
Outdoor advertising is so ubiquitous in almost every urban setting around the world, it’s difficult to walk down a street, take an escalator or sit on a bench without getting slapped in the ...
Advertising Misinformation: How to Fake a Business District
When a city's economy begins to fail, those in charge have some choices to make. Should they pump money into local businesses? Should they let the public see just how bad it's getting? One town ...
Word on the Street: 14 Fun Urban Sidewalk & Road Ads
Outdoor advertising is all around us – on billboards, benches and even stairs. So it was only a matter of time before the ads took to the streets themselves in the form of stunning 3D chalk ...
Stupendous Steps: 15 Great Escalator & Stair Ads
While spending 30 seconds on an escalator, where do you look? Most people just stare straight ahead – making escalators an ideal location for advertising. But some ads are more colorful, clever ...
Fit to Sit: 15 Clever Bench Ads & Marketing Campaigns
A bench is a bench – except when it’s also a platform for a surprising, thought-provoking, memorable advertisement that sometimes even functions as urban art. The best bench ads turn ...
