Expand Your Mind: Ads and Advertising
by Miki SaxonI hope you have a spare 20 or so minutes today to have some fun.
A while back I saw a set of ads at Business Insider and today I want to share them with you.
They aren’t just politically incorrect, they are downright offensive.
Most date to the Sixties, a few are older; some of you may even remember one or two from your childhood, I know I do.
What I found so interesting was that many of the attitudes underlying the ads haven’t really changed, although they are covert these days, instead of overt.
Here are three from the series; I hope you will take time to look at the other 23.
In addition, there are other series. While most advertising sucks, ads can be entertaining and very funny; truly great ads will stop traffic and others hook people on their concept. And then there are the people who got filthy rich off of truly ridiculous ideas.
Enjoy!
Image credit: MykReeve on flickr