Brands these days need to be ultra aware of the values they project and the messages they communicate. In the early days of advertising it seems, anything went as the brand messaging in this whacked-out collection of old ads demonstrates. Were these ads connecting to social values that were so different from those we have today, or was this just the stuff of ‘Mad Men’?
Found on Fotozup
[…] What Brands Can’t Learn from History – Old Ads that are Just Plain Weird., Truly Deeply/Madly A hilarious collection of the strangest and most baffling ads ever made. […]
I’d love to see several of these repurposed into internet memes. I see some great potential here. Sad thing is, we’ll look back on our current ads 50 years from know and still think the same things.
I just loved this post – definitely it wast the stuff of ‘Mad Men! Great post and will share it on other media channels.
Thanks Hana, they must have been crazy times for advertising and branding agencies. It makes me wonder how the work we’re doing will be viewed in fifty year’s time.
Obviously, times have changed. Today most would bring legal cases. We all need to open our minds!