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Wishing all my American family and friends a very happy Thanksgiving today.
In 1953, food business Swanson was left with a huge surplus of turkeys. Inspired by the airline industry, they turned the turkey into packed pre-prepared meals and the first ‘TV dinner’ was born.
#advertising #thanksgiving
In 1953, food business Swanson was left with a huge surplus of turkeys. Inspired by the airline industry, they turned the turkey into packed pre-prepared meals and the first ‘TV dinner’ was born.
#advertising #thanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Wishing all my American family and friends a very happy Thanksgiving today.
In 1953, food business Swanson was left with a huge surplus of turkeys. Inspired by the airline industry, they turned the turkey into packed pre-prepared meals and the first ‘TV dinner’ was born.
#advertising #thanksgiving
In 1953, food business Swanson was left with a huge surplus of turkeys. Inspired by the airline industry, they turned the turkey into packed pre-prepared meals and the first ‘TV dinner’ was born.
#advertising #thanksgiving
It’s almost Thanksgiving for my American family and friends. Remembering this classic ad for the Meijer grocery chain. Agency was DeVito/Verdi New York.
#advertising #thanksgiving
#advertising #thanksgiving
Meijer - Thanksgiving
YouTube video by DeVito Verdi
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November 26, 2025 at 8:23 AM
It’s almost Thanksgiving for my American family and friends. Remembering this classic ad for the Meijer grocery chain. Agency was DeVito/Verdi New York.
#advertising #thanksgiving
#advertising #thanksgiving
I’m not always a huge fan of retailers’ Christmas ads but I have to admit Tesco have made some lovely ‘slice of life’ films this year.
Here’s a perfect example - the grandfather who “expressed an opinion”.
#advertising #supertalent
Here’s a perfect example - the grandfather who “expressed an opinion”.
#advertising #supertalent
November 25, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I’m not always a huge fan of retailers’ Christmas ads but I have to admit Tesco have made some lovely ‘slice of life’ films this year.
Here’s a perfect example - the grandfather who “expressed an opinion”.
#advertising #supertalent
Here’s a perfect example - the grandfather who “expressed an opinion”.
#advertising #supertalent
I’m not always a huge fan of retailers’ Christmas ads but I have to admit Tesco have made some lovely ‘slice of life’ films this year.
Here’s an example that made me laugh out loud - the son who’s lost his accent down south.
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Here’s an example that made me laugh out loud - the son who’s lost his accent down south.
#advertising
November 25, 2025 at 8:06 AM
I’m not always a huge fan of retailers’ Christmas ads but I have to admit Tesco have made some lovely ‘slice of life’ films this year.
Here’s an example that made me laugh out loud - the son who’s lost his accent down south.
#advertising
Here’s an example that made me laugh out loud - the son who’s lost his accent down south.
#advertising
This fabulous Old Spice ad is already 9 years old. Created by W+k in 2016, and filmed in the Kalahari Desert, starring French actor Axel Kiener as our hero, attempting to break the land-speed record in a 'Rocket Car' that doesn't quite make it.
#advertising #supertalent
#advertising #supertalent
Old Spice - Rocket Car / #smellegendary
YouTube video by MASSIVE
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November 24, 2025 at 8:09 AM
This fabulous Old Spice ad is already 9 years old. Created by W+k in 2016, and filmed in the Kalahari Desert, starring French actor Axel Kiener as our hero, attempting to break the land-speed record in a 'Rocket Car' that doesn't quite make it.
#advertising #supertalent
#advertising #supertalent
Now with extra large snack sack.
November 23, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Now with extra large snack sack.
Your latest squeeze?
November 21, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Your latest squeeze?
This spec ad for WD-40 is a hoot. But did you know WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, 40th formula? Invented in 1953 by the Rocket Chemical Company, It took them 40 attempts to get their water displacing formula to work.
#advertising #wd40
#advertising #wd40
Protect & Lubricate - WD-40 Spec Ad
YouTube video by SubMotion Productions
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November 21, 2025 at 8:40 AM
This spec ad for WD-40 is a hoot. But did you know WD-40 stands for Water Displacement, 40th formula? Invented in 1953 by the Rocket Chemical Company, It took them 40 attempts to get their water displacing formula to work.
#advertising #wd40
#advertising #wd40
6 seconds of comedy genius.
Al Bundy : Marriage Quiz
YouTube video by Paul
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November 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
6 seconds of comedy genius.
Unlike most ads for health insurance, this 2017 BUPA ad, shot by award-winning director Martin de Thurah in a single shot, says a lot by saying a little. ‘Owning the dance floor’ features actress Suzann McLean dancing to the 1967 classic, Pain in My Heart.
#advertising
#advertising
Bupa UK For Owning the Dance Floor by WCRS Television & Cinema
YouTube video by Codigo Web
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November 20, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Unlike most ads for health insurance, this 2017 BUPA ad, shot by award-winning director Martin de Thurah in a single shot, says a lot by saying a little. ‘Owning the dance floor’ features actress Suzann McLean dancing to the 1967 classic, Pain in My Heart.
#advertising
#advertising
This 2015 ad for Centraal Beheer is terrific (but definitely watch to the end). It’s part of a long-running and hugely popular campaign by the Dutch insurance company. The premise is simple - no matter the crisis, just call us (“Even Apeldoorn bellen”). Agency was DDB Amsterdam.
#advertising
#advertising
Commercial Welkom (2015) - Even Apeldoorn Bellen - Centraal Beheer
YouTube video by Centraal Beheer
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November 19, 2025 at 7:51 AM
This 2015 ad for Centraal Beheer is terrific (but definitely watch to the end). It’s part of a long-running and hugely popular campaign by the Dutch insurance company. The premise is simple - no matter the crisis, just call us (“Even Apeldoorn bellen”). Agency was DDB Amsterdam.
#advertising
#advertising
I recently rewatched Burberry’s 'Open Spaces' ad from 2021. In case you missed it back then, it’s a wonderful, dreamy production that plays off a quote from the company’s founder, Thomas Burberry, who believed that “Inherent in every Burberry garment is freedom”.
#advertising
#advertising
BURBERRY『Open Spaces』
YouTube video by Dose of Good Ads
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November 18, 2025 at 7:39 AM
I recently rewatched Burberry’s 'Open Spaces' ad from 2021. In case you missed it back then, it’s a wonderful, dreamy production that plays off a quote from the company’s founder, Thomas Burberry, who believed that “Inherent in every Burberry garment is freedom”.
#advertising
#advertising
Behold. The master race.
November 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Behold. The master race.
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Maybe it’s because I recently left a job I’d dreamt of quitting, but I LOVE this ad. During the 2009 Super Bowl, US employment website CareerBuilder perfectly captured the mood. Created by Wieden+Kennedy Portland, the ad is both laugh-out-loud entertaining and painfully relatable.
#advertising
#advertising
Superbowl commercial 2009 career builder full version
YouTube video by X2410X
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November 17, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Maybe it’s because I recently left a job I’d dreamt of quitting, but I LOVE this ad. During the 2009 Super Bowl, US employment website CareerBuilder perfectly captured the mood. Created by Wieden+Kennedy Portland, the ad is both laugh-out-loud entertaining and painfully relatable.
#advertising
#advertising
Tomorrow marks the 56th anniversary of the very first colour TV ad to appear on British TV. At the time, only 1-2% of British households had a colour TV set. The ad was for Bird’s Eye Peas, and was broadcast on the 15th November 1969 during Thunderbirds.
#advertising
#advertising
Birds Eye 'Garden pea' by Lintas
YouTube video by Campaign
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November 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Tomorrow marks the 56th anniversary of the very first colour TV ad to appear on British TV. At the time, only 1-2% of British households had a colour TV set. The ad was for Bird’s Eye Peas, and was broadcast on the 15th November 1969 during Thunderbirds.
#advertising
#advertising
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Today at No. 10
November 13, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Today at No. 10
Today is World Kindness Day (who knew?). Reminds me of this classic ad for the Thai Life Insurance company. Created by Ogilvy & Mather Bangkok in 2014, it’s a great example of emotional storytelling (or 'sad-vertising'), something Thai advertising is so good at.
#advertising
#advertising
Unsung Hero | ไทยประกันชีวิต (TLI)
YouTube video by thailifechannel
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November 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Today is World Kindness Day (who knew?). Reminds me of this classic ad for the Thai Life Insurance company. Created by Ogilvy & Mather Bangkok in 2014, it’s a great example of emotional storytelling (or 'sad-vertising'), something Thai advertising is so good at.
#advertising
#advertising
It’s rare that I’ll sit through a 4 minute ad, but the new Waitrose Christmas ad is more of a feel-good Richard Curtis-inspired romcom. Created by Wonderhood Studios, it stars Joe Wilkinson, fresh from Celebrity Traitors, and yes, Keira Knightley.
#advertising
#advertising
The Perfect Gift | Waitrose | Christmas Ad 2025
YouTube video by Waitrose & Partners
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November 12, 2025 at 9:21 AM
It’s rare that I’ll sit through a 4 minute ad, but the new Waitrose Christmas ad is more of a feel-good Richard Curtis-inspired romcom. Created by Wonderhood Studios, it stars Joe Wilkinson, fresh from Celebrity Traitors, and yes, Keira Knightley.
#advertising
#advertising
In 1999, Saatchi and Saatchi created one of New Zealand’s most iconic ads to promote the Toyota Hilux. The ad attracted 120 complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority, who ruled that the word “bugger” was unlikely to cause serious offence.
#advertising
#advertising
November 12, 2025 at 7:55 AM
In 1999, Saatchi and Saatchi created one of New Zealand’s most iconic ads to promote the Toyota Hilux. The ad attracted 120 complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority, who ruled that the word “bugger” was unlikely to cause serious offence.
#advertising
#advertising
In 2014, exactly 100 years after the start of WW1, DDB Toronto created this beautifully simple print ad for the Historica Dominion Institute‘s Memory Project, featuring real Canadian Veterans.
#wewillrememberthem
#wewillrememberthem
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 AM
In 2014, exactly 100 years after the start of WW1, DDB Toronto created this beautifully simple print ad for the Historica Dominion Institute‘s Memory Project, featuring real Canadian Veterans.
#wewillrememberthem
#wewillrememberthem
The fabulous Terry Thomas appeared in this fun 1970 ad for Gilbey's Gin, along with a very young Rula Lenska.
Born the son of a Finchley butcher in 1911, Thomas often portrayed “disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs and bounders.”
#advertising
Born the son of a Finchley butcher in 1911, Thomas often portrayed “disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs and bounders.”
#advertising
November 10, 2025 at 7:59 AM
The fabulous Terry Thomas appeared in this fun 1970 ad for Gilbey's Gin, along with a very young Rula Lenska.
Born the son of a Finchley butcher in 1911, Thomas often portrayed “disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs and bounders.”
#advertising
Born the son of a Finchley butcher in 1911, Thomas often portrayed “disreputable members of the upper classes, especially cads, toffs and bounders.”
#advertising
