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- Advertising the Model T - Discover how the Model T was marketed through ads over its 19 years in production. See examples of ads and learn about Ford's changing marketing strategies.
- September 09, 2015
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Advertising the Model T
Discover how the Model T was marketed through ads over its 19 years in production. See examples of ads and learn about Ford's changing marketing strategies.
- 1949 Ford Sedan Advertising - The redesigned "envelope body" of the 1949 Ford allowed more interior room. Ford pointed out those qualities in this advertisement. According to the ad, Ford claimed, "It's a living room on wheels!"
- 1949
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1949 Ford Sedan Advertising
The redesigned "envelope body" of the 1949 Ford allowed more interior room. Ford pointed out those qualities in this advertisement. According to the ad, Ford claimed, "It's a living room on wheels!"
- "Ford and Advertising," 1936 - In the mid-1930s, Outdoor Advertising Incorporated partnered with Ford Motor Company on a series of roadside billboards promoting Ford V-8 automobiles. This booklet, prepared by Outdoor Advertising, described the campaign and the connection between the ads and the growth in Ford's sales. Sample billboards were reproduced, including one with racial stereotypes that were prevalent at the time.
- 1936
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"Ford and Advertising," 1936
In the mid-1930s, Outdoor Advertising Incorporated partnered with Ford Motor Company on a series of roadside billboards promoting Ford V-8 automobiles. This booklet, prepared by Outdoor Advertising, described the campaign and the connection between the ads and the growth in Ford's sales. Sample billboards were reproduced, including one with racial stereotypes that were prevalent at the time.
- Advertising Poster, "Lilith Fair," 1998 - Singer Sarah McLachlan was frustrated by concert promoters and radio stations that had long refused to feature two female musicians in a row. McLachlan took action, organizing a concert tour and traveling music festival called Lilith Fair. Featuring only female artists and female-led bands--including well-known performers and emerging artists--the hugely successful Lilith Fair took place the summers of 1997 through 1999.
- 1998
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Advertising Poster, "Lilith Fair," 1998
Singer Sarah McLachlan was frustrated by concert promoters and radio stations that had long refused to feature two female musicians in a row. McLachlan took action, organizing a concert tour and traveling music festival called Lilith Fair. Featuring only female artists and female-led bands--including well-known performers and emerging artists--the hugely successful Lilith Fair took place the summers of 1997 through 1999.
- 1953 Cadillac Advertisement - Automotive ads seem to land somewhere between fantasy and reality, emotions and rationality. Print advertisements from the 1950s for Cadillac cars were not only marketing extravagant vehicles of unrestrained design, they were selling a way of life and social status, luxury and elegance, and sophistication and power.
- April 01, 1953
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1953 Cadillac Advertisement
Automotive ads seem to land somewhere between fantasy and reality, emotions and rationality. Print advertisements from the 1950s for Cadillac cars were not only marketing extravagant vehicles of unrestrained design, they were selling a way of life and social status, luxury and elegance, and sophistication and power.
- Advertisement Recruiting for the Peace Corps, "Your Starting Pay in the Peace Corps is 11 Cents an Hour," 1965 - President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War. In 1965 <em>Venture</em> magazine published this Peace Corps recruiting advertisement as a public service in cooperation with The Advertising Council. The ad "Your Starting Pay…" spoke to Americans who identified with Kennedy's "New Frontier" ideals.
- 1965
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Advertisement Recruiting for the Peace Corps, "Your Starting Pay in the Peace Corps is 11 Cents an Hour," 1965
President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War. In 1965 Venture magazine published this Peace Corps recruiting advertisement as a public service in cooperation with The Advertising Council. The ad "Your Starting Pay…" spoke to Americans who identified with Kennedy's "New Frontier" ideals.
- Recruiting Advertisement for the Peace Corps, "Can You Teach?," 1963 - President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War. In 1963 <em>Life</em> magazine published this Peace Corps recruiting advertisement as a public service in cooperation with The Advertising Council. The ad "Can You Teach?" seen at the lower right, spoke to Americans who identified with Kennedy's "New Frontier" ideals.
- October 25, 1963
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Recruiting Advertisement for the Peace Corps, "Can You Teach?," 1963
President John F. Kennedy established the Peace Corps in 1961 as an opportunity to spread goodwill and as a positive weapon against the Cold War. In 1963 Life magazine published this Peace Corps recruiting advertisement as a public service in cooperation with The Advertising Council. The ad "Can You Teach?" seen at the lower right, spoke to Americans who identified with Kennedy's "New Frontier" ideals.
- Deluxe Town Diner Advertising Postcard -
- circa 2000
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Deluxe Town Diner Advertising Postcard
- La-Z-Boy Advertising Sign -
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La-Z-Boy Advertising Sign
- Deluxe Town Diner Advertising Postcard -
- circa 2000
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Deluxe Town Diner Advertising Postcard