These ads share more than bad taste. They reflect industries that knew, or should have known, the harm they were causing and ...

Stepping back into the world of retro food advertising feels like opening a time capsule filled with pure magic. Research suggests that nostalgia can spark positive emotions, which explains why these ...

The vintage commercials promote various soft drinks from the Coca-Cola Company, emphasizing the enjoyment and relief they provide from thirst, especially in the African heat. Fanta is highlighted for ...

Do you remember the Smash Martians (above), Yellow Pages’ JR Hartley and the PG Tips chimps? Such characters have become cult icons of the pre-Internet advertising days and could teach today’s ...

Classic ads from the golden age of print advertising in the 1950s and 1960s used sharp word play and visual sleights of hand that stand the test of time. The clock doesn’t run out on clever. But the ...

The Prelinger Archive presents a fascinating collection of classic ads from the fifties and sixties for Coca Cola, Goodyear, Marlboro, Volkswagen and more. Some fit a traditional, slogan-driven mold, ...

For many, television commercials are less about watching and more about enduring. Those of a certain age will recall the familiar rush during a commercial break—a frantic dash to the bathroom or ...

Take a look back at time with some of The Enquirer's classic vintage Christmas ads from Shillito's, McAlpin's, Pogue's, Lazarus and more. More: The tale of Cincinnati's first Christmas, a potpie feast ...