The 1950s were a huge contrast with the grim war years of the 1940s. As peace broke out, Western society saw a consumer boom that led to unprecedented levels of economic prosperity. The growth of ...

In the mid-1950s, Chevrolet began to market its cars using a word that it, as far as we know, came up with all by itself: motoramic. According to Chevrolet, motoramic meant “more than a new car, a new ...

Advertisements can tell us a lot about an era. The 1950s were a golden age in advertising, and incorporated catchy slogans, long paragraphs of copy, and idealized representations of an American ...

is to sell a product; that’s how it’s always been. But how companies choose to capture customers’ attention has evolved greatly over the years. And if you’re interested in getting a blast from the ...

Mid-century cigarette ads did more than sell tobacco. They sold emotional safety through white coats, calm language, and the suggestion that modern medicine had already weighed the risks. For many ...

Image courtesy of Facebook user Cris Shapan, X user @travelingenes, X user @not__vee, X user @historylvrsclub, The Seven-Up Company, Unisys Corporation Vintage advertisements shared online often evoke ...

The point of an advertisement is to sell a product; that’s how it’s always been. But how companies choose to capture customers’ attention has evolved greatly over the years. And if you’re interested ...