Aliens, chimps and a pregnant man: iconic British adverts – in pictures

They may have been unethical, potentially dangerous and somewhat sexist … but each of these classic adverts, from the PG Tips chimps to the Tango slapper, caught the public’s imagination Baldy Man, Gold Blend flirters and mash-mad Martians: TV’s golden age ads

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Baldy Man, Gold Blend flirters and mash-mad Martians: TV’s golden age ads

As the History of Advertising Trust turns 50, our writer revels in its vast archive, remembering the bread boy on his bike, the suggestive coffee-drinkers and the Hamlet smoker adjusting his comb-over • Iconic British adverts – in pictures Hanging over the toilet in the gents’ loos at the History of Advertising Trust’s archive in deepest Norfolk is a photograph of Ian Botham. It’s not just the cricketing great’s mullet that tells you this is 1986, but the fact that Beefy is smoking a cigar. The caption below answers the question that has troubled philosophers since Aristotle: “Happiness is a[...]

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OOH Is Helping Veteran Tickets Foundation and 1st Tix Reach Millions 

donated billboard and digital out-of-home inventory to honor veterans, all active military personnel, first responders, nurses, and 911 dispatchers The post OOH Is Helping Veteran Tickets Foundation and 1st Tix Reach Millions  first appeared on OOH TODAY.

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MFA Ad Spend Is Increasing. Is AI Slop To Blame?

This year, the percentage of ad spend going toward made-for-advertising (MFA) sites went up instead of down for the first time since 2023. The post MFA Ad Spend Is Increasing. Is AI Slop To Blame? appeared first on AdExchanger.

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Bidders For Criteo; Who Needs Search Traffic, Anyway?

Criteo In Play-O Two private investment firms, Vista Equity Partners and Quinti Capital, have submitted a bid to acquire Criteo, Reuters reports. Criteo hasn’t reacted to the report publicly, nor have its executives decided on a response to the offer, which presumably would entail delisting from the Nasdaq. Regardless, the deal would require approval by […] The post Bidders For Criteo; Who Needs Search Traffic, Anyway? appeared first on AdExchanger.

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