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 ...

Vintage 1960s grocery ads show sirloin steak at 78 cents per pound, but adjusting for inflation reveals surprising truths ...

Holiday advertising from the mid‑20th century often sparkled with charm, nostalgia, and cheer, but many of those campaigns would never make it past today's standards. From casual sexism to unsafe ...

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Nick Federowicz is in the watch business, but not in the way you’d think. While he does wear watches, he doesn’t really collect them, and he certainly doesn’t sell them. What he does do is source the ...

Without dispute, the '70s were an iconic fashion decade. Tie-dye, floral, bell-bottoms, mini (and maxi) dresses. It's not hard to pick out a seminal trend whose influence can be seen even in ...

Holding an array of cosmetics in one hand and a multi-color compact in the other, a model with a coiffed hairstyle smiles contentedly at the camera. “It’s literally everything!” reads the text beneath ...

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Advertising has always been a mirror, and sometimes what it reflects is genuinely ugly. The ads that ran without comment in the mid-twentieth century captured a world where doctors endorsed cigarettes ...