Tuesday, November 23, 2010

Retro Advertising: Cigarettes

Let`s face it, life has become a mundane trickle of companies force-feeding their advertisements down all of our throats. Adverts catch our attention whether they are on the internet, the television, the radio, or in places we would never even expect. In recent years, the restrictions on advertisements has increased, and nowhere is this more true than in the fading tobacco industry.

I don't want to be providing any free advertising to these companies, so I'm posting these ads purely for the purposes of critique and laugher. I've found some retro commercials that had me laughing pretty hard. It's difficult to believe this was mainstream advertising not too long ago...

1. The infamous claim that Camel cigarettes were better because more doctors smoke them... lol


2. Remember, cigarettes make a great stocking stuffer!

 

3. Who says cigarette ads were aimed at kids?


These ads seem so simple in comparison to modern ads which rely purely on stimulating the senses. It seems like every commercial today has to use vibrant colors, stunning HD resolution, CGI and music to make a product memorable in someone's mind.

What will ads be like in five or ten years? What new advertising mediums will be introduced?
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41 comments:

  1. Home Alone StonedNovember 23, 2010 at 8:02 PM

    enjoyable post

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  2. Big PoppaNovember 23, 2010 at 9:56 PM

    HALT! CITIZEN!

    pickupthatcan.jpg

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  3. 000November 23, 2010 at 10:15 PM

    i agree entirely

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  4. MayhemNovember 23, 2010 at 10:26 PM

    Get those pictures going :D

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  5. KartoffelnNovember 23, 2010 at 10:59 PM

    I'm tired about ads, they're everywhere!

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  6. killerkunNovember 24, 2010 at 12:03 AM

    Hahaha doctors are always a good advertising tool :D

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  7. TresniNovember 24, 2010 at 12:50 AM

    I find it pretty funny tbh, that not so long ago society was promoting smoking and wanting everyone to do it.

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  8. AnonfourtwentyNovember 24, 2010 at 12:56 AM

    Very interesting!

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  9. SpringyBNovember 24, 2010 at 1:38 AM

    That's just sad.

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  10. tigeyNovember 24, 2010 at 2:48 AM

    Hehehe, Funny commercial with the Flintstones.

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  11. Telia TuliNovember 24, 2010 at 3:09 AM

    so weird
    but i'd much rather have these types of ads
    then what we currently have on tv.

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  12. Suciô SanchezNovember 24, 2010 at 4:38 AM

    Now Boehner's speaker smoking will probably be made compulsory.

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  13. FRESHhousemusicNovember 24, 2010 at 5:37 AM

    haha, awesome videos. Its weird thinking that this was only a few years ago.

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  14. AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 6:01 AM

    Yup, amazing how that was they way to go 50 years ago, and less, and yet now you can't advertise them...

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  15. XanifiedNovember 24, 2010 at 6:09 AM

    As someone that does a lot of computer game design and development it's easier for me to notice the amount of advertising that goes into video games nowadays. It's a lot more subtle than other advertising platforms. One place you can see a lot of advertising that is almost subliminal is popular racing games.

    Another hook that advertisers use today is repetition. A phrase being repeated multiple times for example or a song that sticks in your head for days. Perfect example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXiJBp7HK5o

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  16. JRamNovember 24, 2010 at 6:29 AM

    I'm not too into retro advertising but I do find the more creative ads somewhat refreshing even though all ads just try to force stuff on you.

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  17. ChristianNovember 24, 2010 at 6:57 AM

    I don't think I've ever bought a product from an Ad, I usually buy it because the product is just good.

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  18. AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 7:11 AM

    I research the products on the Internet before making major purchases. You can read user reviews and experiences with the products/services, you can compare prices online, etc.

    Perhaps in the next 10 years we will have ads that let you smell whatever is on screen. Like, if it was a steak, then the ad would emit the smell of a steak. Just speculating.

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  19. CopyboyNovember 24, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    I just saw that flinstone spot this weekend. It's amazing how perspectives change base on science and death. As far as new ads I think mobile stuff is going to explode in the next year.

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  20. SoreLosersGamingNovember 24, 2010 at 7:43 AM

    Old school adverts are always amazing. So, so wrong, but amazing nonetheless.

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  21. BannedFromAdsense.NETNovember 24, 2010 at 7:45 AM

    really interesting..

    btw i don't smoke :)

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  22. OkkoNovember 24, 2010 at 8:20 AM

    personally I'm just waiting for holographic advertisment...like presenting stuff and slapping the merchandise right in your face

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  23. TsipiseNovember 24, 2010 at 8:20 AM

    Unbelievable these days...

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  24. AstraNovember 24, 2010 at 8:49 AM

    depends if your state is smoke free or not.

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  25. WillowNovember 24, 2010 at 9:58 AM

    They stopped advertising smoking on TV though lol

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  26. InnovationsNovember 24, 2010 at 10:06 AM

    cigarettes are great for you!!

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  27. caretakerNovember 24, 2010 at 10:13 AM

    interesting post dude

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  28. SeionNovember 24, 2010 at 11:28 AM

    Ads will probably be beamed straight into your mind.

    I totally didn't get that idea from a TV show or anything!

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  29. MRanthropeNovember 24, 2010 at 11:40 AM

    ahhh, the ignorance of post-WWII Americana...how I long for thee.

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  30. cooperlifeNovember 24, 2010 at 11:43 AM

    these adverts on your blog are even more interesting... I want to click them so bad.

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  31. UnknownNovember 24, 2010 at 12:25 PM

    ad are essential for the common growth of peoples intellect in my opinion.

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  32. kushmanNovember 24, 2010 at 12:51 PM

    This reminds me that medicine is just a practice. It's amazing to see how far we have come in such a short amount of time... And then to think where we are going... Ahh it's mind blowing!

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  33. Monster MadnessNovember 24, 2010 at 1:32 PM

    Man... It's weird to think about some day people will probably watch the commercials of our time with the same feelings we got by watching this.

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  34. AnonymousNovember 24, 2010 at 1:53 PM

    funny !

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  35. happybuffetNovember 24, 2010 at 2:32 PM

    Yeah hahah, these commercials are definitely much more straight forward. They're much more direct and essentially order the viewers to buy the product. These days, it's more selling an image attached with the product I feel like.

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  36. Classically Trained NubNovember 24, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    Camels are doctor approved.

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  37. kokojestaNovember 24, 2010 at 3:23 PM

    hehehe hahaha old days....

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  38. ShimizuNovember 24, 2010 at 4:29 PM

    lol, you should post those cocaine mints ads too, i mean.. wtf,bro; cocaine mints fo kids, man

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  39. CookingManiacNovember 24, 2010 at 5:10 PM

    i hate smokers.

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  40. Major MackNovember 24, 2010 at 9:45 PM

    gotta smoke?

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  41. Tree of lifeNovember 25, 2010 at 1:02 AM

    check out the priest cigarette vid

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