EOC Week 3 | Vintage Tobacco Advertisements

"Tobacco advertising has got to be one of the most morally questionable industries out there" (Click Here)

Nowadays, you hardly see tobacco advertisements; however, in the past, tobacco advertisements were common and very popular. During the 1950s-1960s, advertising agencies did whatever it took to portray smoking as a perfectly fine activity. At that time, experts started to warn the public about the negative health effects that can occur due to smoking tobacco. All of the tobacco advertisements at that time were very similar. They used sex appeal to grab people's attention. Also, they used children to demonstrate that cigarettes were harmless. All in all, these methods of advertising did not last long because advertisers could not manipulate the health facts.

BOC Week 1 | About Me

The fashion industry is an exciting, interesting, and captivating industry that continues to inspire and fascinate billions across the globe. Personally, fashion is the only place where I really fit in. I can remember staying up all night reading fashion magazines under the covers, when I was a child. I became completely obsessed with the concept of fashion. I know it sounds cliche, but fashion became my passion; it became something all I wanted to talk about, think about, and learn about. Fashion is so big and has no limits; yet styling is something very personal. Style is the unspoken communication that is used to express one's thoughts and emotions between others in the fashion industry. My style is constantly in development, which it should be, for fashion is in a constant cycle of change. As a personal stylist, my goal is to be a continuous learner of fashion and hope to help others with trends, affordable fashion, but most importantly, confidence.

EOC Week 1 | VW Lemon

This VW Lemon advertisement is an iconic ad that changed the way people advertised products. People responded positively to this ad, despite the fact that it was poking fun at the car: "'Lemon.' is a car that breaks down. 'Think small.' goes against the grain of what we see as a positive message - especially in '59! The headlines grabbed the reader's attention in an unexpected way and forced them to engage with the copy - where the true benefits were revealed". This is a really significant ad because it promoted the sales of the Volkswagen Beetle, which was a car that really defied the trend of cars at the time. "In an age of blustery pitches glorifying size, power, and prestige, 1960s Volkswagen Beetle advertising was the calm voice for a different set of values". The Beetle also has a history; it was manufactured as war car for Germany during WWII; however, young American buyers didn't care: "Most of these kids probably didn't realize the Beetle was born of war, but it didn't matter. They were too busy decorating the cars with flowers, "peace symbols," and psychedelic colors". This ad also had a very huge impact in advertising; however, "The 'Think Small' and 'Lemon' ads were not intentional". By doing some research, I learned why this ad had such a big impact to this day. All in all, the famous advertisement grabbed people's attention. People were talking about the ad, and once people talk about your ad it gives your product exposure. "Lemon." is a car that breaks down. "Think small." goes against the grain of what we see as a positive message - especially in '59! The headlines grabbed the reader's attention in an unexpected way and forced them to engage with the copy - where the true benefits were revealed".

Sources:

1. http://www.marketmatch.com/News/Blog2/Be-a-Lemon-Think-Small
2. http://auto.howstuffworks.com/1960-1969-volkswagen-beetle4.htm