Advertising History Mugs

"Oh, Lucy, I never say anything like this in my whole life..."

The Future: "Sorry, but I have to show you an ad now."

"So the plan is to fly everyone for free. But we'll charge $400.00 per bag."

"There's no such thing as 'bad publicity'." "All traffic is good traffic."

"The leadership team wants a catchy acronym for a new social media app they're calling Functional Applied Relationship Tracker. Any suggestions?"

'How fast can you hype?'

"I groom all day and still look like a baboon."

'We want everyone to remember our name.'

"So, I see you have a background in advertising..."

Clyde thought “Atomic Sparklers” was just an ad gimmick

"Think of it as buying in – not selling out."

This Message Has No Content

Royal Mail boss to become ITV boss.

"So then the VP of Sales looks right at me and says 'Larry, what's going on? We don't have any traction in the market.' Like it's MY fault!"

'As our new company logo, I'm not quite sure it's sending out the right message.'

Lethal Presentation

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'If only every year was an election year.'

If nobody had invented graphics

'Got to admit,as far as mission statements go, it's pretty damn bold.'

Creative department

'Let me see your portfolio of stolen ideas.'

'Gentlemen, we need a slogan!'

"Technically he's a zombie but we'll market him as a hybrid."

'We interrupt this programme for a sex flash.'

'Notice how with truth in packaging requirements all the labels begin with ‘OMG!''

Joe's Kaff for Dinners! And Afters Too!

'Which sounds better: 'now with MORE XZ100' or 'now with LESS XZ100'?'

Important Food Groups

"Sarah's grades are excellent. She got A+ in 'Yogi Berra: Philosopher or Fall Guy?,' A in 'Dollars and Scents: An Analysis of Post-Vietnam Perfume Advertising,' A in 'The Final Four as Last Judgment: The N.C.A.A. Tournament from a Religious Perspective,'

The Alpha Seltzer

"So let's roll up our sleeves and show that America still builds the world's greatest advertising."

"I know it's misspelled, but market research shows that cute sells."

'He's written some great slogans and some great labels, but he's never written a great coupon.'

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