Flashback Friday - TV's First Commercial

by joe golfer Posted: 8 years ago 5 replies

Flashback Friday. First ever TV commercial. Short copy, y'all!

TV's First Commercial Ran 75 Years Ago Today | Media - AdAge

neshaword 8 years ago

75 yeas!! Can you believe it? I can't help myself mentioning the famous 1984 Apple Macintosh TV ad. More than 30 years later it's still sharp. Great reminder. Cheers!
1nspire 8 years ago

This is awesome.

Surprisingly the ad copy wasn't bad either.

"America Runs on Bulova Time"

For a 10 second spot that used social proof as well as established authority in the market.
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- neshaword 8 years ago
  
  This gives "ahead of time" a completely new meaning. Just imagine, there's a new thing called TV. You're about to explore it. Yet, some "marketer" already had an idea. Let's use this new media for advertising. Have to Google to see who's the brainiac behind this ad.
Cam Connor 8 years ago

Wow Dunkin Donuts... how shameful. Thought you guys were original. :/
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- DABK 8 years ago
  
  Why bother to invent something when you can use something that's proven to work?
  
  Plus, the fault lies with the marketing company they hired: Dunkin' Donuts Launches New Advertising Campaign "America Runs on Dunkin'(SM)" | Dunkin' Donuts.
  
  And, on the radio, they say: America runs on Dunkin and applicable taxes. I don't like taxes, I'm not buying them even if America runs on them.
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