Extremely Sexist Vintage Ad

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Summer time and a little bit of Coke

The summer comes closer and everyday walking under a hot sun people start to pay more attention to sparkly, ice-cold drinks sold everywhere. Everyone prefers different types of drinks which are whole plenty on the market. Most of the beverages are sold during late spring and summer seasons when during parties or trips in hot weather people have to buy and consume water involuntary to get more energy and fluid. Beverage market has a long history and is considered as one of the most profitable. The greatest product of it is a legendary Coca-Cola which was created in 1886 by John Pemberton in Atlanta, Virginia. Originally Coke was created as medicine at the drug-store, and then transformed to the “French Non-Alcoholic Coca Wine”. Then it was bought by a great businessman Asa Griggs Candler who due to his marketing and business skills promoted Coke to its level as we can see it now. Throughout of its history Coke Company used many ways of advertising to attract as many consumers as possible. It started with the first drawing ads in Virginia in 1894. 

During the 20^th century vintage advertisings were really popular and nowadays many people try to reproduce or collect them. The unique shape of a Coca-Cola bottle appeared in most of the ads with its sparkly content. Artists and designers did and do a great job of creating such an ads, so people seeing they had to go and buy the product. In this case we can see happy, smiling people holding or drinking from a bottle of a really colorful and mouthwatering beverage. Coke advertisements with its persuading slogans such as “Drink Coca-Cola”, “There’s nothing like a Coke” or “Meet me near Soda fountain” do really make person to buy Coke. But why Coke? Some people say that the component of cocaine used in the beginning of Coca-Cola creation still added to nowadays beverage, some say that it just became such a symbol in history and society that we just can’t really choose something else. Coke Company did a good job investing money to Olympic Games, Social funds and Sport Activities. It created such an important social appeal which now also widely used in its advertising and making us to choose Coke over the Pepsi or Kofola. 

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April 25, 2012 URL <http://www.xdarek.cz/images/clanky/kamion%20coca%20cola.jpg>
April 25, 2012 URL <http://edge.ebaumsworld.com/picture/SGT4EVA/coke-bottle-evolution.jpg>
April 26, 2012 URL <http://www.thecoca-colacompany.com/heritage/ourheritage.html>

Advertising Around Us - Introduction

Our everyday live is always in touch with advertising. Especially if you study, work and live in a big city. You can see ads out of your window, in the street, in the public transport and at home. For the last decades advertising became inseparable part of our life. Baby watching a cartoon on the TV does not even realize where the cartoon part or commercial is. The baby hears multiple times "Freshen-up with 7-Up", and then repeats part of the phrase in front of the parents. Next day when the mother talks to her friend she tells her how smart her kid is learning so fast. Her friend memorizes the 7-Up story, even if it is memorized unconsciously, and then buys her kid 7-Up. Maybe this happens rarely but that is the main goal of advertising - to spread the information about product in any way and make people buy it. Nowadays it is the one of the most developing branches of Media and Marketing. That is why decided to dedicate this blog to history and facts about advertising.