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  1. Advertising’s Ages Part One Big Ideas Lasker & Hopkins Y&R The “USP”

  2. 2Founding Concepts: • 1 The Power of Ideas • Creation & “Creative Destruction” • 2 Government Supports Business • Benjamin Franklin • Printer, “Idea Person” • “The First American” • Alexander Hamilton • U.S. as Business Partner

  3. 3 Very Big Ideas! • 1 Big Product Idea - King Gillette • 2 Big Media Idea - J. Walter Thompson • 3 Big Business Idea - Cyrus Curtis

  4. King Gillette’s Big Idea! • Make a product that must be re-purchased • Advertise it aggressively • Gillette becomes one of first “packaged goods”

  5. J. Walter Thompson’s Big Idea! • Sell ad space in magazines • Pocket a commission • JWT becomes key agency • And... • Magazines become a national ad medium!

  6. Cyrus Curtis’s Big Idea! • Have agencies sell ad space in your magazines for you • Only agencies can pocket a commission (clients can’t) • Curtis Publishing Becomes Big! • Ad Agency Business is Established!!

  7. Many Early Ads Were Posters • Soaps • Soft Drinks • Cereals • Cigarettes

  8. John E. Kennedy • Claude Hopkins Ad Evolution 1900-1920 • The “Age of Lasker” • Lasker Hears a Big Idea... “Advertising is salesmanship in print.” “Scientific Advertising”

  9. Lasker’s Ads Created by Claude Hopkins • Hopkins’ “pre-emption” • Baked Beans • Cereal

  10. Lasker’s Ads Created by Claude Hopkins • Hopkins’ “pre-emption” • Baked Beans • Cereal • Shaving Cream

  11. Lasker’s Ads Created by Claude Hopkins • Hopkins’ “pre-emption” • Baked Beans • Cereal • Shaving Cream • Orange Juice

  12. Lasker’s Ads Created by Claude Hopkins • Hopkins’ “pre-emption” • Baked Beans • Cereal • Shaving Cream • Orange Juice • Note: when products are new, advertising about those products can be very interesting.

  13. Early “Pull Advertising” • Elmo Calkins & “Phoebe Snow” • Dressed in white - “Road of Anthracite”

  14. Stanley Resor JWT’sCreative/BusinessTeam • Helen Resor • HS Valedictorian • Strong writing - “A skin you love to touch" • Suffrage Leader • Professionalism • Partnership

  15. Creative that Combined Reason Why & Emotion (Daring for its time) JWT’sCreative

  16. JWT Understood the Power of Testimonials and Celebrity Endorsement. JWT’sCreative

  17. “Pull” vs. “Push” • Example: Jordan • Imagery and “word magic” • Works best when times are good • Pushing Plymouth • Positioning and competing • Works best when times are tough

  18. John Caples’ Direct Approach • Father of Direct • www.caples .org • Major awards for direct response marketing • Learned and Shared Lessons of Direct • Initial Involvement • Best delivery of benefit John Caples of BBDO

  19. Ray Rubicam (Young&Rubicam) • Creative Control of Advertising • Used Research w. George Gallup • Writer/Art Director Team - New Standard • Ethical Behavior • First Modern Agency

  20. Ray Rubicam (Young&Rubicam) • Creative Control of Advertising • Used Research w. George Gallup • Writer/Art Director Team - New Standard • Ethical Behavior • First Modern Agency

  21. Ray Rubicam Early (pre Y&R) Rubicam Ad Solved major competitive problem w. image and style.

  22. Ray Rubicam This Ad was done in 1939! Power of Words + Visual Still looks contemporary.

  23. Advertising Goes to War!! • War Advertising Council • Part of Social Change - women in work force • Image Advertising (product shortages)

  24. Alex Osborn, BBDO“Applied Imagination” • Marion Harper 2 More Big Ideas 1 “Brainstorming” • Model for Idea Development 2 New Way to Organize Advertising Agencies • Interpublic, 1st Mega-Agency

  25. The New Ad Medium - Television!! • Increased Post-War Consumption • Increased Ad Spending (up 300%!) • Increased Agency Size • “Modern” age of advertising begins...

  26. Rosser Reeves & The “USP” • Unique Selling Proposition • Proposition - buy this product and get this specific benefit • Unique - competition does not or cannot offer • Must be strong enough to “move the mass millions.”

  27. Rosser Reeves & The “USP” • Unique Selling Proposition • Repeat, repeat, repeat!!! • Melts in your mouth, not in your hands. • Build strong bodies 12 ways. • Cleans your breath while it cleans your teeth. • Fast, Fast, Fast Relief!

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