Marketing is by all means an industry. It is one purpose built to sell you something, and there can be a degree of, let's call it, practiced misdirection aspart of that. That said, the people who make ...

A ad on X, which appears to be for a burger but doesn’t actually seem to be selling anything, is going viral, with posters wondering what the heck is going on. “Can someone actually explain what’s ...

You've seen them. Peeking out from sidebars, jiggling and wiggling for your attention, popping up where you most expect them: those "One Weird Trick" ads. These crudely drawn Web advertisements ...

Food ads in the 1970s were wordy, colorful, and descriptive. The ads didn’t just showcase a product, they showed consumers how to elevate it. Everything was straightforward, so no one had to guess how ...

Perhaps it was their shared propensity for posting weird ads on Craigslist that was fated to bring them, like so many missed connections, together. Or maybe they’re just two weird dudes. Whatever it ...

Modern ski advertisements are, for the most part, safe and sanitized. This wasn’t always the case, though. Back in the 1980s and 1990s, sex jokes and other less politically correct material were used ...

Of course, the fascination with nudity extends beyond feats of strength into the world of advertising, both in and outside of skiing. A bit (or a lot) of skin is provocative, eye-catching, and, if ...