AT&T – The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit

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Brochure Beauties #5: Pacific Telephone Colorphones

This lovely brochure comes from Pacific Telephone, and advertises their line of extension colorphones. There’s no date on this one, but I think 1960s is a reasonable guess. The front of the

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The Saul Bass AT&T Logo Design, 1969

Jeff Stanton
posted on October 24, 2013October 16, 2013
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A look back at the marketing film released in 1969 to announce the AT&T logo redesign by famed graphic designer Saul

Vintage Mother's Day ad - Whitman's Chocolates, 1946

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A Gallery of Vintage Mother’s Day Ads, Vol. 2

Chris Holmes
posted on May 8, 2013May 9, 2016
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Another gallery of vintage Mother's Day ads to commemorate that special lady in our lives -

Posted in Advertising

What Am I, Like, Some Kind of Summoner?

Chris Holmes
posted on January 27, 2012February 28, 2013
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Most iPhone commercials I see are beyond obnoxious. This one from AT&T, "Romantic Dinner," is a rare

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2010: The Gray Flannel Suit Year That Was

Chris Holmes
posted on December 20, 2010April 8, 2011
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Your handy dandy guide to the best and most popular GFS posts from

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Commercials I hate – AT&T Rethink Possible

In the never-ending smart phone arms race, providers are becoming increasingly desperate to prove to consumers just how life-changing their products are. AT&T recently upped the ante by linking

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A brief recap of my Olympics experience

I didn’t have the gumption to post on a daily basis during the 2010 Winter Olympics, but I did watch a lot of them. As I get older I find that I enjoy the Olympics more and more, although I

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Now with 15% more words!

By now you’ve probably seen the ad campaign for Pepsi’s so-called “Throwback” soda. The main selling point is that it’s made with real sugar, which of course only

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Vintage ephemera: Best Western/AT&T Business Resource Guide

Straight out of 2009 comes this totally current and useful business travel and technology guide from your friends at AT&T and Best Western. So