Memorize these and recognize 17.5% of all Advertising clues.
| # | Answer | Count | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kodak | 4 | In 1888 this company's new camera was advertised with the slogan "You press the button—we do the rest" |
| 2 | the Michelin Man | 3 | Introduced in 1898 this mascot for tire sales is also known as Bibendum & has a similar-looking little dog named Bubbles |
| 3 | Mr. Peanut | 3 | Bartholomew is the first name of this anthropomorphic legume in ads for Planters |
| 4 | IBM | 3 | Ad agency Ogilvy & Mather has put many slogans in your head, like this tech co.'s "Solutions for a small planet" |
| 5 | Burger King | 3 | This fast-food chain's 1985 "Herb" campaign has been called one of the most elaborate advertising flops of all time |
| 6 | American Express | 3 | This charge card's slogan is "Don't leave home without it" |
| 7 | Hallmark | 3 | "When you care enough to send the very best", you send this |
| 8 | cigarettes | 3 | ( Jon Hamm reads the last clue.) In the 1st episode of "Mad Men", Don Draper won over the clients with a campaign about the "toasted" goodness of this... |
| 9 | Alka-Seltzer | 3 | This advertising icon who debuted in the 1950s is known as Pron-Tito in Spanish-speaking countries |
| 10 | Tony the Tiger | 2 | This spokes-animal created in 1951 got a wife & a daughter, Antoinette, in the 1970s |
| 11 | Tide | 2 | This laundry detergent was first marketed with the slogan "Oceans of suds" |
| 12 | the Pillsbury Doughboy | 2 | Some people get a giggle out of collecting figures of this advertising icon |
| 13 | The Army | 2 | "Be all that you can be" |
| 14 | StarKist | 2 | Though Charlie tries to show good taste, this company wants tunas that taste good |
| 15 | Spuds MacKenzie | 2 | The L.A. Times called this "original party animal" "a canine cross between Bruce Willis & John Belushi" |
| 16 | Palmolive | 2 | As Madge reminded you, it "softens hands while you do dishes" |
| 17 | Morton Salt | 2 | In 2014 this product's iconic Umbrella Girl turned 100 & was voted into Advertising Week's Walk of Fame |
| 18 | Miller Lite | 2 | "Great taste, less filling" has been a slogan for this beer |
| 19 | Fisher-Price | 2 | This maker of pre-school toys says, "Our work is child's play" |
| 20 | Dos Equis | 2 | This brand was looking for a Hemingway type when it hired Jonathan Goldsmith for its commercials |
| 21 | Chicken of the Sea | 2 | "Ask any mermaid" |
| 22 | Apple | 2 | In 1997 this company began daring its customers to "Think Different" |
| 23 | the United Negro College Fund | 2 | Educational fundraising group whose motto is "a mind is a terrible thing to waste" |
| 24 | Under Armour | 2 | This brand of athletic wear uses the logo seen here |
| 25 | the Jolly Green Giant | 2 | Ho ho ho! Named after a variety of large peas, this character first appeared in ads in 1928 |
| 26 | McGruff | 2 | Jack Keil's team created this animal character rolled out in 1980, the year of the USA's highest recorded murder rate |
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