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The infamous 1994 Wonderbra ads, which turn 30 this year, are a case in point. ... But in the early 1990s, Sara Lee Corporation (which by then had acquired Canadelle and wanted to expand its ...
Spanish manzana de Adán calques English Adam's apple (nuez de Adán, meaning "Adam's nut", in standard Spanish), which in turn is a calque of French pomme d'Adam See also: Spanglish Also technological terms calqued from English are used throughout the Spanish-speaking world:
The Guess emblem with the question mark in the center. Guess began in 1981 as a book of styles started by Georges, Maurice, Armand, and Paul Marciano. The brothers switched to selling jeans with a light, form-fitting denim and zippers at the ankles. [2] [3] Guess began offering licensed products, including watches, eyewear, and a fragrance line ...
Spanish street ad in Madrid humorously showing baidefeis instead of the Spanish gratis (free). Baidefeis derives from the English "by the face"; Spanish: por la cara, "free". The adoption of English words is very common in Spain. Fromlostiano is a type of artificial and humorous wordplay that translates Spanish idioms word-for
One chain is taking its ads to a new level with completely unbranded close-up photography of classic menu items. Though the ads exclude logos or any other branding, the images are easily recognizable.
The drawer chooses a card out of a deck of special Pictionary cards and tries to draw pictures which suggest the word printed on the card. The pictures cannot contain any numbers or letters, nor can the drawers use spoken clues about the subjects they are drawing. The teammates try to guess the word the drawing is intended to represent.
Political ads are a form of political speech with a straightforward, essential task: to gain people's confidence and influence their vote, in the case of political campaign advertising.
Examples of brand names which have proved unsuitable for use in most English-speaking countries have included: [3] Alu-Fanny, a French aluminium foil; Barfy, a brand of frozen hamburgers in Argentina; Bimbo, a Mexican brand of bread; Calpis, a Japanese soft drink; Crapsy Fruit, a French breakfast cereal; Atum Bom, a Portuguese brand of tinned tuna