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Pears Glycerin soap is a British brand of soap first produced and sold in 1807 by Andrew Pears, at a factory just off Oxford Street in London. It was the world's first mass-market translucent soap. Under the stewardship of advertising pioneer Thomas J. Barratt , A. & F. Pears initiated several innovations in sales and marketing.
In 1882, she became the poster-girl for Pears soap, and thus the first celebrity to endorse a commercial product. [1] [2] In 1881, Langtry became an actress and made her West End debut in the comedy She Stoops to Conquer, causing a sensation in London by becoming the first socialite to appear on stage. [3]
The original Pears soap advertisement based on Aesop's fable, 1884 The same title was used for a Punch cartoon in 1858, with the subtitle ' Sir Jung Bahadoor and his Knights Companions of the Bath.' This referred to the ennobling of the ruler of Nepal as Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath in return for his support during the Indian ...
Robert Spear Hudson (6 December 1812 – 6 August 1884) was an English businessman who popularised dry soap powder. His company was very successful thanks to both an increasing demand for soap and his unprecedented levels of advertising. After his death, the company was taken over by his son, and was later purchased by Lever Brothers.
In 1856 the Thomas family changed its name to Treherne, the surname of Morgan Thomas's ancestors up to the mid-eighteenth century. [ 1 ] On 21 April 1860, against her father's wishes, Georgina married William Henry Weldon , a lieutenant in the 18th Royal Hussars at Aldershot in Hampshire, causing her father to promptly disinherit her.
The movie’s theme song "Ladies of the '80s" was written by Song Writer Hall of Fame’s Steve Dorff and Michael Jay and is performed by '80s pop sensation Tiffany. Meet the cast of Ladies of the ...
Barratt was born in London. He married Mary Pears, the eldest daughter of Francis Pears, the head of A. & F. Pears. He consequently entered the firm in 1865, becoming his father-in-law's partner. Under his leadership, the company instituted a systematic method of advertising its distinctive soap, in which slogans and memorable images were combined.
Bubbles, originally titled A Child's World, is an 1886 painting by Sir John Everett Millais that became famous when it was used over many generations in advertisements for Pears soap. During Millais's lifetime, it led to widespread debate about the relationship between art and advertising.