History of Advertising Trust

1983 advert for BMW featuring the Brabham-BMW F1 team (HAT20_2_20)

As the 2026 #F1 season is about to begin here's a look back to a 1983 BMW ad featuring the Brabham-BMW team 🏎️

2001 advert for Penguin Books -featuring a group of priests playing football and trying to make a save (HAT_Campaign)

An ad for Penguin Books from 2001
#WorldBookDay

A crop of a 1996 ad for The Wildlife Trusts featuring illustrations of various examples of British wildlife and plants (HAT63_43)

Today is #WorldWildlifeDay - here's a detail from a 1996 ad for The Wildlife Trusts featuring several examples of British wildlife

New York subway now blasting out adverts on some daily commutes: ‘This is violence’ ‘This is violence,’ said one local in response to the ongoing pilot — which may in future be expanded across the whole city

New York City’s subway is now blasting out adverts on some daily commutes: ‘This is violence’

Chupa Chups reveals ‘final boss’ in new wrapper launch Chupa Chups has launched a new easier-to-open wrapper - but in order to reach it, audiences are challenged to conquer the Chupa Chups Impossible

Chupa Chups reveals impenetrable ‘final boss’ in new wrapper launch www.creativereview.co.uk/chupa-chups-... via Creative Review 🍭

Lidl launches its latest covetable high fashion bag The supermarket worked with creative studio The Romans and artist Bentel to debut a new trolley-inspired handbag during London Fashion Week

Lidl launches its latest covetable high fashion bag, courtesy of artist Nik Bentel www.creativereview.co.uk/lidl-trolley... via Creative Review

1921 Aquascutum advertisement for a two-piece skiing suit (HAT20_2_45)

Skiing in style in 1921 ⛷️
#WinterOlympics #Skiing

1944 American advert for Whitman's Chocolates - Valentine's Day (HAT20_2)

💘 A 1944 ad from America for Whitman's Chocolates on #ValentinesDay 💘

1979 advertisement for a Grundig radio cassette player (HAT20_2_16)

'...a sight for sore ears' on #WorldRadioDay

1982 film poster for a double bill of Friday the 13th and Friday the 13th Part 2 (Y&R_110)

It's Friday 13th...what could possibly go wrong? 😱

11 February 1977 - David Bowie released 'Sound and Vision' as a single, taken from his latest album Low. 'Sound and Vision' was used by the BBC on trailers at the time, providing useful exposure, which was much needed, as Bowie opted to do nothing to promote the single himself. #BowieForever

A colour poster. Title at the top of the poster is 'Something To Sing About!' Beneath this, colour cartoon figures of three birds in a row, one in front of the other. Their mouths open with two long and thin lines emanating suggesting the volume of sound. Infront a glass receptacle containing yellow liquid. Beneath this, the following text - BIRD'S is the nutritious custard. Remember this when you buy.

#CityOf1000Trades In 1837, Alfred Bird invented Bird’s Custard Powder in Birmingham. The Custard Factory complex was originally constructed for Alfred’s son - also Alfred. Birds moved to Banbury in 1964. This poster dates from 1930. Reference: MS 514, Box 6 #LibraryofBham

Digiatl Betacam compilation tape 'Aardman Animations - A History of Advertisements' (2007)

Congratulations to Aardman who are celebrating their 50th anniversary: www.bbc.co.uk/news/article....
As well as the amazing films and TV series, Aardman have also produced some of the most memorable commercials of recent times. We have many examples of their ads, including this 2007 compilation.

Advertisement for Redring Shower Caddy showing an electric shower fixed to a shower wall with controls and 2 small shelves for shampoos and soap. At the bottom of the advert is the slogan 'A Shower Powerfully good idea'

Another day, another slightly baffling vintage advert from the archives ('a showerfully good idea' was right there!)

1950 advertisement for Abdulla Cigarettes - featuring an illustration of men taking part in a curling match while smoking their cigarettes (HAT20_2_4_1_1_107)

Curling looked quite different in 1950...not so much smoking in the event in 2026 🥌
#WinterOlympics #Curling #Sport #Advertising #Archives #Heritage

1972 advert for Simpson clothing, featuring a couple wearing colourful ski jackets (HAT20_2_5)

Cool ski wear from 1972 ⛷️

The best ads from Super Bowl LX Our annual round-up of the big game spots features a retconned 90s blockbuster, a pop star craving a savoury kind of love and potshots at a major AI player

🏈 The best ads from Super Bowl LX: www.creativereview.co.uk/super-bowl-l... 🏈

1927 advertisement for Allenburys Diet, a health drink which claims to restore energy and provide 'buoyant spirits'. The ad features a rugby player clutching the ball mid run (HAT20_2_45)

It's time to 'Enjoy Leisure Moments' with the Six Nations rugby tournament starting this evening...hopefully the teams have had their energy and spirits buoyed by Allenbury's Diet (like the player in the 1927 ad below) and are ready for the matches to come 🏉

ITV to screen in-game ad breaks for first time during rugby’s Six Nations ITV will screen in-game commercials for the first time during Thursday’s Six Nations Championship opener between France and Ireland at Stade de France

ITV to screen in-game ad breaks for first time during rugby’s Six Nations www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/f...
#rugby #sixnations #itv #advertising

Maltesers celebrates sisterhood in 90th anniversary campaign

Maltesers celebrates sisterhood in 90th anniversary campaign.
The milestone work, showing women supporting women through life’s everyday annoyances, comes from ad agency AMV BBDO. www.thedrum.com/news/ad-of-t... via @thedrum.bsky.social

20 of the best campaigns from January 2026 January is usually when marketing goes quiet. Budgets are tight, inboxes are full of “let’s circle back in Feb’ and many brands play it safe or functional with discount offers. Not this lot. From ketc...

20 of the best campaigns from January.

January is usually when marketing goes quiet.

Budgets are tight, inboxes are full of “let’s circle back in Feb’ and many brands play it safe or functional with discount offers. Not this lot.

www.famouscampaigns.com/2026/01/20-o...

BBC launches its trailer for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games Based on the tagline Trails Will Blaze, the film is directed by Yannis Konstantinidis and features innovative stop-motion techniques

BBC launches its trailer for the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. This piece from Creative Review also includes a 'making of' featuring the impressive stop-motion animation of 3D printed athletes: www.creativereview.co.uk/bbc-creative... #TrailsWillBlaze #MilanoCortina2026 #WinterOlympics

1966 print advertisement for Cadbury's Chocolate Cakes (HAT32_16)

🥳 Happy #NationalChocolateCakeDay to all who celebrate 🥳

1955 print advertisement for Marmite. The ad suggests adding Marmite to a steak pie and features the strapline 'Try my Pie!' (HAT_OM)

'Try my pie!'...you'll either love it or hate it
#NationalPieDay #Marmite #Pies #Advertising #Archives #Heritage

Ikea hides its prices to showcase quality in latest campaign Created by Mother, Ikea flips the script with a OOH campaign that hides its famously low prices and spotlights the materials used instead

Ikea hides its prices to showcase quality in latest campaign: www.creativereview.co.uk/ikea-hidden-... via Creative Review
@motherlondon.bsky.social

1985 Masters of the Universe / He-Man figures and Castle Greyskull playset (HAT15 - Personnal Shopping catalogue Spring-Summer 1985)

With a trailer for the new Masters of the Universe film due out soon, it seems a good time to look back at the original He-Man toy line in this mail order catalogue image from 1985

“It’s more than just oil. It’s Liquid Engineering”.
Anyone who was alive in the UK in the 80s will remember these ads for Castrol GTX. Created by John Simeoni at Dorland Advertising, the genius was in reframing oil as a precision-engineered component rather than just a lubricant.

#advertising

Remembering the late English actor #BryanPringle who was born #OnThisDay in 1935, seen here with Sylvestra Le Touzel in the iconic 1985 Heineken🍺 advert "The Water in Majorca" directed by Paul Weiland

Advert for Penguin chocolate biscuits. Features a penguin in wellington boots carrying a large Penguin bar.

🐧 It's #PenguinAwarenessDay ...they always were my favourite chocolatey biscuit 🐧

Cadbury’s latest ad focuses on sisterly love Cadbury and VCCP continue their series of ads examining the emotional power of generous acts in a new spot set in Kuala Lumpur

Cadbury and VCCP continue their series of ads examining the emotional power of generous acts in a new spot set in Kuala Lumpur: www.creativereview.co.uk/cadburys-lat... via Creative Review