These Controversial Vintage Ads Show How Women Were Viewed Before the Millennium

Everyone knows that when it comes to advertising, certain things sell better than others. Like many other fields, there are certain things that everyone working in advertising knows to use. Without even saying what this key sales technique is, we’re pretty sure you are able to figure it out on your own without any clues.

Just one look at this campaign and it is pretty clear what that mystery advertising technique is… Sex sells. What do hair appliances and accessories have to do with sex? Absolutely nothing, but when you put a person there and tie it to a concept, then this very concept starts to work. We have no doubt that this campaign worked well for Clairol because it is quite witty.