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Did you know that the coke was initially marketed as a drink with medicinal properties - a sure cure for headache and fatigue and something which could even be administered on babies to give them a head-start in life? Here are a few vintage coke advertisements that depict coke as a medicinal drink. Note that these ads belong to a time when coke still contained cocaine. This ad claims that Coke should be administered on babies to give them a better start in life. This ad portrays Coke as a healthy beverage that relieves fatigue This ad claims that Coke is even served in leading hospitals Coke is depicted as the Ideal Brain Tonic - a cure for headache

Germany won the 2014 Fifa World Cup with a 1-0 victory over Argentina. The chief architect of the victory was Mario Goetze who volleyed in the winning goal in the 113th minute. This was Germany's fourth world cup victory, the first as an united nation. In this post we visit all the 2014 World Cup themed advertisements (all featuring the witty amul girl) released by Amul during the month long extravaganza.

In this post, we will be revisiting the 10 best Amul print ads; featuring the iconic Amul girl, published during January - May, 2014. Bollywood superstar Salman khan bonded with the then prime-ministerial candidate Narendra Modi ,with a kite-flying stint on the occasion of Makar Sankranti. Salman Khan later claimed that this was part of the promotional activities for his film "Jai Ho" This advertisement was the Amul Girls's take on the issue N Srinivasan, the then BCCI president, refused to step down from his post despite the Supreme Court asking him to do so. Here is Amul's take on the incident. The "BEST" bus strike in Mumbai paralysed the city. The naughty Amul Girl expresses her displeasure in her own style. Maruti India stopped the production of the iconic Maruti 800 model - the car that was synonymous with the rise of the Indian middle class. Amul bids farewell through this "Ruk jaana nahin" advertisement. ...

In this post we will be revisiting the Amul advertisements with an IPL 2014 theme. All these advertisements feature the iconic ' Amul Girl ' with her  witty comments on all IPL 2014 news-makers. Amul announces the start of the 7th edition of the Indian Premier League with the caption "Butter Ka Bulava" drawing from the TV ad that had the catch-line "Bulava Aya Re" meaning "the call has come." Chris Lynn took a stunning catch on the boundary line to dismiss AB de Villiers of RCB and helped KKR register a two run victory over the opposition. Amul celebrates this spectacular catch with this creative advertisement. Glenn Maxwell was in red-hot form in the initial part of the tournament. This "Glenn smacks well" ad is dedicated to him. Rohit Sharma's form was a matter of concern for the Mumbai Indians this IPL. Hence it called for a little encouragement from the iconic 'Amul Girl'  Mitchell St...

Amul ads are often described as the best Indian concept advertising of all time. In this post we track 13 of the best Amul advertisements of 2013 1. Amul's take on the bribery scam, popularly referred to as the ' Choppergate ' in which several Indian politicians and military officials were accused of accepting bribes from a helicopter manufacturer. The controversy surrounded a  US$550 million deal for the purchase of a new fleet of choppers meant for the use of Indian VVIPs.  2 . The Chinese' troops intrusion into the Indian territory led to this witty advertisement. 3. The month of April 2013 saw the collapse of a ponzi scheme (popularly referred to as a chit fund scam) run by the Saradha Group. With investors' loss running into billions of rupees, this collapse led to a great political showdown in the state of West Bengal. The following ad is Amul's take on the whole issue. 4. The IPL match-fixing scandal shocked cricket lovers in 2...