The 101 Greatest Advertising Headlines Ever Written!
Several years ago Raphael Marketing searched and compiled what we believe is arguably the definitive list of the best press advertising headlines ever written. The advertisements that ran under these headlines sold hundreds of millions of dollars worth of products for the advertisers, and many of them continued to be used - unaltered - for close to three decades. Although some of these headlines are a little dated now, their pulling power is undeniable. A headline is generally the single most important part of an advertisement. If your headline doesn't grab" a reader's attention, it's unlikely they'll ever get to read your copy. After all, how many advertisements do you ignore every day because they failed to "grab" you? Probably hundreds! Whenever we have to prepare advertisements for our clients and we're at a loss for a good "grab", we review this list to refresh our thinking and jog our minds. We've found it incredibly useful, and we hope you do too. 1. They laughed when I sat down at the piano - but when I started to play! 2. They grinned when the waiter spoke to me in French - but their laughter changed to amazement at my reply. 3. Do you make these mistakes in English? 4. Can You Spot These 10 Decorating Sins? 5. How a "fool stunt" made me a star salesman 6. How a strange accident saved me from baldness 7. Who else wants a screen star figure? 8. Who else wants a lighter cake - in half the mixing time? 9. Free to brides - $2 to others 10. Free to high school teachers - $6 to others 11. Announcing the new Ford cars for (year) 12. Are You Ashamed of Smells In Your Home? 13. Buy No Desk Until You've Seen The Sensation Of The Business Show 14. Can You Talk About Books With The Rest Of Them? 15. Car Insurance At Low Cost - If You're A Careful Driver 16. Car Owners......Save One Gallon of Gas Every Ten 17. Double Your Money Back If This Isn't The Best Onion Soup You Ever Tasted 18. Free Book Tells You 12 Secrets Of Better Lawn Care 19. Get Rid Of Money Worries For Good 20. Girls......Want Quick Curls? 21. Greatest Bible News In 341 Years 22. Great New Discovery Kills Kitchen Odours Quick - makes indoor air "country fresh" 23. Hand Woven by the Mountain People of New Mexico 24. Have You These Symptoms of Nerve Exhaustion? 25. Five Familiar Skin Troubles - Which Do You Want To Overcome? 26. "Here's an extra $50, Grace - I'm making real money now!" 27. Here's a Quick Way to Break Up a Cold 28. How a Man of 40 Can Retire In 15 Years 29. How I Became Popular Overnight 30. How I Improved My Memory In One Evening 31. How I Made A Fortune With A "Fool" Idea 32. How Investors Can Save 70% On Commissions This Year 33. How I Raiased Myself From Failure To Success In Selling 34. How To Do Your Christmas Shopping in 5 Minutes 35. How I Retired On a Guaranteed Income for Life 36. How I Started a New Life With $7 37. How $7 Started Me On The Road to $35,000 a Year 38. How The Next 90 Days Can Change Your Life 39. How To Beat Tension Without Pills 40. How To Collect From Social Securitry At Any Age 41. How To Feel Fit At Any Age 42. How To Get Rid of an Inferiority Complex 43. How To Get Your Cooking Bragged About 44. How To Have A Cool, Quiet Bedroom Even On Hot Nights 45. How To Make Money Writing Short Paragraphs 46. How To Stop Worrying 47. How To Stretch Your Inflated Money 48. How To Win Friends and Influence People 49. How $20 Spent May Save You $2000 50. How you Can Get a Loan of $500 51. I Lost That Ugly Bulge in 2 Minutes With This Reducing Belt 52. It Cleans Your Breath While It Cleans Your 53. "I Gambled With 3 Cents And Won $35,850 In 2 Years" 54. Imagine Me....Holding an Audience Spellbound for 30 minutes. 55. "I've Tried 'Em All, But This Is The Polish I Use On My Own" 56. I Was Tired Of Living On Peanuts - so I started reading (publication) 57. Men who "know it all" are not invited to read this page 58. Money-saving Bargain from America's Oldest Diamond Discount House 59. New....a Cream Deodorant Which Safely Stops Perspiration 60. New House Paint Made By (manufacturer) 61. No Time For Yale - Took College Home By Reading The Harvard Classics 62. Now! Own Florida Land This Easy Way. $20 Down and $20 a Month. 63. One Place-setting Free For Every Three You Buy. 64. Order Christmas Gifts Now - Pay After January 20. 65. Owners Save 20% to 50% On Fuel With The (name) Oil Furnace 66. Play Guitar in 7 Days or Money Back 67. Quick Relief for Tired Eyes. 68. Lose Ugly Fat - an Average of 7 Pounds a Month. 69. If You AreAa Careful Driver You Can Save Money On Car Insurance. 70. Readers Digest Tells Why Filtered Cigarette Smoke Is Better For Your Health 71. Ways To Beat The Overweight Habit 72. Ways To Beat The High Cost Of Living 73. New Ways To A Man's Heart In This Fascinating New Book For Cooks 74. The Lazy Man's Way To Riches - Most people are too busy earning a living to make any money 75. The Deaf Now Hear Whisphers 76. The Most Amazing Shakespeare Bargain Ever Offered 77. The Most Comfortable Shoes You've Ever Worn Or Your Money Back 78. The Most Complete and Most Scholarly Dictionary in the English language $17.50......Publisher's List Price: $90 79. The Secret of Making People Like You 80. The Tastiest Ocean Treat from Gloucester- Plump, Tender, Juicy Salt Mackerel Fillets 81. They Thought I Was Crazy To Ship LIVE MAINE LOBSTERS as far as 1,800 miles from the ocean. 82. Thousands Have This Priceless Gift - But Never Discover It 83. Thousands Now Play Who Never Thought They Could 84. To A Mother Whose Child Is Three Years Old 85. To A $15,000 Man Who Would Like To Be Making $30,000 86. To A Man Who Is 35 And Dissatisfied 87. To Men Who Want To Quit Work Some Day 88. You Don't Have To Be Rich To Retire On a Guaranteed Income For Life 89. A WARNING To Men Who Want To Be Independent In The Next Five Years 90. Wanted: Safe Men For Dangerous Times 91. Wanted - Your Services As A High-Paid Real Estate Specialist 92. What's New In Summer Sandwiches? 93. Tonight Serve This Ready-mixed Chocolate Pudding 94. Who Else Wants A Whiter Wash - With No Hard Work? 95. What's Wrong In This Picture? 96. When Doctors "Feel Rotten" This Is What They Do 97. Which Of These Five Skin Troubles Would You Like To End? 98. Will Your Scalp Stand The "Fingernail Test?" 99. Give Me 5 Days and I'll Give You a Magnetic Personality.....Let Me Prove It Free 100. What Makes A Woman Lovable? 101. To People Who Want To Write - But Can't Get Started.