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Lady Clairol: Blondes Have More Fun
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Lady Clairol: Blondes Have More Fun

Clairol · 1963

Agency
Foote, Cone & Belding
Campaign
Is It True Blondes Have More Fun?

Analysis

A smiling blonde woman turns toward a man beside her. The scene places the hair-color claim inside a moment of romantic attention.

Rhetorical questionAspirational identityRomantic setting

Why it worked

The question lets the viewer imagine a possible change in experience. The close view supplies a human outcome for the hair-color product.

Lesson

Connect a visible product change with a situation the audience can imagine.

Image source

© Clairol. Shown for study and commentary.

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