Marketing’s ode to ‘vintage’ summer campaigns

With today’s temperatures busting previous records across Canada, we’ve all got summer on the brain. In honour of cool and/or quirky summer campaigns from a more innocent, care-free past, here’s a selection of some of our faves here at Marketing. So grab your iced beverage, put your feet up on your desk (your boss is […]

With today’s temperatures busting previous records across Canada, we’ve all got summer on the brain.

In honour of cool and/or quirky summer campaigns from a more innocent, care-free past, here’s a selection of some of our faves here at Marketing.

So grab your iced beverage, put your feet up on your desk (your boss is away on vacation, right?) and enjoy.

Sure, the women in this spot probably resemble Magda from There’s Something About Mary these days, but they sure enjoyed their beach time back in the day:

Apologies in advance for getting this song stuck in your already-overheated head:

Because every kid skateboarding in the park could use a cool, refreshing pick-me-up:


If only our hallways at work were longer:

There’s a lot of questionable iced dessert enjoyment happening here, but pair it with a Risky Business rip off and all is forgiven:

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