Retro Ad of the Week: De Beers Diamonds (1958)

Young love in an idyllic setting – a formula that is still seen today in many jewelry advertisements. Heck, if it ain’t broke…

FUN FACT: Originally introduced in 1947, “A Diamond Is Forever” was named the best advertising slogan of the twentieth century by Advertising Age magazine in 2000.

FUN FACT #2: The agency that came up with “A Diamond Is Forever”, N. W. Ayer & Son, is thought to be the first advertising agency in the U.S., founded in Philadelphia in 1869. (Source: Wikipedia)

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