Word: ads
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...people in these scenes, which evoke the studied relaxation of a Ralph Lauren ad, look like the sort of folks who would hate to spend any of their precious free time at a shopping mall. In fact, their well-composed snapshots come from the pages of America's popular new crop of mail-order catalogs: Lands' End,* J. Crew and Tweeds. These three retailers are reaping handsome sales by offering sporty, preppy wear to customers who are partial to natural fibers and toll-free shopping. Last year the three companies mailed a total of more than 120 million catalogs...
...offers to Faust and Gienapp were endorsed by the department and reviewed by ad-hoc committees of outside scholars this spring before going to Bok for final approval...
Many critics are especially upset by hard-sell lottery advertising. An Illinois ad pictured a man scoffing at people investing in savings bonds, and insisting that winning the lottery is the only way an ordinary person can become a millionaire. Valerie Lorenz at the National Center for Pathological Gambling in Baltimore laments, "We used to say, 'Work hard, study hard, and you'll get ahead.' Now we say, 'Just gamble...
...deceived by Jewett's disheveled, comfortable appearance. Part of his job is to sit at the head of the 25-member Administrative Board, which disciplines students guilty of "conduct unbecoming of a Harvard student." You don't want to meet Jewett at an Ad Board hearing...
...find them, start by contacting mortgage brokers in your area and letting them know you might be a source of funds. A second possibility: talk to local real estate agents and attorneys, who may frequently encounter buyers in ) search of mortgage money. A third: take an ad in the real estate section offering to buy existing mortgages, typically from home sellers who had to finance their buyers by taking back a mortgage...