Chapter 1
Sipping and snacking to stardom
Chapter 2
Household helpers and high tech
Chapter 3
Global campaigns and rising stars
YOUR GOAL
Master of The secret commercials of future superstars
Ch 3 · Global campaigns and rising stars
schopenhauer Pre-Fame Commercial Breakthroughs
Dancing with the flakes, dancing with the flakes / He stole the whole show!
schopenhauer In 1985, Courteney Cox became the first person to say "period" on American television.
schopenhauer A young Ben Affleck used a giant car phone to deliver Burger King in 1989.
BETA
schopenhauer Match retro commercials to famous faces to discover how global campaigns launch rising stars.
Fun Fact
Pepsi fame: Sofia Vergara's 1989 Pepsi commercial was so popular that she was cast in a Colombian telenovela shortly after it aired.
Glossary
commercial (noun)
A television, radio, or digital advertisement promoting a product or service. In 1985, Courteney Cox starred in a Tampax advertisement before gaining fame as Monica on Friends.
A television, radio, or digital advertisement promoting a product or service. In 1985, Courteney Cox starred in a Tampax advertisement before gaining fame as Monica on Friends.
Quiz
Which future Oscar winner used a massive car phone to deliver Burger King in a 1989 commercial?
Quiz
In which decade did Jackie Chan star in martial arts-themed soft drink commercials in Hong Kong?
Quiz
In 1989, 17-year-old Sofia Vergara starred in a highly popular Pepsi commercial in which world region?
Quiz
What style of performance did Jackie Chan use in his early Hong Kong soft drink ads?
Quiz
How many years before "Friends" did Courteney Cox star in her historic 1985 Tampax commercial?
Quiz
In 1985, Courteney Cox made television history by being the first person to say which word on US television?
Quiz
What did Sofia Vergara use as stepping stones on hot sand in her 1989 Pepsi commercial?