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Guinness Ad #43: Knocking Down Columns

November 13, 2010 By Jay Brooks

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Our 43rd Guinness poster depicts a man leaning against an ancient Greek column and accidentally knocking it down, just because he’s recently enjoyed a pint of Guinness. That’s, as the slogan suggests, “Guinness for Strength.”

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And here’s another version of the ad with a lot more text than usually seen in Guinness advertising at that time.

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Filed Under: Art & Beer, Beers Tagged With: Advertising, Guinness, History



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