Barclaycard – Rowan Atkinson
Published November 19, 2008 | 
First in the series of the classic Barclaycard ads from the late 80s starring Rowan Atkinson
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Barclaycard
Published November 17, 2008 | Barclaycard with Alan Wicker UK TV Ad from the 80′s
American Express Trivial Pursuit
Published November 12, 2008 | 1986 advert for American Express featuring the two creators of the then very popular board game Trivial Pursuit Scott Abbott and Chris Haney.
American Express, sometimes known as “AmEx” or “Amex“, is a diversified global financial services company, headquartered in New York City. The company also has major offices in Fort Lauderdale, Florida; Salt Lake City, Utah; Greensboro, North Carolina; and Phoenix, Arizona. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card, and traveler’s cheque businesses.
The company’s common stock trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol “AXP.” It is one of the 30 stocks that comprise the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In 2007, BusinessWeek and Interbrand ranked American Express as the 14th most valuable brand in the world, estimating the brand to be worth US$20.87 billion. On November 10, 2008, the company won Federal Reserve approval to convert to a commercial bank.
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Published November 10, 2008 | 80′s advert for GA Life Pensions.
Scottish Widows
Published November 6, 2008 | 90s advert fot the Scottish Widows financial institution.
Scottish Widows is an investment company located in Edinburgh, Scotland, now a subsidiary of the Lloyds TSB Group.
Scottish Widows Fund and Life Assurance Society opened in 1815 in what is now Chambers Street, as Scotland’s first mutual life office. The formation of the society had been discussed from March 1812 with the purpose of providing for widows, sisters and other female relatives of fund holders so that they would not be plunged into poverty on the death of the fund holder during and after Napoleonic wars. Continue reading
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