The Feminine Hygiene product category was probably one of the hardest to work on in the 80’s particularly as most of the product managers were men. Having to sit through a bloke describing the benefits of a “silky smooth cover” was little short of hysterical – let alone the product benefit explanations of widthways vs lengthways expansion.
Back in those days you used to have to place feminine hygiene ads after 8:30pm at night as “adults only”.
Carlton Draught
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