The medium on which ads were delivered to the public and the content of the ads were instrumental in creating an emotional connection with the consumers of the time. This is likely another factor that contributed to the aunt jemima success. Aunt jemima ads were exclusively published in newspapers and woman s magazines.
This brand was created in 1889 by 2 white men charles rutt and charles underwood who s inspiration for the brand was based off of an old vaudeville song called old aunt jemima written by billy kersands. Aunt jemima is the brands name itself. It is currently owned by the quaker oats company of chicago a subsidiary of pepsico.
By 1915 it had become one of the most recognized brands in us history and changed us trademark law. The aunt jemima pancake mix debuted in 1889 the first ready mix. Aunt jemima is a brand of pancake mix syrup and other breakfast foods.
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Aunt jemima mills company. These old classic commercials are from the golden age of television. We have hundreds of vintage tv commercials from the 1940 s 1950 s 1960 s and 1970 s.
Aunt jemima pancakes commercial from 1959.
