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One of the best ads of all time (along with I can’t believe I ate the whole thing!, Try it. You’ll like it and Newlywed groom’s first home cooked meal). Here is a bit of the history behind this commercial: https://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/25/movies/25zieff.html and https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-mar-03-me-grace3-story.html
Rather than boring viewers and readers into buying a product, these ‘sponsored content’ are hard to ignore. Here are a couple more examples of this highly effective alternative to online banner advertising…