Tuesday Throwback: MasterCard’s “Priceless”
October 29, 2013 Leave a comment
This MasterCard commercial debuted during the 1997 World Series. The use of a baseball-themed ad featuring a father and an 11 year old son really stood out to me because I was 11 at the time. The spot was so well-received that it began a long running campaign (I think MasterCard still uses it, though I haven’t seen one in a while), and “Priceless” entered the pop culture lexicon. So here’s where it all started.