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Everything's better with cats. Take, for example, a boring square box. Now put a cat in it. See? Much better. Same goes with everything else. Which is why it comes as no surprise that they're the purrfect material for advertisement. They're beautiful and nice to look at, graceful and expressive, and they can subconsciously make you follow their every whim, which is great for sales.

These commercials are not necessarily about cats themselves. Sure, there are some obligatory cat food ads, but the list isn't only about that: sometimes they can convey a relatable, powerful, and simple-to-understand message without even moving a paw. That's the power of gracefulness that most cats have. There are also euphemisms like "fat cat" and "scaredy cat" that can be used as a snappy shortcut that anyone can connect with instantly.

So here you go, enjoy this comprehensive list of print cat ads. Fan of the ad side of the post? Bored Panda has more in these respective links: I, II, III, IV. Hate commercials, but love cats? Bored Panda has a whole cat-egory for beloved felines, so you can scroll there for days. In any case, share your thoughts in the comments below!

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    Jan Feline
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A number of cats like to play in water - Turkish Van, Maine C**n, Bengal, American Bobtail, Turkish Angora, and some others that I'm not thinking of at the moment.

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    49 Ads Using Cats In A Purrrfect Way

    Blumarea diving school / JWT, Milan, Italy Report

    Layla Corman
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This flood looks EXACTLY like my little dude Linus! I miss him so much!

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    49 Ads Using Cats In A Purrrfect Way

    Pizza Hut / Ogilvy Report

    Faith Livengood
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hooman the 📦 is warm and cozy so don’t wake my slumber

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    49 Ads Using Cats In A Purrrfect Way

    Whiskas / TBWA Report

    May Day
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hunting on the rug for the tiny cat food bag

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    49 Ads Using Cats In A Purrrfect Way

    Battersea Dogs & Cats Home / FCB Report

    Jan Feline
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He is so handsome! I love black cats.

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    49 Ads Using Cats In A Purrrfect Way

    TELE2 / Not Perfect Report

    mph seti
    Community Member
    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You'd think they'd spring for better Photoshopping...You know, to "empower" a small businessperson like a freelance graphic designer?

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    49 Ads Using Cats In A Purrrfect Way

    Fresh Step / DDB Report

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    49 Ads Using Cats In A Purrrfect Way

    NYC Botanics Pet Oil / GSW Report

    zims
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    CBD oil. Unless you mean the picture, in which case it's a knockoff of Tim Burton's Cheshire Cat

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    Motor Master / Grey, Mexico Report

    Ivana Junas
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's about not thinking of all the places that your cat has placed his nuts?

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    Museum of Natural History / Extreme Group Report

    May Day
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    5 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But... is this selling something? Or just promoting a museum exhibition? Otherwise, it would be a good thing to sell to cat owners.

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    Whiskas / BBDO Report

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    Alpitour World / TBWA Report

    Up All Night
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine if we were pets for a superior being who cares about us, but only as long as we are not inconvenient to him. He would say that he loves us, but we would rarely see him or even understand his actions. Sometimes we would be punished for our natural behaviors. Whenever he neglects us, we would make excuses for him, thinking we owe him devotion for he is so much bigger and wiser and he always knows better.

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    49 Ads Using Cats In A Purrrfect Way

    The Sunday Times / Grey Report

    mph seti
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've always thought the term "fat cat" was unfair to cats. Wealthy a******s should be called something worse and more fitting...Like "trumps".

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    Whiskas / BBDO Report

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