5. The History of Brylcreem
• The first Brylcreem product was a pomade created in
1928 by County Chemicals at Chemico Works in
Birmingham, England.
• The pomade is an emulsion of water and mineral oil
stabilized with beeswax.
• Beecham was the longtime owner of Brylcreem.
Sara Lee bought the personal care unit of SmithKline
Beecham in 1992.
• Various Brylcreem products are sold worldwide.
Brylcreem is marketed in the US by Combe
Incorporated, in Europe by Unilever
7. Top 10 Slogan Hall of Fame (2003)
“Reach out and touch someone.”
“Have it your way.”
AT&T
Burger King
“Vorsprung durch technik.”
“Where do you want to go today?”
Audi
Microsoft
“Ah, Bisto!”
“It's Miller time!”
Bisto
Miller
“The quicker picker-upper.”
“It's everywhere you want to be.”
Bounty
Visa
“A little dab'll do ya.”
“Drivers wanted.”
Brylcreem
Volkswagen