https://www.insidethatad.com/brand/dove/Recent content in Dove on Inside That AdHugoen-USSat, 20 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0000https://www.insidethatad.com/posts/dove-real-beauty-sketches/Sat, 20 Jun 2026 10:15:00 +0000https://www.insidethatad.com/posts/dove-real-beauty-sketches/<p>In April 2013, Dove released a short film that would become one of the most watched advertisements in internet history. &ldquo;Real Beauty Sketches&rdquo; reached 163 million views in its first month online, was shared in 25 languages across 110 countries, and sparked a global conversation about self-perception, beauty standards, and the gap between how women see themselves and how others see them.</p> <p>It was, in almost every measurable way, the most successful viral video in advertising history at the time of its release. And it came from a deodorant and soap brand.</p>https://www.insidethatad.com/posts/only-you-dove/Tue, 12 Apr 2011 04:55:00 +0000https://www.insidethatad.com/posts/only-you-dove/<p>** So above is another example of marketing and advertising taking the easy way out, a cop out if you will. Why do I say that? Well the above commercial features a beautiful, skinny girl devouring her Dove ice cream bar. That should be considered false advertising. A girl as beautiful, skinny, and confident doesn’t make love to the to the ice cream bar while inhaling it. I’m just saying it doesn’t seem right to me.</p>