Which carpet company’s advertising jingle proudly announced “This is luxury you can afford”?
Cyril Lord widow of the impresario Val Parnell. In the 1960s Lord sold some expensive rugs to film and television producer William Dozier and was paid by a cameo on the "Batman" TV series. The TV advertising jingle "This is luxury you can afford from Cyril Lord" was very well known in the 1960s. It was parodied in the song "I'm Bored" by the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band as "This is boredom you can afford from Cyril Lord" on their debut album Gorilla (1967). Lord died at his home in Barbados following a long illness. Cyril Lord Cyril Lord (12 July 1911
Jingle Jingle A jingle is a short song or tune used in advertising and for other commercial uses. Jingles are a form of sound branding. A jingle contains one or more hooks and meaning that explicitly promote the product or service being advertised, usually through the use of one or more advertising slogans. Ad buyers use jingles in radio and television commercials; they can also be used in non-advertising contexts to establish or maintain a brand image. Many jingles are also created using snippets of popular songs, in which lyrics are modified to appropriately advertise the product or service. "Have you