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The culture of innovation at Hewlett-Packard reaches well beyond its development of cutting-edge computer technology. In fact, Hewlett-Packard has a long history of innovative marketing strategies that have delivered effective brand messaging to consumers while promoting the company’s incredible line of products. As Hewlett-Packard built its reputation on technological breakthroughs, the brand leveraged these advancements in eye-catching advertisements. And throughout, the iconic HP logo has graced its calculators and computers, as well as the pages of magazines and newspapers to illustrate the creative thinking going on within the business.

A white van that has been outfitted with HP equipment to serve as a Travelab in the 1960s.
Travel Plans: Hewlett-Packard “Travelabs”
A small promotional toy that resembles the HP 150 touchscreen computer. The 150's screen is a digital clock.
The HP 150 Touchscreen Computer
Photo of two HP 5060As in commercial airplane seats during their global tour.
Time Flies: The 5060A Clock
A document from the United States Patent Office outlining the trademark for HP's first logo.
Hewlett-Packard’s First Logo
Exterior of an HP office in China featuring the Hewlett-Packard logo in blue and white.
A Signature Color Scheme
Heinz Schleppe of HP Boblingen with his hang glider featuring the Hewlett-Packard logo.
Soaring Brand Recognition
Salesmen placing Hewlett-Packard equipment in vehicles to prepare for road shows in 1952.
On the Road Again: HP Road Shows
The Douglass DC-6B airplane custom-outfitted as the Flying Demonstration Lab for Hewlett-Packard.
HP Flying Demonstration Lab
Early packaging for Hewlett-Packard featuring the company logo and the phrase Electronic Measuring Instruments.
Outside the Box: Early HP Packaging
The Hewlett-Packard logo that was simplified in 1946 to make it more legible and easier to engrave.
A Look at the Logo: HP’s Simplified Logo
HP's 1967 logo. The letters h & p sit inside a circle with shading above/below and Hewlett and Packard spelled out at bottom.
A New Look: 1960s HP Logo Redesign
A photo of the HP 22 calculator featuring the small logo on the bottom left of the device.
Modified HP Logo: A Pocket-Sized Logo
A photo of the Neely Mobile Lab preparing to go on tour to give product demonstrations in 1964.
The Neely Mobile Lab: The Bus Tour
The 2000 redesign of the Hewlett-Packard logo featuring the hp initials and adding the word invent.
Inventing A New Logo: 2000 HP Redesign
Norm Neely and his sales team seated around a conference table in 1954.
Sales Figures: Neely and HP Sales Ops
Photo of a billboard indicating 34 new instruments featured by HP on 3rd floor of the IRE in 1957.
An Intro at IRE
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