The 6 Greatest Spokescats in the History of Advertising

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If anyone needed proof that catvertising has come into its own, it was the announcement earlier this summer that Grumpy Cat—the sour-faced feline who happens to have 6.3 million Facebook fans—will be starring in her own Christmas movie. Details of that film (like, for instance, how a cat is supposed to hold down a lead role) are being ironed out as you read this. But just in case Grumpy Cat’s screen test isn’t quite up to Garbo standards, one thing is certain: If the cat doesn’t know much about acting, she knows plenty about branding.

Then again, lots of cats do.

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