Victor Gustav Bloede (advertising)

{{For|his grandfather, the chemist|Victor Gustav Bloede (chemist)}}

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|name = Victor Gustav Bloede III

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|birth_date = {{Birth date|1920|1|31}}

|birth_place = Baltimore, Maryland

|death_date = {{Death date and age|1999|2|10|1920|1|31}}

|death_place = Boca Raton, Florida

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|education = University of Maryland

|employer = Benton & Bowles

|occupation = Advertising executive

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(m. 1945; his death)

|parents = Victor Gustav Bloede, II.
Helen (née Yoe) Bloede

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Victor Gustav Bloede III (31 January 1920 – 10 February 1999), was an advertising executive for Benton & Bowles who introduced the slogan Good to the last drop for Maxwell House coffee.{{cite news |first=Sharon R. |last=King |title=Victor G. Bloede, 79, Ex-Chief Of Benton & Bowles, Is Dead |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A03E3DD143AF930A25751C0A96F958260 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=February 13, 1999 |accessdate=2008-05-22 }}

He married Merle Huie, daughter of Hulon William and Anna (née Lohn) Huie, on March 11, 1945. Merle was born in Brady, Texas, on May 4, 1921.{{citation |title=Who's Who of American Women, 1983-1984 |author=Marquis Who's Who, LLC |edition=13 |publisher=Marquis Who's Who |year=1983 |page=74 |isbn=978-0-8379-0413-9 }}

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