Advertising World University of Texas
The creators of Advertising World call it "The ultimate marketing communications directory". This might be true; this site contains links for over 60 subject areas touching on advertising and marketing.
Ad*Access
From Duke University: “images and database information for over 7,000 advertisements printed in U.S. and Canadian newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955.”
AdFlip
AdFlip is a searchable database of printed advertising. You can search by year.
The Emergence of Advertising in America: 1850 - 1920 (EAA)
From Duke University: "EAA presents over 9,000 images, with database information,
relating to the early history of advertising in the United States."
Classic TV Ads: Free Classic Television Commercials
Starting in the 1940s; organized by product purpose category (Eat, Groom, etc.).
Internet Public Library (IPL) Marketing and Advertising
The IPL brings a high-quality, selected listing of annotated sites.
American Association of Advertising Agencies (AAAA)
The AAAA is the national trade organization representing the advertising agency business.
Advertising Council
The Advertising Council (Ad Council) is a private, nonprofit organization of volunteers who conduct advertising campaigns for the "public good".
Advertising Educational Foundation
The Advertising Educational Foundation is a nonprofit organization, established in 1983, that furthers the understanding of how advertising is created, how it works and what it contributes to our social and economic life.
Advertising Research Foundation (ARF)
The ARF, founded in 1936 by the Association of National Advertisers and the American Association of Advertising Agencies, is a nonprofit corporate-membership association for the fields of advertising, marketing and media research.
Associations
Go to the UT site for a comprehensive listing of advertising associations, local and national; there are lots!
Daniel Hanne
dhanne@csupomona.edu
July 2008
