Ad$pender monitors advertising expenditure information for millions of brands across television, radio, magazines, newspapers, outdoor signs and billboards. Access note: Please clear browser cookies/cache before use.
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Access limited to 4 concurrent users.
Produced by Advertising Age, one of the leading advertising trade journals, this site provides an advertising time line as well as ranking lists for the top ads, campaigns, and jingles.
This project by Duke University has digitized over 7000 advertisements that were printed in newspapers and magazines between 1911 and 1955. They reflect main developments in American society, culture, business and technology.