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In 1704 the first newspaper was published to advertise.
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In 1729 Benjamin Franklin Began the tradition of advertising
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IN 1749 Benjamin Franklin started the first magazine advertising
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This "penny Newspaper" revolutionized distribution by selling lots of 100 and by doing this the circulation reached 30,000
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The first ad agency was created.
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James Walter Thompson created the position of “account executive” for himself.
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A department store had hired the first ever full time advertising copywriter
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The first big budget client spent 11,000 on ab advertisement
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The company bookkeeper came up with the original first mark for the brand.
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This department was based on the marketing needs of their clients.
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The first million dollar advertising client ever was for cereal.
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The outside bill boards that we have now were mostly under the control of a group of representatives from many different agencies.
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a lot of company started to sponsor radio programs and the age of radio advertising was in full affect
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The stock market crash in 1929 caused a whole lot of chaos
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A magazine had published over 100 million dollars in ads
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This was the year when radio had taken over and become the main source of advertisement
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The first ever T.V. advertisement had broadcasted.
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Color came into the picture, and the world was set on its ear
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Mary Wells became the first woman to head a major advertising agency.
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Congress banned cigarette advertising via broadcast media.
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Music videos came out to catch the youths attention.
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Internet to over 5 million people worldwide and changes the way ads are delivered yet again.
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This occurred as billings for internet advertising neared the $3 Billion mark.