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Using the a printing press, the first ad for coffee was published as strictly text with no visual elements. This was the first "modern" ad similar to the ones we see today.
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The first pointing finger ornament was on an ad. This marked the start of the ad and let the reader know where to begin and where all the important info. was.
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An announcement seeking a buyer for an Oyster Bay, Long Island, estate, is published in the Boston News-Letter.
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Benjamin Franklin's General Magazine prints the first American magazine ads.
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Volney Palmer opens the first advertising agency in Philadelphia.
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The first radio was invented which changed the way broadcasting was as a whole. This made it easier for people to advertise thier service or product.
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A company named Bulova aired the first legal television commercial before a baseball game.
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This was the first Super Bowl which is now the biggest audience that you could advertise to.
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This was when facebook was first created which pioneered the age of social networking.
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This was when Twitter, a social media site which allows users to post a character restricted update to their followers, was first created.
