History of Advertising

  • Authors Name Appearing on Books
    Jan 30, 1400

    Authors Name Appearing on Books

    1400 was the first year the authors began putting their own name on their work, this opened doors for them and gave them more popularity.
  • First Political Newspaper in Brittain

    First Political Newspaper in Brittain

    This is when newspapers were first used in Great Brittain, letting more informtion go out into the world.
  • First American Newspaper

    First American Newspaper

    Publick Occurrences, Both Foreign and Domestick, was the first newspaper published in America. It was printed in Boston by Richard Pierce and Benjamin Harris
  • First Newspaper Ad

    First Newspaper Ad

    The first newspaper ad was for an ad for some one selling their house
  • First Advertising Agency

    First Advertising Agency

    The first full time advertising agency was made some time in 1869
  • Radio Is Invented

    Radio Is Invented

    In 1886 Heinrich Rudolph Hertz made the first Radio. Which opened up the door for advertising
  • First TV  Commericial

    First TV Commericial

    A company named Bulova aired the first legal television commericial before a basball game.
  • Super Bowl I

    Super Bowl I

    The first NFL Super Bowl was aired in 1967 opening a window for advertising when everybody is watching
  • Facebook is created

    Facebook is created

    One of the first forms of social media is made and amplifies the advertising community.
  • Instagram is created

    Instagram is created

    The creation of this new social media allowed greater ways of advertising