History of Advertising - Dylan Noone, ADV, 1/29/16 By dylan356 Jan 1, 1600 The Globe Theater in London uses flags on poles to advertise Period: Jan 1, 1600 to Jan 1, 2006 History of Advertising Jan 1, 1650 First newspaper ad posted hand written Jan 1, 1704 First PRINTED newspaper advertisement published in Boston Newsletter Jan 1, 1742 First Magazine Ad in General Magazine by Ben Franklin Jan 1, 1843 First advertising agency in Philadelphia Jan 1, 1873 First convention of advertising agents held in New York Jan 1, 1927 Federal Radio Comission opened Jan 1, 1936 Life magazine first posts later, Life becomes 1st to make $100 million yearly Jan 1, 2003 Apple becomes Marketer of the Year because of the iPod Jan 1, 2004 Google has it's first public offering