History of Advertising

By jade521
  • 330 BCE

    Early examples of Advertising

    Egyptians used papyrus to make sales messages and wall posters

  • First Newspaper Ad.

    First Newspaper Ad. was creted by Boston Newsletter

  • First Billboard Ad.

    To advertise a circus, Jared Bell became the first person to put up a billboard in 1835.

  • First Advertising Agency

    In 1843, Volney Palmer, a small business owner in Philadelphia, founded America's first advertising agency. Palmer used a systematic method in which his agency organized clients into appropriate publications depending on the target audience and market

  • First Radio Ad.

    Governments and corporations saw radio for what it could become – an advertising outlet to reach the public with their messages.

  • First TV Commercial

    It was July 1, 1941. The Brooklyn Dodgers were facing off against the Philadelphia Phillies at Ebbets Field in New York. Before the first pitch was broadcast on NBC-owned WNBT (now WNBC), the first true TV commercial aired in the US. It was a short, simple spot for Bulova Watch Co

  • First Banner Ad. by AT&T

    In October 1994 the first online banner ad was born. It simply read: “Have you ever clicked your mouse right HERE? YOU WILL” and was published on HotWired.com – now better known as Wired.com – for a campaign by AT&T.

  • Google Creates Adwords

    Google Ads is an online advertising platform developed by Google, where advertisers bid to display brief advertisements, service offerings, product listings, or videos to web users.

  • Facebook launches Advertising

    Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced Facebook Ads, an ad system for businesses to connect with users and target advertising to the exact audiences they want.

  • Twitter Launches promotional trends/tweets

    Twitter unveiled “Promoted Tweets,” a platform that will allow advertisers to purchase key words that will link to their ads. Not only does the platform promise to be a significant source of revenue for Twitter, it will also give advertisers a lot more flexibility to promote their brands.

  • First Instagram Ad.

    Instagram offered its first ads in November 2013, but since it has been subsidized by Facebook, it has had time to develop an ad strategy.

  • Snapchat first Ad.

    The first native Snapchat ad, a trailer for the movie “Ouija,” is published under the app's “Recent Updates” section. Just like any other Story, the advertisement disappears after 24 hours