Advertising’s role in magazines

There are many different directions you can go with a degree in advertising. One exciting job possibility in the world of advertising is working at a magazine. To get a perspective on what this would be like, I got to interview Kayla Mayhew, 21, who is currently interning at Philadelphia…

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Robin Neifield to Present at the Temple Advertising Department Awards (TADA Awards)

On April 22 2010, Temple University’s Advertising Department will host the 6th Annual TADA awards. The invite only event was founded in 2004 to acknowledge the excellence of Temple University Student advertising majors for their work in the advertising field and has boasted guest speakers from top local and national…

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Bob Garfield retires

Bob Garfield, a prominent writer for Ad Age, has decided to retire. He writes the column, Ad Review on the website, and is highly respected in the industry. He recently posted a fair well write up, entitled, “Garfield Says Adieu“. It is extremely well written and insightful. He tells his…

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Vintage Beer Ads

Today, there are many regulations in the advertising of alcohol. Before these laws were put into place, there were many ads put out that seem shocking today. Perhaps the most shocking I came across is an ad for Blatz Beer. It features a mother with her baby, and tries to…

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