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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The Flintstones sell cigarettes?

Looking at vintage ads can be a very fun activity. Just like ads for alcohol, it is astonishing what they could get away with when advertising cigarettes back in the day. Advertising cigarettes has so many restrictions now. It is especially illegal to market cigarettes toward children. A vintage ad…

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