Posted by : Jared Kisten Friday 28 August 2015




5 Interesting Facts About Advertising

“The true sign of intelligence is not knowledge but imagination.”

South Africa’s online advertising industry is worth R319 000 000, and still growing.

1. Most watches displayed in advertisements are set to 10:10 because the hands of the watch frame the watch brand name and they make a smiling face

2. TV commercials during Super Bowl XLV in 2011 are estimated to have cost $3 million for a 30-second spot

3. The very first U.S. paid advertisement was a 1704 ad in the Boston News Letterwhich advertised an estate in Oyster Bay, Long Island

4. Many researchers argue that advertising is the most powerful art form on Earth.

5. Though the commercial “1984,” which launched the Apple Macintosh computer, ran just one time on American television, during the Super Bowl, it has had a lasting impact on advertising. Directed by Ridley Scott, the commercial was the first example of “event marketing,” or when a promotion deserves as much coverage as the product itself

RandomFacts. (2011, June 10). 55 Interesting Facts About Advertising [Blog post]. Retrieved from http://facts.randomhistory.com/interesting-facts-about-advertising.html

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