200 Years of Advertising in One Handy Infographic

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Feel like reliving all of advertising's big milestones, including major agency launches, mergers, and acquisitions since the 1830s? Sure you do. Thankfully, Aquent has done the work for you. The marketing and design staffing firm, with help from The Barbarian Group, has created the mother of all advertising infographics, charting the history of the business going back almost 200 years. Among the things you will learn:
  • JWT, founded in 1864, is America's oldest ad agency that is still open for business.

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