Finding Advertisements

This guide will help you to identify and locate sources of consumer ads available in the Birnbaum Library.  For more information on Advertising and Marketing Research, please see the Library's guide to Advertising and Marketing Resources.

Magazines by Title

The following are located in the Periodicals Department on the second floor of the Birnbaum Library.

Magazine Title

Types of Advertisements

Atlantic Monthly
Editorial magazine

High-end cars, financial services (banks, credit cards, insurance, investment advisors), audio equipment, travel, mattresses, energy companies, computers, fine liquor.

Business Week

Computers, cars, financial services.

Child

Children’s clothes, cars, financial services, cosmetics and skincare, prepared foods, snacks, drugs (prescription and OTC), household cleaners, diapers, cameras.

Ebony
African-American magazine

Financial services, cosmetics, fast food, computers, cars, liquor, armed forces.

Essence
African-American magazine

Clothes (men and women), cosmetics, hair and skin care, television specials, financial services, telecommunications, computers, cars, liquor, soft drinks, cigarettes, prepared foods, household cleaners.

ESPN
Sports magazine

Men’s clothes, liquor, cars, men’s personal care (hair, scents), financial services, sporting goods.

Family Circle
Cars, financial services, cosmetics and skincare, prepared foods, snacks, drugs, household cleaners, diapers, cameras.
Fitness
Women’s health and fitness; small selection available (10/1999-9/2000).

Cosmetics, sportswear, skincare, mattresses, financial services, cars, greeting cards, drugs, kitchen products (Food storage), household cleaners, diet and “healthy” prepared foods.

Forbes

Financial services.

Fortune

Financial services, cars, clothing, computers.

Gear
Liquor, cigarettes and cigars, electronics, men's clothes, men's personal care.
Glamour

Cosmetics, designer clothes (women), skin and hair care, drugs, prepared foods, snacks, cigarettes, diet products, cars.

Harper’s Bazaar
Fashion magazine

Designer fashions, cosmetics.

Jet
African-American news weekly

Fast food, liquor, cosmetics, snacks.

Ladies Home Journal
Financial services, cosmetics and skincare, prepared foods, snacks, drugs, household cleaners.
Mademoiselle
Fashion & beauty

Clothes, cosmetics, hair/skin care, movies.

Money
Small selection available (1998-2000)

Cars, computers, financial services.

Motor Trend

Cars.

National Geographic
Not many ads

Cars, computers, pet food, drugs.

Nature
Not many ads

Drugs and drug companies.

New York

Designer clothes, cars, department stores, cigarettes, cosmetics and scents, high-end cars, liquor.

New York Times Magazine

Cars, financial services, audio equipment, small appliances, computers, telecommunications, fashion, cosmetics.

New Yorker

Computers, liquor, cars, financial services, wine, jewelry, TV specials, electronics, scents, designer clothes.

Newsweek

Financial services, drugs, computers, alcohol.

Parenting
Small selection available (10/2000, 12/2000-1/2001, 11/2001-3/2002).

Cosmetics, skin care, snacks, baby products, drugs, food, household cleansers, entertainment, cars.

Parents
Cosmetics, cars, prepared foods, household cleaners, diapers, drugs.
PC Magazine

Computers.

PC World

Computers.

People

Prepared foods, snacks, cosmetics, health and hygiene products.

Readers Digest

Cars, food, drugs, pet food, coffee.

Rolling Stone
Music and entertainment

Clothes (men and women), movies, music, computers, liquor, jewelry (including watches), cosmetics, skin and hair care, audio equipment.

Rosie
Women’s magazine

Cosmetics, skincare, food, pet food, drugs, household cleaners, snacks, kitchenware, diet products.

Self
Women’s health and fitness; Small selection available (12/1999-2/2000).

Sportswear, cars, cigarettes, cosmetics, diet products, prepared foods, hair and skin care.

Sports Illustrated

Snacks, cars, sporting goods, sportswear, financial services.

Time

Computers, cars, drugs, financial services.

Travel Holiday

Travel destinations, cameras.

U.S. Ad Review
Quality print ads from a variety of advertisers.
U.S. News and World Report

Financial services, prepared foods.

Vanity Fair
Culture, politics, fashion.

Designer fashion, cosmetics, computers, cars, jewelry, financial services, liquor.

Variety
Show business

Movie ads.

Vogue
Women’s fashion

Designer fashion, cosmetics, hair and skin care, cars.

Woman's Day
Cosmetics, hair and skin care, cars, prepared foods, household cleaners, décor, drugs.
Working Mother
Small selection available (11/1999, 1-4/2000, 6-8/2000, 10/2000, 12/2000-3/2001, 5/2001, 9/2001).

Computers, financial services, drugs, appliances, entertainment, cars, clothes, household cleansers, prepared foods, toys, baby products.

Working Woman
Small selection available (1/2000-9/2001).

Computers, financial services, cars, energy snacks, telecommunications, office supplies, energy companies, hotels.

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Magazines by Product Category

Product Category

Magazine Titles

Alcohol
Spirits and wine, not beer

Atlantic Monthly; Ebony; Essence; Gear; Jet; New York; New Yorker; Newsweek; Rolling Stone; Vanity Fair

Cars

Atlantic Monthly; Business Week; Child; Family Circle; Fitness; Glamour; Ebony; Essence; ESPN; Fortune; National Geographic; Money; Motor Trend; New York; New York Times Magazine; New Yorker; Parenting; Parents; Readers Digest; Self; Sports Illustrated; Time; Woman's Day; Working Mother; Working Woman; Vanity Fair; Vogue

Cigarettes

Essence; Gear; Glamour; New York; Self

Clothing
Including men's and women's designer fashions, sportswear, children's clothing, footwear

Child; Essence; ESPN; Fitness; Fortune; Gear; Glamour; Harper's Bazaar; Mademoiselle; New York; New York Times Magazine; New Yorker; Rolling Stone; Self; Sports Illustrated; Vanity Fair; Vogue; Working Mother

Computers
Software and equipment

Atlantic Monthly; Business Week; Ebony; Essence; Fortune; Money; National Geographic; New York Times Magazine; New Yorker; Newsweek; PC Magazine; PC World; Rolling Stone; Time; Working Mother; Working Woman; Vanity Fair

Cosmetics and Beauty Aids
Including hair and skin care products and fragrances

Child; Ebony; Essence; ESPN; Fitness; Fortune; Glamour; Harper's Bazaar; Jet; Ladies' Home Journal; Mademoiselle; New York; New York Times Magazine; New Yorker; Parenting; Parents; People; Rolling Stone; Rosie; Self; Vanity Fair; Vogue; Woman's Day

Drugs
Prescription and over-the-counter

Child; Glamour; National Geographic; Nature; Newsweek; Parenting; Readers Digest; Time; Working Mother

Electronics
Including audio equipment, cameras, telecommunications, small appliances

Atlantic Monthly; Child; Essence; New York Times Magazine; New Yorker; Rolling Stone; Travel Holiday

Entertainment
TV, music and movie ads

Essence; Mademoiselle; New Yorker; Parenting; Rolling Stone; Variety; Working Mother

Financial Services
Including banks, credit cards, insurance, investment advisors

Atlantic Monthly; Business Week; Child; Ebony; Essence; ESPN; Family Circle; Fitness; Forbes; Fortune; Ladies' Home Journal; Money; New Yorker; Newsweek; Sports Illustrated; Time; U.S. News and World Report; Working Mother; Working Woman; Vanity Fair 

Food
Including prepared foods, soft drinks, snacks, diet foods, fast food, pet food

Child; Ebony; Essence; Family Circle; Fitness; Glamour; Jet; Ladies' Home Journal; National Geographic; Parenting; Parents; People; Reader's Digest; Rosie; Self; Sports Illustrated; U.S. News and World Report; Woman's Day; Working Mother; Working Woman

Household Items
Soaps and cleansers, paper products, kitchenware

Child; Family Circle; Fitness; Essence; Ladies' Home Journal; Parenting; Parents; People; Rosie; Woman's Day; Working Mother

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Websites

Contemporary:

Adflip    http://www.adflip.com
Great searchable site of classic ads from the 1940s to the present day. Can search for a product or brand, or browse by category or decade.

University of Texas Advertising World    http://advertising.utexas.edu/world/Ads.html
Links to many advertising resources, including classic and contemporary ad archives, company sites, parody, and advertising theme sites. Several dead links.

Top 100 Ad Campaigns of the Century    http://www.emediaplan.com/admunch/Archives/Archives1.asp
The list of top campaigns provides only the product, slogan, agency and date for each, but this site includes several other advertising resources.

Public Service Announcements    http://www.adcouncil.org

Absolut Vodka Advertisement Archive    http://www.absolutad.org

Benetton Ads    http://www.benetton.com/wws/index.html

Calvin Klein Ads    http://dolphin.upenn.edu/~davidtoc/calvin.html
Arranged by model name.

Coca-Cola Television Advertisements    http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ccmphtml/colahome.html
From the American Memory Project at the Library of Congress.  Search or browse the archive; a media player is required to view the commercials.

Philip Morris Advertising Archive    http://www.pmadarchive.com
Searchable by product name or type, campaign, dates.  See "help" on the home page for search tips.

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Vintage:

Adflip    http://www.adflip.com
Goes back to 1940. Can search for a product or brand, or browse by category or decade.

Ad*Access    http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/adaccess
Advertisements from the J. Walter Thompson Company Collection of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising, and Marketing History in Duke University's Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library.  Search or browse by category.  See also the special Outdoor Advertising Archives, devoted to vintage billboards (http://scriptorium.lib.duke.edu/hartman/oa/outdoor.html).

Advertising Archives, Ltd.    http://www.advertisingarchives.co.uk
A U.K.-based dealer of vintage advertisements and magazine covers, with several images available through the website.  Not searchable.

Cigarette Ads    http://www.wclynx.com/burntofferings/index.html
Cigarette memorabilia, advertising, history.  Includes a special section on modern women in advertising (http://www.wclynx.com/burntofferings/adsmodernwomen.html).

Agencies:

Some advertising agencies include samples of their work on their websites.  The following have a small selection (not searchable):

Other agencies may also have websites.  To find out which agency has the account for your product, consult the Standard Directory of Advertisers (Birnbaum Ref. Reserve HF5805.S7).

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Books

The Best in Advertising    Birnbaum Stacks HF5801.B45 1984/85

A Celebration of Effective Advertising: 30 Years of Winning EFFIE Campaigns    Birnbaum Stacks HF5837.C4 1999

Encyclopedia of Major Marketing Campaigns    Birnbaum Ref. Reserve HF5837.E53 2000

U.S. Ad Review 10th Anniversary Book    Birnbaum Ref. Reserve HF5801.U79 2001

Videos

U.S. T.V. Ad Review: The Best American T.V. Commercials    Birnbaum Videos
Presents approximately 80 of the most noteworthy new commercials organized by category. Includes scripts and credit log (Birnbaum Ref. Reserve HF6146.T42 B45).

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