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- History
- 18th-19th century: Newspaper Advertising
- Late 19th century: Modern Advertising
- 20th century onwards
- Radio from the 1920s
- Commercial television in the 1950s
- Cable television from the 1980s
- Internet from the 1990s
- Classification
- Traditional media
- New media
- Crowdsourcing
- Globalization
- Purposes
- Brand awareness
- Customer retention
- Lead generation
- Sales promotions
- Theory
- Hierarchy-of-effects models
- Marketing mix
- Research
- Semiotics
- Criticisms
- Regulation
- Gender interpretation and portrayal
- "Fathers" of advertising
- Influential thinkers in advertising theory and practice
- See also
- References
- Further reading
- History
- External links
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Advertising is the practice and techniques employed to bring attention to a product or service. Advertising aims to present a product or service in terms of utility, advantages, and qualities of interest to consumers. It is typically used to promote a specific good or service, but there is a wide range of uses, a traditional form being commercial advertisement.