History of Advertising Trust Archive, The (UK)

The HAT Archive contains some two million items of advertising, marketing, media, public relations and related material, together with a supporting library of books and periodicals. The oldest material is the archive of R.F. White (c.1800), the UK's first ad agency; the newest is last month's TV commercials.

John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History, Duke University (USA)

This is one of the USA's pre-eminent resources for the study of sales, advertising, and marketing. The Center's mission is to promote understanding of the immense cultural impact of these fields by:

  • expanding its vast collection of textual and multimedia resources and

  • increasing the use of these materials by students, scholars, and businesses from around the world.

Logo database (RU)

Amazing collection of thousands of logos.

Marketing Information Net Directory - MIND (UK)

Covers advertisers, advertising agencies, global brands, marketing and media news across 60 countries.

MediaTel (UK)

The UK's largest media intelligence database.

Media Village (UK)

A 'net community' populated by leading media organisations and industry bodies including the IPA, the PPA, TDI, NRS, BMRB, Euroquest MRB, NABS and RAB.

Print Archives, The (UK)

Provides copies or originals of print ads. No website. Telephone 44-(0)-1753-858668 (Windsor).

Radio Advertising Bureau (UK)

Trade marketing department for the whole commercial radio industry in the UK. Has huge archive of radio commercials.

Retromercials (USA)

Now you can be reunited with those Classic TV commercials you know and love! They're called Retromercials. They're a certified blast from the past! You can read all about them here. Be sure to check out the pictures and sounds. Take a break from work! Come back often for a message from your sponsors!

The Source Maythenyi (USA)

Maintains an extensive database that keeps track of all the TV commercials in the US, specializing in their production credits and content.

Superbowl-Ads (USA)

All the news about the advertising on the most important media buy of the year. You can screen last year's commercials right there on the site. Super Bowl XXXIV airs on the US ABC Television Network on Sunday, January 30, 2000.