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Advertising
Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Most commonly, the desired result is to drive consumer behavior with respect to a commercial offering, although political and ideological advertising is also common...
Timeline of Events
1886
5.29.1886
Chemist John Pemberton places his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, the ad appearing in the ''Atlanta Journal''.
1915
1.19.1915
Georges Claude patents the neon discharge tube for use in advertising.
1971
1.1.1971
Cigarette advertisements are banned on American television.
2002
11.7.2002
Iran bans advertising of United States products.