The History of Advertising

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: Including online ads, it is estimated we see .... od ads per day.

• hundreds

• thousands

• millions

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: Egyptian stone tablets may be considered a type of advertising because they ....

• sold things from time to time

• communicate messages

• were a new medium

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: The first magazine was ...

• a magazine for hairstylists

• published in 1631

• started in England

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: With direct marketing, advertising took the form of ....

• recommending products in articles

• sending postcards and catalogs

• speaking to people individually

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: Billboards were useful to ...

• advertise gas

• promote radio ads

• introduce television to the world

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: The invention of television ... the most effective form of advertising.

• provided advertisers with

• created infomercials as

• entertained viewers with

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: The infomercial was created ...

• in the 90s

• 30 years after the first television commercial

• when cell phones became popular

COMPLETE THE SENTENCE: A possible future advertising medium mentioned is ...

• dream commercials

• infomercials on the moon

• ads on glasses

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION: This got a lot cheaper over time.

• Newspaper

• Mail

• Television

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION: This is one of the most effective forms of advertising.

• Newspaper

• Mail

• Television