For basic background information, advertisement collections, and links to other related resources, check out these reference sources:
- Adforum
An audiovisual library of more than 120,000 U.S. and international advertisements (1999-present), including Television, Digital, Print, Radio, and more. Content originates from over 20,000 advertising agencies, each providing critical information, such as Title, Agency, Advertiser, Brand, Taglines, and full credits.
- AdSpender
An online database that tracks millions of brands across 18 media and ranks top spenders by industry, parent, brand, etc.
- SRDS Media Solutions
A media planning resource leading to online directories for television and radio broadcasting, digital media, print newspapers and magazines, place-based and outdoor media. In addition to local market profiles and a tool called local market audience analyst, SRDS covers websites, programmatic media planning and digital networks & technology.
- WARC
“World Advertising Research Center” contains best practice case studies covering advertising, marketing communications and branding. WARC helps identify effective advertising practices, industry trends, and is a gateway to its own publications (e.g. Admap, International Journal of Advertising) and to videos from advertising campaigns.