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Advertisement Resources: Television Commercials

AdvertisingAve.com: This impressive Website offers a rich archive of recent television commercials, with no charge. http://www.advertisementave.com/

Altoids ad gallery. This Website offers an archive of Altoid’s unique ad campaign. http://www.altoids.com/index.aspx?area=ads

Apple Ad Campaigns. This Website contains video files of several of Apple’s television commercials, from 1997 to more recent years. http://www.uriah.com/apple-qt/

Apple Computer's 1984 superbowl ad: This link takes you to an article about Apple’s ground-breaking 1984 Macintosh ad, as well as a hotlink to the commercial itself. http://www.uiowa.edu/%7Ecommstud/adclass/1984_mac_ad.html

Apple’s I-Pods TV Ads. This page from the official Apple Website links to two television commercials that combine image and sound to market I-Pods. http://www.apple.com/ipod/ads/

Apple’s Switch Campaign - Television. This archive contains video files of Apple’s now discontinued “switch” TV commercials. http://www.esm.psu.edu/Faculty/Gray/switch-ads.html

Budweiser Superbowl Ad. This ad, aired originally during the 2002 Superbowl, prompted both praise and criticism for its use of patriotism. Find the ad through the “Budweiser: New York” link, midway down the left menu. http://www.ifilm.com/?sctn=collections&pg=superbowl2002

CNN.com All Politics: This site accesses an archive of political television ads, from a range of presidencies – from Eisenhower through Reagan. http://www.cnn.com

Commercial Closet: This site houses ads featuring gay themes; you can find the majority of the commercials under the “Portrayals” link, grouped according to ratings that range from negative, to positive, neutral, and “vague”. http://www.commercialcloset.org/cgi-bin/iowa/index.html

Detroit Project Television Commercials: Spearheaded by Ariana Huffington, the Detroit Project’s primary focus was moving toward alternative fuel vehicles to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign oil sources. Here view the classic TV commercials developed by this campaign. http://www.detroitproject.com/ads/default.htm

Got Milk TV Ads. This site hosts a small selection of TV spots created by the “Got Milk?” campaign. http://www.gotmilk.com/fun/ads.html

Library of Congress: Coca Cola Television Ad archive. This site is designed to not only provide access to many of Coca Cola’s television ads, but also to provide insight into “the historical development of television advertising for a major commercial product.” http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ccmphtml/

The Living Room Candidate. Sponsored by the American Museum of the Moving Image, this site offers you access to a collection entitled The History of Presidential Campaign Commercials, which includes commercials from the 2000 Presidential election. http://www.ammi.org/livingroomcandidate/index_2000.html

Macboy Real Dudes. In this parody of an Apple Switch commercial, on-line animator Macboy uses Gateway’s former spokesperson “Steve” to argue for switching from PCs to Apple. See also the Bill Gates and Big Brother switch parodies linked through the same site. http://www.macboy.com/cartoons/switch/dude/

Office of National Drug Control Policy Ad Gallery. This link to the media homepage for the National Youth Anti-Drug Media campaign, featuring ads for television, radio, print, and the Internet. http://mediacampaign.org/mg/

Superbowl Commercials. Ifilm offers a complete archive of Superbowl Commercials from 2002 to the present. Browsing the ifilm site, you can also access music videos, movie trailers, and a range of other commercials through the “Special Features” site. http://www.ifilm.com/?sctn=collections&pg=superbowl2004&htv=12

Tobacco.org Ads: An impressive archive of cigarette advertising that spans decades and companies, this Website opens with a helpful search engine so you can customize your searchs. http://www.tobacco.org/ads/

Truth Ads. This well-designed and frequently updated site hosts anti-smoking advertisements. Be sure to look at its archive or back issues to view past campaigns. http://www.thetruth.com/

US TV Ads. For a small fee, this Website allows you access to “America’s oldest and largest library of TV Commercials,” with spots dating back to the 1970s. http://www.usatvads.com/




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