Advertising

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Agencies

Abbott Mead Vickers: BBDO: Creative agency behind Guinness "Surfer" TV ad.
Bartle Bogle Hegarty: London based agency with a very creative reputation who have had the Levis and Lynx accounts for a long time.
Duckworth Finn Grubb Waters: London agency behind BBC campaigns.
Howell Henry Chaldecott Lury: Mold-breaking agency behind "Pot Noodle" and "Tango" campaigns.
J. Walter Thompson: International agency with Shell, Unilever, Ford, Vodafone, Kellogg's and Kraft.
McCann Erickson: Large agency with Coca-Cola and Mastercard.
M&C Saatchi: Agency currently run by Maurice and Charles Saatchi.
Ogilvy & Mather: Global agency with major brands IBM, Motorola, Miller, Mattel, Nestlé and American Express.
St. Luke's: Agency with radical working methods and BT as a client.

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D&AD: Representative organisation for the best of both design and advertising. Organises annual competitions for students and professionals the results of which are published in the famous D&AD Annual.
Institute of Practitioners in Advertising: Professional body for advertisers.
International Advertising Association

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Brand Republic: Online news from the publishers of advertising magazine "Campaign".
AdLand ad-rag: "Commercials, Culture, Advertising Buzz and QuickTime Galore. This is AdLand, a commercial-laden delirium of heaven and hell for advertising addicts 'round the world." A kind of advertising blog with (small) subscription for viewing of, mainly U.S., commercials.
mediauk: Media directory, discussions and schedules for UK TV, Radio, Newspapers and Magazines. Very good for daily media news.
Shots: Expensive but very high quality monthly magazine and DVD showcasing best of worldwide advertising, creative marketing and branding.
visit 4 info: Up to date UK TV advertising which you can download to view.

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The Henley Centre: Well respected heavy-duty research and marketing consultancy.
MediaTel: MediaTel is the UK's largest single-source of media intelligence: the essential planning and research tool for all media professionals.
World Advertising Research Center: "WARC is the leading supplier of information, knowledge, insight and data to the global marketing, advertising, media and research communities."

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The History of Advertising Trust: Organisation which attempts to preserve collections of advertising materials. Good online galleries.
The Traces of Advertising Giants: Short biographies of many leading (mainly U.S.) ad men and women.
WPP: International parent company for huge number of Ad agencies, Marketing and Design companies.