Advertising is dated back to the Christian Era. One of the first known methods of advertising was outdoor signs, they would be painted on the wall of a building and were usually very eye catching. Archaeologists have found signs in the ruins of ancient Rome and Pompeii which advertised travelers to go to a tavern situated in another town. In about the 1440's there was an invention of a movable-type of advertising which was a …showed first 75 words of 510 total…

…showed last 75 words of 510 total…the advertising industry to use better techniques of selling because they had to use visual and voice. Since VCR's have been invented Advertisers have been under threat because some viewers edit out the commercials when recording the program or they fast forward them. In all advertising has advanced a lot in the past and I believe that it will keep on getting more and more advanced with the needs of society. Bibliography- Encarta '96 Encyclopedia