Advertising

Sites in this category:

Commercial Breaks and Beats

Vast UK television advert music database which allows you to search by the company of the advertised product, song title, artist, campaign and year. Contains further information about the artists and offers links if the track is available for purchase.

Commercial Closet

A non-profit educational and journalism organization that works to improve 'societal perceptions of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people through better portrayals in the most powerful cultural medium of our time: mainstream advertising'. Holds archive of world-wide TV commercials that feature gay and gay-themed subjects. Searchable by portrayals (positive, negative, neutral, gay vague), themes and a keyword facility.

Pearl and Dean Cinema Advertising

Though Pearl and Dean are a commercial company, this website provide a wealth of information on the background of cinema advertising, the companies involved and the process from conception to presentation. Additional information covers cinema screens, audience profiles, revenue by sector and statistical details of the leading advertisers. Film information includes current top ten films and box office data, plus top ten figures for current year and from 1989 to date. Also offers search option on forthcoming films, links to research resources and a case studies section on different advertising campaigns. Impressive, multi-faceted site.

UK Television Adverts

Holds details of actors and actresses who appear in and provide voice-overs for British TV commercials. Details of music and soundtracks are included. Can search by artist or advert via alphabetical lists. Also provides links to other sites. Listings are extensive.

visit4info

Visit4info is a searchable database of cinema and television adverts which can be played or downloaded. More than 4000 can be accessed free of charge while more than 22000 titles are available to subscribers.