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Brands & Products Research

http://fitnyc.libguides.com/brands

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Suggestions for

  • finding current and historical ads on brands and products
  • determining how much companies spend to advertise their brands and products
  • researching brand and product demographics--who buys/uses your product or service?
  • seeing what strategies companies use in their branding process

Finding ads

The following websites have a selection of historic advertisements. Read their descriptions for more detail and search suggestions. 

Log in with your FIT credentials to access the following databases which have scanned issues of magazines and newspapers - including advertisements. 

Browsing magazines is another great way to find advertisements. Check the research guide below for a list of magazines that we have here in the library.

Browsing magazines is a great way to find advertisements. The library subscribes to over 400 titles and they are located on the 4th floor. Check the research guide below to see a list of titles or browse by subject. 

Log in with your FIT credentials to access the following databases which have scanned issues of magazines and newspapers - including advertisements.

These websites have a selection of current advertisements. 

Advertising Expenditures

Find out how companies choose to spend their advertising dollars, on which media and for which brands.

Researching Campaigns and Agencies

Agency Directories

Campaign Directories

Branding

Have a question or comment about these guides? Contact: libraryreference@fitnyc.edu