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Mad Men Mondays: Duke's Hartman Center Explores Episode 7

Laura Candler and Jacqueline Wachholz — Mon, 13 May 2013 18:50:19 +0000

This is a weekly column written by the Hartman Center, part of Duke University's Rubenstein Library that studies advertising history. Each Monday they dig through their archive to find ads for items referenced in the latest Mad Men episode. Here is this week's column (originally posted on their blog) written by Jacqueline Wachholz and the Hartman Center.

Mad Men Mondays: The Hartman Center Tackles Episode 6

Laura Candler and Jacqueline Wachholz — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:09:49 +0000

Starting today, WUNC will begin publishing the latest "Mad Men Monday" column written by the Hartman Center. A part of Duke University's Rubenstein Library, the Hartman Center studies advertising history, and each Monday they dig through their archive to find ads for items referenced in the latest Mad Men episode. Here is this week's column, written by Jacqueline Wachholz and the Hartman Center (originally posted here):

Duke's Hartman Center Uses 'Mad Men' To Explore Ad History

Laura Candler — Sat, 04 May 2013 09:00:00 +0000

An Arcade Game That Dispenses…Beer!

Laura Candler — Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:30:00 +0000

Arcade games have long been a popular bar distraction, but Durham-based ad agency McKinney has recently taken coin-operated entertainment to a new level. Instead of inserting quarters and playing for points, two players can now insert their beer cups and battle each other for a drink. They call it the Beercade.

Chapel Hill Council Suspends Religious/Political Bus Ads

Gurnal Scott — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 10:00:00 +0000

Chapel Hill town officials have suspended the policy that determines which advertisements are placed on transit buses.

Chapel Hill Examining Bus Ad From Pro-Israel Group

Gurnal Scott — Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:00:00 +0000

Chapel Hill could decide soon whether to allow a pro-Israel group's ads to appear on town buses.

The American Freedom Defense Initiative's message says in part, "In Any War Between the Civilized Man and the Savage, Support the Civilized Man.” Assistant Transit Director Brian Litchfield says the town is reviewing it.

Brian Litchfield: "Our hope is to communicate with AFDI sometime this week regarding any thoughts that staff might have."

Deceptive Advertising

Alex Granados and Frank Stasio — Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:00:00 +0000

A recent study at North Carolina State University highlights how deceptive advertising affects the brains of consumers. This could have implications for aging and injured brains and how they are able to vet advertising for falsehoods. Host Frank Stasio talks about the study with Stacy Wood, Langdon Distinguished Professor of Marketing at N.C. State University’s Poole College of Management.

This program originally aired on June 20, 2012. For a link to the audio, click here.

Deceptive Advertising

Alex Granados and Frank Stasio — Wed, 20 Jun 2012 14:12:00 +0000