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Raleigh Register

Location

Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America

Date

Mar 24, 1954

Page

8

Wad Ye Deny Print A Soft Sell Case For Newspapers

A 1960s style talk argues newspapers remain the best advertising medium despite TV and radio. It contrasts hard sell versus soft sell, praising readable ads, honesty, humor, and the power of the daily paper to drive traffic and sales with clear, entity-rich examples and industry references.

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Bernice Fitz-Gibbon Ad Leader in New York History

Bernice Fitz-Gibbon, renowned advertising director of Gimbels from 1940 to April 1954, launched her own advertising and merchandising consulting service in New York. She previously built reputations at Macy's, Wanamaker's, and Marshall Field, originator of famed slogans and a January 1954 convention address to the National Retail Dry Goods Association.

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