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The first adman : Thomas Bish and the birth of modern advertising by Gary Hicks; Simon Groves is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
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The First Adman reveals the untold story of how modern advertising was pioneered 200 years ago by the entrepreneur, self-publicist and dodgy Member of Parliament, Thomas Bish. Royalty and politicians courted this early media star and society figure, who was one of the best-known men in the land and allegedly more famous than the prime minister himself. Drawing on previously inaccessible contemporary sources, Gary Hicks resurrects the Bish brand, as famous in its day as Coca-Cola is today, and ex
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Gary Hicks; Simon Groves
- Publisher
- Brighton: Victorian Secrets
- Published
- 2012
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781906469399
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Memoir, Science, Public Relations
- Rating
- 3.14 / 5 (6 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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