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World War Brands: World War II and the Rise of the Modern American Brand

World War Brands: World War II and the Rise of the Modern American Brand

This book explores how brand advertisers leveraged World War II and how the post-war economy birthed the modern brand.

2021

Barry Silverstein

Barry Silverstein

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Day in History

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2d ago

Jane Goodall Arrives in Tanzania

Begins historic study of chimpanzees July 14

Full color candid photo of Jane Goodall speaking at a podium and facing to the right. On the podium sit two stuffed animals.

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The Album Cafe

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2d ago

A Radical Departure for the ‘60s

How the 1968 album, “Blood, Sweat & Tears,” influenced me

A Radical Departure for the ‘60s

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Big List Energy

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4d ago

7 Phrases I Learned from the Secret Language Spoken by My Mother

She thought I wasn’t listening

Black-and-white closeup photo of a finger being held across a person’s lips as if to say “Shhhh.”

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Day in History

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6d ago

U.S. Launches Telstar

World’s first active communications satellite launched

Color photo against black background of Telstar satellite

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PubBeat

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Jul 9

Six Sixties Songs that Celebrate Places

Tunes from a generation that defined “trip” differently

Six Sixties Songs that Celebrate Places

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Day in History

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Jul 8

First Smallpox Vaccination in the U.S.

Dr. Benjamin Waterhouse inoculates his son Daniel

Close-up photo of three components of a smallpox vaccination kit with the vial of vaccine in the foreground on a blue background

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Day in History

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Jun 25

Anne Frank’s Diary is First Published

Personal journal of young girl becomes international bestseller

An open book with handwriting and a photo of Anne Frank sits in glass display case on a red platform.

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Rock On

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Jun 24

Clive the Great

Rock and R&B owe a great debt to Clive Davis

Clive the Great

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Big List Energy

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Jun 22

11 Songs from the 1960s that I Loved to Hate

These belong on my “worst hits” list

Photo of man throwing up in toilet.

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Big List Energy

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Jun 17

Lessons I Learned from Watching These 7 TV Westerns as a Kid

Some good, some bad

Black-and-white photo of the Lone Ranger, a man wearing a mask covering his eyes and a cowboy hat, sitting on a white horse (left) and Tonto, a Native American, sitting on a multi-color horse (right) set against a rugged background.

Barry Silverstein

Barry Silverstein

1.92K followers

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Author and retired marketing pro writing about music, film, pop culture, brands, history and more. Check out my Medium Lists for a wide variety of stories!

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