adland
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of adland
C20: from ad ( vertising ) + land
Example Sentences
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The same is true in adland, says Golding.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2017
Bushman’s study may be bad news for some in adland, but it’s great news for the online media outlets reporting it.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 23, 2015
And maybe SC&P could hack their way through adland with a hired gun like Lou for a bit longer, but even Jim Cutler knows it's not the same as having the real thing.
From The Guardian ● May 28, 2014
Parker took to Hollywood like a duck to water – "they embraced us, and we embraced them" – along with his other adland compadres, Ridley and Tony Scott, and Adrian "Flashdance" Lyne.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 24, 2013
For Sutherland it demonstrates that sometimes people in "adland" get out of touch from their fellow countrymen.
From BBC ● May 12, 2011
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