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Albert Davis Lasker (May 1, 1880 – May 30, 1952) was an American businessman who played a major role in shaping modern advertising. He was raised in Galveston, Texas , where his father was the president of several banks.
May 25, 2024 · Albert Lasker (born May 1, 1880, Freiburg, Ger.—died May 30, 1952, New York, N.Y., U.S.) was an American advertising executive and philanthropist who is credited with being the founder of modern advertising because he insisted that advertising copy actively sell rather than simply inform.
May 21, 2018 · Albert Lasker (1880-1952) was a prominent advertising executive during the first half of the 20th century. During his 40-year tenure with the Chicago-based Lord and Thomas, Lasker built the company into the largest advertising agency in the United States.
Albert D. Lasker. Lord and Thomas. 1912–1942. Industry: Services. Era: 1910. Lasker was a pioneer of hard-hitting advertising. He directed campaigns for such products as Palmolive Soap, Quaker Oats, and Pepsodent Toothpaste (he helped to found the latter company and was one of its directors for many years).
Dec 1, 2010 · A new biography convincingly nominates Lasker as the “father of modern advertising,” noted for creating brilliant ad campaigns selling everything from Kotex — an unknown product whose function could not be discussed — to a president, Warren G. Harding.
Albert D. Lasker was one of the greatest advertising executives of the twentieth century. He was born in Galveston, Texas, in 1880.
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