Tag: marketing history
What Do Marketers Carry in Their Briefcase Today?
Explore what marketers carried in their briefcases in 2025, 2000, and 1975. Discover how marketing tools evolved from slide projectors to AI-powered apps.
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Marketing Buzzwords Through the Decades: From Yuppies to AI
Standing in the queue at my local Waitrose the other day, I overheard two marketing types discussing their “digital transformation journey” whilst optimising their “synergies” to create “disruptive innovation”. I had to smile. Here we were in 2025, and the corporate world was still churning out buzzwords like a factory in full swing. It made…
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24 September: Two Marketing Milestones That Changed History
Discover two pivotal marketing events from 24 September: Honda’s founding in 1948 and the 1869 Black Friday gold panic that shaped business history.
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Word of Mouth Marketing: Ancient Roots, Modern Reach
Word of mouth is frequently hailed as if it were some sort of newly created marketing concept. In reality, it is one of the oldest marketing and communication approaches. Town criers and wandering minstrels would share news and stories in medieval times, from around the 11th to 15th centuries[1][2]. Word of Mouth is not a…
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The Earliest Known Sales Promotion in the UK
The earliest known sales promotion in the UK can be traced back to 1477, when William Caxton created what is considered the first printed advertisement in the English language[1][2][3]. This groundbreaking piece of marketing history involved Caxton promoting his publication of the “Sarum Ordinal” (also known as the “Pyes of Salisbury”), which was a handbook…
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The Mad Men Era: How 1960s Advertising Revolutionised Modern Marketing
The 1960s was a decade of profound change, and nowhere was this more evident than in the world of advertising. As a marketing enthusiast, I’ve always been fascinated by this era, often referred to as the “Golden Age of Advertising.” It was a time when creativity flourished, and the industry underwent a seismic shift that…
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