Marketing Genius Unleashed

We tend to take it for granted, and find it hard to imagine a world without, butbrandingon a broad scale is an invention of the nineteenth century. And the grand curse and creation of the Americas. Ivory soap was one of the first: Procter and Gamble launched its campaign to market a “99.44 percent p...

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Published inGolden Holocaust p. 56
Main Author Robert N. Proctor
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published University of California Press 29.01.2012
Edition1
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Summary:We tend to take it for granted, and find it hard to imagine a world without, butbrandingon a broad scale is an invention of the nineteenth century. And the grand curse and creation of the Americas. Ivory soap was one of the first: Procter and Gamble launched its campaign to market a “99.44 percent pure” mix of lye and fat in 1882, by which time there were only a few other branded consumer products sold nationwide. Americans in different parts of the country could buy Uneeda Biscuits, Paine’s Vegetable Compound, Royal Baking Powder, and the like, but widely
ISBN:0520270169
9780520270169