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First newspaper of the world
El primer periódico del mundo, Relation aller Fürnemmen und gedenckwürdigen
Historien (Relación de todas las intersecciones e historias memorables), fue
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First direct mail campaign
Sears was the first company to focus more on direct advertising when they launched their first direct mail
campaign. The company posted more than eight thousand postcards that generated two thousand
new orders. This encouraged other organizations to allocate more advertising budgets. -
First radio advertising
Radio advertising was launched and was a big hit, allowing
businesses to convey their unique selling propositions directly to consumers.
Advertisers started paying radio stations to broadcast advertisements to their
listening audience. -
First television commercial airing
Radio ads were then followed by TV advertising, with the first television commercial airing. Bulova
Watch Company aired the first TV commercial, which was ten seconds long and seen by 4,000 people in New
York. -
First online display ad
The first online display ad was created when advertisers created a banner ad to drive customers to
website landing pages. Although brands faced numerous challenges initially, the launch of web services provider Yahoo paved an easier path for all the advertisers. Yahoo pioneered the pay-per-click ads model to attract advertisers. Pay-per-click ads helped advertisers effectively invest their budget because they only pay when viewers clicked on the ad. -
First mobile ad
The first mobile ad was introduced to consumers in early 2000. Mobile ads are advertisements of a unique shape, size, and format exclusively tailored for mobile devices. These ads reached out to customers via short message service (SMS) and redirected them to the brand's website. This encouraged brands to come up with strategies that supported mobile marketing. -
YouTube introduces video ads
Google acquired
YouTube, introducing video ads to businesses. Now, YouTube has one of the highest viewer rates. -
Facebook introduce de ads
Facebook penetrated the ad market with more than 2.2 billion users. Social media marketing came into existence, motivating other social destinations like Orkut and Twitter to adopt and adapt. -
Instagram introduces ads
Facebook bought Instagram and Instagram ads were launched.