Before the television was invented most products on grocery store shelves were generic products. You had “soap”, “toothpaste” and “cooking oil”… not too many name brand products. And once the television was invented advertisers were slow to jump on board. Radio advertising worked for some brands but not for others. A few pioneering advertisers decided to try running commercials on television. These commercials exploded the success of their brands. Brands promoted on television quickly became household names and outsold all their competitors. Ever since television ...



