How Could Marconi be the Inventor of Digital Marketing?
Digital marketing is often equated with social media, SEO and Google AdWords. However, it is only part of internet marketing. Online marketing encompasses a lot more than that. When you advertise, market and promote products and services by using digital electronic devices, it is said to be exactly what web marketing constitutes. While internet marketing is a relatively new term, it’s origin dates back to 100s of years, specifically the 1890s. It can all be traced back to 1895, when Italian engineer, aristocrat and inventor Guglielmo Marconi transmitted wireless radio signals across a long distance. By 1896, his invention of the radio was well known. In 1899, Marconi demonstrated the first wireless transmission through a radio to England. So, what has this got to do with digital marketers in the modern age, tapping social media and online channels? Everything, according to the marketing experts who hold Marconi to be the father of online marketing. Here’s how it works out. ...