June 16, 2012
Marketing
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How advertising sells us a tradition
Prior to 20th century, engagement rings were strictly luxury items, rarely contained diamonds. The industry nosedived in 1870s after massive diamond deposits discovery in South Africa. But in 1939, the De Beers diamond company changed all of that by hiring N.W. Ayer & Son. It Introduced diamond engagement ring and quietly spread the trend through fashion […]