This article examines how marketing thought and practice from 1900 to 1929 were affected by the ideas and language of engineering. Content-analysis data revealed a significant use of engineering metaphors in both marketing texts and advertisements of the period, suggesting a strong connection between the prevalent societal valuation of engineering activities and the evolution of marketing activities.
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