{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61d4ae405ad158001379010e/63010388021712001409076c?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Marketing Pioneers ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61d4ae405ad158001379010e/1641486838784-25bd39d8c464296b7e5df0f155e93933.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In this episode, we look at the&nbsp;<em>Marketing Pioneers</em>&nbsp;who created products that created industries. We talk about the first company to link diamond rings to engagements, how alcohol inspired the very first travel agent, how a brainstorm while ice-fishing ignited a $97 billion dollar industry, how a traveling salesman and his date led to the first car rental, and how an embarrassing moment in a restaurant revolutionized the way we shop. Each pioneer was a visionary, each overcame almost insurmountable obstacles, and all of them changed our lives forever.</p>","author_name":"Apostrophe Podcast Network"}