Physics is usually not the first word that comes to mind when one thinks about marketing. In fact, most marketers and physicists tend to run in very separate circles. However, these seemingly disparate worlds may have more in common than they might realise. Allow me to explain.
The year was 1905. The place, Bern, Switzerland. The then little-known clerk at the patent office, Albert Einstein, was among the many leading scientific thinkers at the time vying to prove their branch of science held the key to explaining the “thing” that helps connect the universe. Competition was fierce. Arguments were strong. Until Einstein released the now-famous...