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Today, the company not only advertises in traditional mediums such as newspaper, radio, and television, but also distributes direct mail, places online ads, and participates in various media such as MySpace, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube.
The term originates from research by Rex Briggs in 1997, when he was conducting exposed/control experiments with online advertising for Ford Fiesta in the UK.