For those who think that internet memes are the creation of Millennials, you would be mistaken. The word and concept of the meme was created in 1976 by a man named Richard Dawkins. Companies have been using forms of memes in their marketing strategies for a long time. From Wendy’s “Where’s the beef?” campaign to Alka-Seltzer’s “I can’t believe I ate the whole thing”, marketers have used humor and repetition to deliver their message. Harvard Business Review points out that these characters were well known and loved. However, many didn’t recognize memes until the eruption of the internet memes such as grumpy cat, the world’s most interesting man, and success kid. Today, memes are racing around the web, especially on social media sites and are some of the most widely recognized posts.
