Editing Ford Model T (section)

==Advertising and marketing==
Ford created a massive publicity machine in Detroit to ensure every newspaper carried stories and advertisements about the new product. Promotion began well in advance for the introduction of the Model&nbsp;T, with advertisements appearing in newspapers in January 1908.<ref>{{cite newspaper |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-tribune/61224206/ |newspaper=The Minneapolis Tribune |date=January 8, 1908 |page=9 |title=Ford Automobiles}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Ford Cars |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/passaic-daily-news-ford-cars-ad-includin/170747857/ |newspaper=Passaic Daily News |date=January 24, 1908 |page=9}}</ref> Ford's network of local dealers made the car ubiquitous in virtually every city in North America. A large part of the success of Ford's Model&nbsp;T stems from the innovative strategy which introduced a large network of sales hubs making it easy to purchase the car.<ref name=":0">{{Cite journal|last=Folkmann|first=Mads Nygaard|year=2011|title=Encoding Symbolism: Immateriality and Possibility in Design|journal=Design and Culture|volume=3|issue=1|pages=51–74|doi=10.2752/175470810X12863771378752|s2cid=144223359}}</ref> As independent dealers, the franchisees grew rich and publicized not just the Ford but the very concept of automobiling; local motor clubs sprang up to help new drivers and to explore the countryside. Ford was always eager to sell to farmers, who looked on the vehicle as a commercial device to help their business. Sales skyrocketed&nbsp;– several years posted around 100 percent gains on the previous year.