Branding has been around ever since people started trading goods. Goods were branded with the name of the producer in order to give it a sense of ownership and identity
In Babylon, traders barked out the various features of the products in public places to attract customers.
In ancient Egypt, details of products were written in papyrus and were posted in public places.
3000 years ago in china under the Western Zhou Dynasty, trade fairs were help where traders announced their goods.