The Birth Of Sticky Notes

In 1974, when 3M engineer Arthur Fry attended the service, he used to clip a piece of paper as a sign in the songbook, but the piece of paper often fell off when turning the page. He thought if there was a kind of glue, "a bit It’s not too sticky, it can be pasted on a strip of paper, and it can be repeatedly peeled without breaking the paper, that’s not bad!” However, the post-it response was unsuccessful at first, and the marketing staff thought why not The post-it notes were sent to the secretaries of the top 100 companies for trial, and the results were quite enthusiastic. It also created a reputation for the success of the post-it notes. It is still the unbeaten star product of 3M and continues to evolve other star products such as non-marking hooks.

Let me talk about the story of the birth of Post-it notes. There is such a rumor within 3M: "The Post It Note may have been a God-sent, literally. "

In 1977, when Arthur Fry was singing poetry in the church choir, his bookmarks kept slipping, and he could not quickly find the correct number of pages in the book of poems. Therefore, he thought of making a collection of hymns that can be pasted repeatedly without falling off or being damaged. He noticed that his colleague Dr. Spencer Silver invented a special adhesive formula as early as 1968, which can be repeatedly applied without leaving any residue. So he used this kind of glue and applied it on the back of the note. The problem of his church hymn was solved perfectly! After continuous improvement, the magic sticky note was born.