To make someone or something well-known or famous.
This idiom often refers to an action or event that brings significant recognition, visibility, or attention.
🧠 Example Sentences
The viral campaign really put the brand on the map.
Their first big client put the small agency on the map.
Winning that marketing award put the team on the map in the industry.
🏛️ Origin
Originally, “putting something on the map” referred to a town or city becoming prominent enough to appear on geographical maps. Over time, it came to mean making anything, such as a business, idea, or person—widely recognised or famous.
📝 Practice Exercises
1. Fill in the blank:
The influencer’s video __________ the product on the map almost overnight.
Answer
put
2. Choose the correct meaning of “put on the map”:
A) To relocate something B) To hide from public view C) To make something widely known or recognized
Answer
C) To make something widely known or recognized
3. Rewrite the sentence using the idiom:
“Their product launch made them famous in the industry.” → Change the sentence using: put on the map
Answer
Their product launch put them on the map in the industry.
Advertising and Marketing English Vocabulary: Promote Ideas with Confidence: Beginner / Intermediate / Advanced
Marketing is all about communication. This Advertising and Marketing English Vocabulary list gives you the key words and phrases you need to talk about campaigns, strategy, and promotion like a professional.
You’ll find 60 useful Business English words and expressions, divided into Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced levels. Use them to describe products, plan marketing strategies, and discuss results confidently in meetings or presentations.
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