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Guerrilla Marketing: Growth Hacking Your Startup

ReadWriteStart

Another really great example of this tactic was in 2002 when Sony hired actors to walk around cities and ask strangers to take selfies with them. Once we started looking around for advertisement opportunities we quickly realized the timeliness of a show, airing in Canada for the first time (remember Zepeel is launched in Toronto).

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6 Guerrilla Marketing Tactics For New Businesses

YoungUpstarts

Also known as stealth marketing, this clever tactic advertises a product in such a sneaky manner that people aren’t even aware that they’re being subjected to advertising. One of the most memorable campaigns was launched by Sony Ericsson back in 2002 in the early days of cell phones with a digital camera. Undercover marketing.

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5 great viral marketing campaigns (and what small businesses can learn from them!)

crowdSPRING Blog

OK Go is an indy rock band formed in 2002, with three albums released since their inception. How a small business used a guerilla tactic to build buzz and drive traffic. Most important lesson: hire a 6-foot tall chicken to promote your brand. OK Go, or how to use exercise equipment for visibility and profit. Patience, Grasshopper.

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