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Neuromarketing Ethics: How Far Is Too Far?

ConversionXL

Decades later, in 2002, Dutch marketing professor Ale Smidts coined the term “neuromarketing.” At a tactical level, companies can improve their customer segmentation and personalize marketing and sales experiences. Advertisers could take advantage of their lack of self-control. This post contains video, click to play].

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Ninja Moves from a Secret Marketing Entrepreneur

The Startup Magazine

1) Don’t Assume Advertising Creates Growth. Let’s break these three key concepts down: Don’t Assume Advertising Creates Growth. Industry experts have said for the last 15 years that advertising was dead. Yet, companies are STILL spending money on advertisements that try to induce buyers into making a purchase. Guess what?

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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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Marketing and Growth Lessons for Uncertain Times

ConversionXL

In 2002, McKinsey published a study of 1,000 U.S. Although the company created an incentive plan to boost sales, its sales growth fell from 19% before the recession to 8% after—five percentage points below Staples’ postrecession sales growth rate. What the big studies have shown. Premium-brand market leaders [.]

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Will Work for Equity - Investing in Clients - Arizona Bay

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Sales & Marketing | Wednesdays. SALES & MARKETING. Advertising. In 2002, he stepped gingerly into the work-for-equity arena, with a modest investment in one start-up. Email Address: ); ADVERTISEMENT. FROM OUR PARTNERS. ); ); ); ADVERTISEMENT. The Goods: Your Business Toolbox | Thursdays. Finance | Tuesdays.

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Cake Over Heels – In Love With Baking

YoungUpstarts

But it was in Sydney that his baking skills came to the fore – he started baking out of boredom in 2002 for a friend’s birthday party, and when the cake received rave reviews he became de-facto baker for gatherings. “Advertising is also about design. His years spend in design paid off for him, in a way.

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Stitch Fix: Reinventing Retail Through Personalization

abovethecrowd.com

A new pricing or packaging model does not by itself represent a meaningful core differentiation, and the rising abundance of “subscription” or “flash sales” companies heightened our concern with regard to barriers to entry. Also, many of these companies were built with heavy doses of advertising spend, a clear red-flag in our book.