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Marketing Begins At Home

Social Media and Public Relations Ideas and Insights From David Parmet

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pants on fire

Started by David Parmet · 6 months ago

Last weekend I was at the mall with my daughters, scarfing down pizza at Sbarro’s (which proudly states on it’s website that it’s the world’s largest mall restaurant chain).
Not that I’m a regular at Sbarro’s but I noti ... Continue reading »

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Dave Hamilton
3 years ago

Obviously you haven't been watching enough Spinal Tap lately, which clearly states, "It's such a fine line between stupid and clever." What ever gave you another idea?

(Sorry... couldn't resist!)

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Jeremy Pepper
3 years ago

What's the local restaurant?

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David
3 years ago

Dave - everyone's a critc....

Jeremy - Irish bar in Stamford - there's an identical one in Las Vegas. When I asked the waitress at the one in Stamford if there is any 'relationship' she got very quiet and whispered to me that they aren't supposed to admit that they are a chain. Yet all the locations are listed on their web site.

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Elisa Pinigis
3 years ago

There's a segment of the population that is willing to view marketing as acceptable fantasy. It's a leap of reality, like going to the movies. False marketing creates meaning, excitement, connectivity, etc., to the life experience of some individuals. Witness Bubba Gump products - a double indirection of reality. It's still on supermarket shelves, so someone's buying it - literally and figuratively.

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