by TrialPay
December 11, 2008
Advertising
While food shopping the other day, I came across an entire display full of restaurant gift cards—Applebee’s, McDonald’s, Red Lobster, Olive Garden, etc.—for sale at, of all places, a grocery store. Last I checked, grocery stores are the antithesis of the restaurant industry. And here was a grocery store promoting dining establishments—essentially the only businesses [...]
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by Lisa Contoyannis
October 23, 2008
Branding
When software companies launch new products, they often undergo the painful task of offering discounts in order to generate consumer interest—which risks the chance of instant brand degradation. But a few years ago, when I handled e-commerce sales for a small software company, I offered a purchase incentive that allowed several top software companies to [...]
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