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The marketing of fear
Seth Godin's Blog, June 11, 2008
Fear is a powerful driver of decisions. The challenge of marketing with fear isn't efficacy. Of course fear marketing works. The challenge is ethics and brand. You can do it, no one can stop you. You shouldn't do it, though, because you burn brand trust and you can't get it back.
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