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Marketing Hurting Product Sales

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We have all discussed when and how marketing can help and improve sales.
When can marketing hurt product sales? Can you think of an example of when this may have happened?

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The expert examines when marketing can hurt product sales. An example of this is provided.

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Hello,
Marketing can hurt sales if it is less then honest, if the claims that marketers portray are an exaggeration, if the product is not what it is advertised as.

Let me elaborate. Let us say you see an ad in the paper claiming that everything in the store is 75% off the retail price. ...

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