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[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

Ad-tech

world free of fraud

Am I missing something here? Marketing IS fraud.

[–] P1k1e@lemmy.world 1 points 21 hours ago
[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Mainly so at "higher" levels, but marketing has legitimate uses. A politician you like campaigning is marketing. Advertising my little lawn service back in the day was marketing. A lot of great local places go under for lack of marketing. They're awesome, but no one knows they exist.

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 23 hours ago

I'm halfway joking, but marketing does involve various degrees of lying.

[–] mo_lave@reddthat.com -1 points 1 day ago

If I'm starting a business, then I guess word of mouth from other people is the only way to get customers.

[–] thisisbutaname@discuss.tchncs.de 48 points 2 days ago (1 children)

He was just doing some first hand practical research, for god's sake

[–] Alabaster_Mango@lemmy.ca 19 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Know the enemy and know yourself; in a hundred battles you will never be defeated.

- Sun Tzu.

- This Guy

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)
[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] breadguy@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago

we did it reddit

[–] Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world 41 points 2 days ago

Well of course

[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 26 points 2 days ago

"You'll never get stabbed again" says man while stabbing people