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Re: one of the best marketing ploys


From: The Security Community <thesecuritycommunity () gmail com>
Date: Mon, 7 Dec 2009 14:23:08 -0500

Truly, the advertising industry is more evil than international cartels.

On Mon, Dec 7, 2009 at 12:43 PM, Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org> wrote:
The following is a very good article on how diamonds were made what they
are today by advertising alone. 80 years ago, only a few pounds of
diamonds were sold globally every year.

Today, diamonds are an inseparable part of the courtship ritual, women
self-worth image, and whether some women would even give men a chance.

This article tells the story of how they did it, and are still at it:
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/198202/diamond

       Gadi.


--
Gadi Evron,
ge () linuxbox org.

Blog: http://gevron.livejournal.com/
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