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...book, you talked a lot about anti-consumerists, calling them them 'buy scolds' and 'ad bashers'. Do you agree? Do you think advertising agents are as nefarious as some people make them out to be? Anti-consumer groups do have a point, but they assume that we are defenseless as consumers, and that we don't see through advertising as well as we do. I think most people do see through it, if only because advertising is just so ubiquitous. If nothing else, I think that the advertising community has hurt itself by putting out so many...
...what do we pay attention to? People we know. Other customers. Most companies that have put uncensored and unfiltered user reviews on their websites have found that it doesn't hurt business at all. I think a lot of companies are finding that they are far better off by letting people talk openly. That becomes much more of a deciding factor in a consumer's decision to buy than a commercial...
...that was playing was a kind of soft rock, pop, instrumental music. Their campaign was about legacy, "We've been selling great-fitting jeans for 40 years." Then I walked into an Express store. The music was up-tempo and hipper. It wasn't edgy, but there was a lot more bass. Instead of legacy sales, it all had to do with trend. The layered look is very in right now; by selling things that go together there is a much greater chance that a store is going to sell you more than one item...
...will shoppers act this holiday season? Last year was a complete and utter disaster for retailers. They had too much inventory and it became common to see large discounts really early in the season. A lot of people have asked me this year if they should buy early or wait for the huge sales, and it's really kind of hard to tell. I'm pretty certain that you aren't going to see those incredibly deep discounts because the inventories are much leaner than they were a year ago. Companies have gotten very smart about not ordering too much...
...panel soon turned to issues weightier than professions of celebrity crushes as cast members described the people whom they met while researching their roles. “I met a lot of people who felt like they weren’t relevant anymore because they don’t make a certain amount,” said Andre Royo. “They had a little addiction, but they wanted to be good people. That is what I focused on with [character] Bubbles...