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Kevin Lynch
May 23, 2012

Five things you can do to avoid 'placebo marketing'

Placebo marketing is that which makes marketers feel better but doesn't actually do anything to help the brand. Kevin Lynch, executive creative director at Energy BBDO and senior vice-president and creative lead at Proximity Worldwide, shares five tips for avoiding it

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