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Re:Information operations directed at Hong Kong by guerrilla on Monday August 19, 2019 @04:11PM (#20741357)
This is incorrect. Marketing is not necessarily used to promote political change. There are plenty of examples of propaganda in for-proft and non-profit (yet non-state) media which is clearly propaganda and not marketing simultaneously.
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Re:Information operations directed at Hong Kong by Jedi72 on Monday August 19, 2019 @05:21PM (#20741942)
Best example of Market-ganda ever, marketers protecting their own. 6 names for the same idea - manipulating others for self-gain.
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Re:Information operations directed at Hong Kong by chrischen on Monday August 19, 2019 @08:43PM (#20742962)
Tell that to the political facebook ad companies.
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Re:Information operations directed at Hong Kong by smt88 on Monday August 19, 2019 @04:33PM (#20741530)
When Trump sells MAGA hats, it is both marketing and a tool for political change.

Musk selling electric cars can also fall under both categories. People with electric cars are more likely to support policies that make it easier to own electric cars and less likely to care about fossil fuels.

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