Top 10 Ingenious Marketing Ploys We Totally Bought Into

VOICE OVER: Rebecca Brayton
WRITTEN BY: Michael Wynands

Well played Capitalism, well played... For this list, we'll be looking at some of the most impressively successful marketing practices the world of consumerism has ever seen, from Misleading Food Advertising & Visual Appeal, to Hip Anti-Advertising and Decoy Pricing. WatchMojo counts down the Top 10 Ingenious Marketing Ploys We Totally Bought Into.

  • #10: Misleading Food Advertising & Visual Appeal
  • #9: Hip Anti-Advertising
  • #8: Decoy Pricing
  • #7: Wedding Registries
  • #6: Bottled Water
  • #5: Anthropomorphism
  • #4: Gruen Transfer
  • #3: Gillette's Creation of a New Thing for Women to Worry About
  • #2: Diamonds as a Symbol of Love
  • #1: Mother's Day, Father's Day & Other Such "Hallmark Holidays"

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