theiphoneblog.com - 8/23/2008
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This one should get the iPhone-haters, WinMob Supporters, RIM Followers, and Treo Elderly (?) to come out of the woodworks. According to one of those reputable, old-timer print publications, Orange Poland has reportedly paid actors to line up for Poland’s release of our favorite toy, the iPhone 3G. “We have these fake queues at front of 20 stores around the country to drum up interest ...
reuters.com - 8/21/2008
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reuters.com —
WARSAW (Reuters) - When Apple Inc (AAPL.O: Quote
, Profile , Research , Stock Buzz ) rolled...
out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first to get their hands on the device. In Poland, people are getting paid to ...
(more)
Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in ...
news.yahoo.com - 8/21/2008
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news.yahoo.com —
WARSAW (Reuters) - When Apple Inc ( AAPL
.O) rolled out its iPhone in the United States,...
some fans paid big money to be among the first to get their hands on the device. In Poland , people are getting paid to line up. "We have these fake queues at ...
(more)
Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in Poland - ...
reuters.com - 8/21/2008
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reuters.com —
WARSAW, Aug 21 (Reuters) - When Apple Inc
(AAPL.O: Quote , Profile , Research , Stock Buzz...
) rolled out its iPhone in the United States, some fans paid big money to be among the first to get their hands on the device. In Poland, people are getting ...
(more)
Actors paid to line up for iPhone launch in ...
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Orange Poland paid actors to queue for the iPhone 3G
iPhone Buzz —
... The logic behind this marketing scheme is that whole "keeping up with the Joneses" thing. After all, if people are willing to wait in line for it, you automatically will want it, right?
Kind of loses some of its steam when you find out those are actors lined up though. In fact, it just makes Orange Poland look sort of desperate. They must have their hands on some estimated sales figures that don't look too hot. While else would they pull such a stunt?
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Orange Poland paid actors to queue for the iPhone 3G
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... increase interest. [image] The logic behind this marketing scheme is that whole “keeping up with the Joneses” thing. After all, if people are willing to wait in line for it, you automatically will want it, right? Kind of loses some of its steam when you find out those are actors lined up though. In fact, it just makes Orange Poland look sort of desperate. They must have their hands on some estimated sales figures that don’t look too hot. While else would they pull such a stunt? [via The iPhone Blog ] [image] ...
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