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Under the Influence | Mar 2, 2013 | 27:32

Marketing Stunts

This week on Under The Influence, we look at Marketing Stunts. Many brands try to get into the Guinness Book Of World Records as a marketing strategy. With that in mind, we'll talk about how an energy drink staged a record-breaking jump from space, why a giant popsicle stunt melted before it even started, why unsuspecting travelers ended up running through a train station like James Bond, and how Richard Branson pulled off a stunt that drove British Airways crazy.

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