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Re: only 70.000
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Date: 
Tue, 6 Oct 1998 01:00:32 GMT
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I've been rather suprised about all the media attention and wide
attraction it has caused - it's either luck or shrewd marketing.. or
perhaps a bit of both. But what better way to get free publicity than to
get parents queuing up outside stores for your product because of
shortages? :)

Richard



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  Re: only 70.000
 
A few weeks I (and I suspect a few other UK r.t.l'ers) was 'headhunted' by a marketing agency to do some in-store promotion of Mindstorms in well-known high-street shops in the UK, from the middle of October. At the moment MS is only available from (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)
  Re: only 70.000
 
Richard Franks wrote in message <36196BB0.7EDF@__no_...er.com>... (...) Richard, being from Scotland, did you perchance catch the BBC story on it on the B'fast news? I unfortunately had missed it...... ___...___ richard.dee@nospam.virgin.net remove (...) (26 years ago, 6-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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  Re: only 70.000
 
(...) Hrmmm, does the thought that TLG might not be perfectly in touch with its customers' wants really surprise anyone? :) (26 years ago, 5-Oct-98, to lugnet.robotics)

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