S2E16 - Loss Leaders: How Companies Profit By Losing Money
This is the very interesting selling strategy where one product is given away for free, or at a high discount, in order to attract people to buy another more profitable product.…
Under the Influence with Terry O'Reilly · Apostrophe Podcast Network
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This is the very interesting selling strategy where one product is given away for free, or at a high discount, in order to attract people to buy another more profitable product. We’ll track the earliest loss leaders of shaving blades and Jell-O recipes, all the way up to today’s printers, video games and even Kindles – all of which are loss leaders. You might be surprised to know how many loss leaders swirl all around you every day.
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