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Sampling, tasting and trying before buying


Implications - Letting consumers test a product before purchasing often involves giving away small amounts of the product or service for free, with the confidence that it will peak consumer interest and buy loyalty. Now customers can test anything from music, to marriages to Christmas trees before committing.
 Score:
3.5
Mild
Top 5 Examples:
25,858 Total Clicks
Date Range:
Mar 07 - Aug 08
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Featured Examples


Perfume Sampling Kiosks
 Score:
3.5
Peaked and Hot
7,008 Clicks in 321 w
Pub: Mar 28, 07

Perfume Sampling Kiosks


Sick of fragrance counter employees offering you a little spritz of something new? Scentest Communications has made it possible to skip these pesky encounters with the help of new technologies. The Scentest… [More]

Wine Trial by Vial
 Score:
4.6
Peaked and Warm
7,066 Clicks in 265 w
Pub: Apr 20, 08

Wine Trial by Vial

WineSide Test Tube Samples
Fine wine is often an art kept to connoisseurs and other "cultured," snobby people. But for the rest of us, how do we select a wine without letting our ignorance take the better of us? People who are not… [More]

New Madonna Song Available for Free Download
 Score:
3.8
Peaked and Mild
4,481 Clicks in 313 w
Pub: May 17, 07

New Madonna Song Available for Free Download


Madonna has made her new song, "Hey You," available for free download. The song was written exclusively for the Live Earth concert series and available only on MSN.com. Live Earth, a monumental music… [More]

Try-Before-You-Buy Christmas
 Score:
3.5
Peaked and Mild
3,388 Clicks in 288 w
Pub: Nov 8, 07

Try-Before-You-Buy Christmas

$1 Fake Tree Trial
Can't stand the needles on your floor from a real Christmas tree, but are irked by the tackiness of evidently plastic boughs? The Christmas Tree Company, an online store selling over 52 varieties of faux… [More]

Tryvertising At Japanese Sampling Labs
 Score:
3.1
Peaked and Chilly
3,915 Clicks in 302 w
Pub: Aug 8, 07

Tryvertising At Japanese Sampling Labs

Test Products Before They Hit Shelves
Sample Lab is a Japanese concept that allows people to do some product testing before it is released on the market. People are lining up in front of the lab eager to test out everything from beauty products,… [More]


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