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The Tipping Point
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In this paper, the authors explain how an unknown novelist, such as J.K Rowling of Harry Potter fame, ended up as a bestselling author and why teenage smoking out of control, when everyone knows that smoking kills.Abstract:
ow does an unknown novelist – such as J.K Rowling of Harry Potter fame – end up as a bestselling author? Why is teenage smoking out of control, when everyone knows that smoking kills? What makes TV shows like Sesame Street so good at teaching kids how to read? Why did Hush Puppies, a daggy 30,000-pair-a-year accessory become a hip million-pair-a-year accessory in two years, with practically no input from the company? What makes word of mouth such a powerful marketing tool?”read more
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