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Now more than ever, your strategy for product sampling marketing must utilize numerous channels to maximize success.  While sampling is a time-honored marketing practice that can provide significant brand building benefits, it can be one of the most expensive forms of marketing. Not only do marketers have to pay for the cost of goods to produce and ship samples, but also they must pay retailers, event organizers, and other vendors for space to distribute products and engage…

Four friends, each with a beverage in their hand

Social sampling is a relative newcomer in the field as for most of its history, product sampling marketing has been fairly straightforward. The venues and creative execution have expanded, but the premise of distributing complimentary products to entice prospective buyers has stayed the same.  Like most things, technology…

Product Sampling

With endless choices available in marketing today, product sampling programs have consistently stood the test of time in securing new customer acquisition, brand loyalty, and overall market share. And while the actual sampling process is still relatively straightforward, sampling communities increase the options and channels to deliver an…