Limited Edition Brands

Limited Edition Brands

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From the Digital Box Set: This week, we explore Limited Edition Brands. Many marketers often release special-edition products of their mainstream brands. It may be a special limited-time flavour or colour, or it may be a kooky version of their usual product. It’s an interesting marketing strategy, because marketers create limited-edition brands for very specific reasons - to generate new attention, or test-drive a new product or to celebrate an event. Some work, some don’t - but the stories behind them are often fascinating. This is an archived episode that aired originally on April 4, 2015.