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Outrage Marketing: The Egg Timer Tolls for Thee

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Brian Niemeier
Dec 18, 2025
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Marketers used to sell products. These days, they sell meltdowns.

The Washington Post just ran a report exposing what anyone with eyes already knew: Major brands have stopped trying to persuade customers and instead court notoriety as a substitute for relevance.

Call it “buzz.” Call it “engagement.” The corporate bug people quoted in the piece call it “im…

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