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Are you a judo marketer? If so, the Wall Street Journal has a warning for you

Have you heard of “judo marketing”? I hadn't until I watched this video from the Wall Street Journal. Judo marketing is the practice of getting attention for a brand by mentioning a bigger brand—kind of like my headline.

Turns out there are at least three pitfalls to this style. In this two-minute video, marketing professor Ross Petty breaks it down for WSJ.


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