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title: Marketers + Buzzwords = Fun
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# [Marketers + Buzzwords = Fun](https://www.yell.is/blog/2009/01/16/marketers-buzzwords-fun)

 Written by [Nathanael Yellis](https://www.yell.is/blog/author/nathanael-yellis) | January, 16 2009

While doing a poll outside a fast food place, the marketer wanted to know why the person bought a milkshake at 9 am. But instead of asking that, the question was:

"Excuse me, but could you please tell me what job you were needing to get done for yourself when you came here to hire that milkshake?"

Brilliant.

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