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13 Dec, 12 tweets, 4 min read
Time for another pulp countdown, and today it's my top 10 public relations campaigns! #SundayMotivation Image
At no 10: nuclear power! It's for nuclear families after all... Image
At no 9: butter! Don't suffer from a lack of it... Image
At no 8: Cellophane! That's a wrap... Image
At no 7: toilet paper! Watch out for the splinters... Image
At no 6: coal! The ladies love it... Image
At no 5: amphetamines! Sleep is so overrated... Image
At no 4: meat! Now wash your hands... Image
At no 3: DDT! Look how happy that apple is... Image
At no 2: cigars! The scent of a woman... Image
And at no 1: sugar! It swings... Image
More pulp marketing another time. Remember there's no need to panic buy... Image

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