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Here's a question for you. Say you have a new product or an old product in new packaging. You want to sell a lot of it and you want to sell it quickly. How? Do you describe it [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|exactly how it is on the tin]]? Do you try to [[We Suck Less|compare to other products]]? No way. Just think about it: you want people to buy what you sell. People buy what they like. People like sex. [[Artistic License Logic|So you should equate what you sell with sex]]! Easy as pie...[[Metaphorgotten|served by bikini-clad models]].
 
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AlsoAnd note that, while it is generally acknowledged that sex sells, in most places it's illegal to actually sell it. Furthermoreyet, some studies suggest that sex ''doesn't'' sell, inasmuch as while; people remember the commercialadvertisement quite vividly afterwards, theybut at the expense of [[What Were They Selling Again?|forgetforgetting the product]].
 
A [[Super-Trope]] to [[Sexy Packaging]], [[Sex for Product]], [[Lady Not-Appearing-In-This-Game]].