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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 7775915" data-attributes="member: 7006"><p>It's all marketing. A car company gives a free car to the MVP of a sporting event as part of their payment for having their car advertised and named at said event. Even if the person receiving it doesn't need to get it given to them.</p><p></p><p>Joe gives away free swag to the folks at WotC as marketing for his brand, and the folks at WotC use him as an ambassador so that he can talk about D&D in all the places that WotC's marketing can't reach (like late-night talk shows and such.)</p><p></p><p>The whole goal is to get the people who don't get stuff given to them for free to be willing to buy it instead. And if anyone takes issue with it, their only solution is to just not buy the stuff, thereby rendering the marketing ineffectual in this single case.</p><p></p><p>Of course though if you actually want the stuff, then that's cutting off your nose to spite your face. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 7775915, member: 7006"] It's all marketing. A car company gives a free car to the MVP of a sporting event as part of their payment for having their car advertised and named at said event. Even if the person receiving it doesn't need to get it given to them. Joe gives away free swag to the folks at WotC as marketing for his brand, and the folks at WotC use him as an ambassador so that he can talk about D&D in all the places that WotC's marketing can't reach (like late-night talk shows and such.) The whole goal is to get the people who don't get stuff given to them for free to be willing to buy it instead. And if anyone takes issue with it, their only solution is to just not buy the stuff, thereby rendering the marketing ineffectual in this single case. Of course though if you actually want the stuff, then that's cutting off your nose to spite your face. ;) [/QUOTE]
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