Marketers need to be wary of price comparison sites
27 Jan 2009 | by Mary Cowlett
LONDON - Traffic to price-comparison sites has risen as the economy has slowed, but marketers may need to approach them with caution
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When running a campaign that puns your own brand (comparethemeerkat.com), you have to be confident that people will know what you're talking about.
LONDON - Traffic to price-comparison sites has risen as the economy has slowed, but marketers may need to approach them with caution
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