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Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted the trouble is I don't know which half.
John Wanamaker
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John Wanamaker
Age: 84 †
Born: 1838
Born: July 11
Died: 1922
Died: December 12
Merchant
Politician
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
J. Wanamaker
Advertising
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Marketing
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