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October 17, 2012
By Tricia Carr
NEW YORK - A Mercedes-Benz USA executive at the Luxury Interactive 2012 conference said that a brand’s advocates on social media are the most crucial to reach so that marketers can create word-of-mouth that embodies their true ideals and lifestyle.
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