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"The products are original. It's the brands that are fake."

The title for this post paraphrases a quote from a Chinese salesman featured in a story on counterfeit products in "The New York Times magazine" last weekend. While the salesman was speaking directly to accusations regarding the legality of selling counterfeit sneakers, he touched on a much larger issue for marketers.READ»

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