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Keepable trade card

C.I. Hood and Co. (Apothecaries) (3093747676)

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The pattern

This still is filed under Keepable trade card.

Define

A small card people keep (pretty, useful, or collectible) that carries the brand after the encounter.

Mechanism

Retention object. The gift is the media. Recall is paid for by usefulness or delight, not by repetition.

Verdict

We can put a physical or digital keepable in someone's pocket and they will not throw it away.

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Why it works

It's a novelty item. The shape and the artwork make it a collectible, ensuring the ad message ("100 Doses One Dollar") stays in the household.

Steal this when

You want to deliver a very short sales message via a highly retainable novelty format.

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