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The doctor's pocket remembrancer / J.C. Eno Ltd [1931]

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The pattern

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Define

The free thing is kept because it works (a calendar, a tool, a template) and the brand rides along.

Mechanism

Usefulness as media. Frequency of use is frequency of exposure. Distinct from a keepable card: here the object has a job.

Verdict

We can give something people will actually use next week.

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Why it works

It uses the reciprocity principle by giving doctors a genuinely useful, objective pocket diagnostic guide. The soft-sell pitch at the end feels respectful of the professional's intelligence.

Steal this when

You are marketing to professionals and want to build goodwill by providing a highly useful, non-promotional reference tool.

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