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Overly Friendly Emails and other marketing pet peeves

Brands trying to be your best bud. Generational labels. Gendered double standards. Today on the show: three advertising experts bring their three pet peeves in advertisements. Related episodes: How to make an ad memorable (<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-indicator-from-planet-money/id1320118593?i=1000647314314">Apple</a> / <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6tR2Atil9x6v9Ji0jg15Tb?si=G7M3HjsISy2BHdE1ls5RFA">Spotify</a>) <a href="https://www.npr.org/2020/05/22/861378110/j-screwed">J. Screwed</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/2019/08/15/751440592/the-gender-gap-series-the-problem-with-the-pink-tax">The Gender Gap Series: The Problem With The Pink Tax</a> For sponsor-free episodes of The Indicator from Planet Money, subscribe to Planet Money+ via Apple Podcasts or at <a href="http://plus.npr.org/">plus.npr.org</a>. Fact-checking by <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/g-s1-26724/sierra-juarez">Sierra Juarez</a>. Music by <a href="https://dropelectric.bandcamp.com/">Drop Electric</a>. Find us: <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@planetmoney">TikTok</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/planetmoney/">Instagram</a>, <a href="https://www.facebook.com/planetmoney">Facebook</a>, <a href="https://www.npr.org/newsletter/money">Newsletter</a>. Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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