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by Polylactic_acid 2266 days ago
This doesn't seem right.

>quality product, everyone has already heard of

They reached this status due to advertising, Its likely they could drop advertising for a while and coast along fine but eventually that brand recognition will start to drop.

There is also the fact that a lot of products are purchased not based on fixed needs but flexible wants. Maybe I haven't purchased a soft drink in a while and I don't think about it, an advert could make me think about it and make me want it again.