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xii rob walker Meanwhile, the number of brand messages we are exposed to goes up, and so does the amount of trash we produce. And on a more personal level: Have you noticed any decrease in the number of times you buy something you were sure you would love, only to regret it later or to simply forget about it in the back of a closet? There you are, contemplating the limitless and ever shifting choices in what to drink, what to wear, what to drive, what to buy. It is literally impossible to try everything for yourself. Be honest: As you navigate this brand-soaked world, do you feel “in control”? The truth is that the commercial persuasion industry, while clearly coping with change, isn’t going out of business anytime soon. It’s adapting. There really is a change going on, and it’s happening on both sides of the dialogue between consumer and consumed. What’s really changing is what I first glimpsed when I was reporting on Red Bull—we have entered the era of murketing. A blend of murky and marketing, murketing has two parts. The first refers to the increasingly sophisticated tactics of marketers who blur the line between branding channels and everyday life. The examples are many: deals to integrate product placements and brand mentions into blockbuster movies, popular computer games, comic books, and even cult online Web video shows. Ads for television shows emblazoned on eggs. A “Got Milk?” billboard rigged to pump out the smell of cookies. Dunkin’ Donuts recruiting teenagers to wear temporary tattoos of the chain’s logo on their foreheads. Turner Broadcasting hiring ex–art students to place flashing signs around several cities, sparking an embarrassing and expensive spectacle in Boston when officials mistook these marketing pieces for bombs. 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