Red Bull kept costly signal despite focus group dislike
Every focus group hated Red Bull's taste, can and price — Mateschitz changed nothing, because the dislike was the point
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Every focus group hated Red Bull's taste, can and price — Mateschitz changed nothing, because the dislike was the point
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