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The Basics | Part 8 – Marketing

BoF examines a critical element that can ultimately separate a successful fashion business from the rest: marketing.

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BoF Team

12 July 2013

The Basics is BoF’s recurring series on how to set up a fashion business from scratch, developed in partnership with Ari Bloom, a NY-based entrepreneur and strategic advisor. Today, we examine a critical element that can ultimately separate a successful fashion business from the rest: marketing.

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