{"id":4190,"date":"2004-12-01T10:30:01","date_gmt":"2004-12-01T10:30:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/funkypancake.com\/blog-wp-temp\/?p=4190"},"modified":"2004-12-01T10:30:01","modified_gmt":"2004-12-01T10:30:01","slug":"two_different_a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funkypancake.com\/blog\/2004\/12\/two_different_a\/","title":{"rendered":"two different approaches to advertising nails"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>competition in hardware shops has increased significantly recently.  they used to be able to attract customers to their shops by hanging ladders outside their front doors and putting hammers and screwdrivers in their windows.<br \/>\nbut i&#8217;ve noticed another trend.  specialist shops concentrating on the fundamentals of Do It Yourself and home improvement.  shops which specialise in selling nails.<br \/>\nof course this fledgling industry is still searching for its identity.  which is why these two nail shops have approached their window display in 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