Direct Marketing Solution’s Fun Fact Friday!

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Twitter was originally called Twttr

The name was changed a few months before it launched. The first tweet was "Just setting up my twttr" by Jack Dorsey.

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Fifty percent of clicks on mobile banners are accidental -

They're caused by "fat-finger taps," according to GoldSpot Media.

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Pharmaceutical companies spend twice as much on marketing and advertising as they do on research

Twenty-four percent of sales dollars go toward promotion, while 13 percent go toward research. Don't hold your breath for that cancer cure.

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The Taco Bell Chihuahua was a girl 

Her name was Gidget. She passed away in 2009 following complications from a stroke.

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