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sex sells

sex sells proverb: the use of sex appeal is a successful marketing tactic.

Proverb

sex sells

  1. The use of sex appeal is a successful marketing tactic.
    • Victoria's Secret, the American retailer that once parlayed a “sex sells” strategy into a $7bn-revenue-empire of underwear, is heading back to TV screens.2023 September 30, Chantal Fernandez, “Changing the formula”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 5

Questions about sex sells

What does sex sells mean?
Sex sells means the use of sex appeal is a successful marketing tactic.
What part of speech is sex sells?
Sex sells is a proverb.

Words near sex sells in the dictionary

  1. sex reassignment surgery
  2. sex reveal
  3. sex reveals
  4. sex scene
  5. sex scenes
  6. sex sells
  7. sex shop
  8. sex shops
  9. sex slave
  10. sex slaves
  11. sex steroid

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