frugging

frugging
The process whereby a product marketer falsely purports to be a market researcher conducting a statistical survey, when in reality the "researcher" is attempting to solicit a donation.

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  • Frugging — In market research, frugging is fund raising under the guise of research . This behavior occurs when a product marketer falsely purports to be a market researcher conducting a statistical survey, when in reality the researcher is attempting to… …   Wikipedia

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  • frugging — /ˈfrʌgɪŋ/ (say fruging) noun fundraising under the guise of market research where a survey is merely the introduction to an approach for a donation. {f(und)r(aising) u(nder the) g(uise of market research)} …  

  • Sugging — is a market research industry term, meaning selling under the guise of research . This behavior occurs when a product marketer falsely pretends to be a market researcher conducting a survey, when in reality they are simply trying to sell the… …   Wikipedia

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  • frug — frugger, n. /froohg/, n., v., frugged, frugging. n. 1. a dance deriving from the twist. v.i. 2. to dance the frug. [1960 65; of unexplained orig.; perh. akin to FRIG] * * * …   Universalium

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