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Show me an ad that you think is just "trying to get the word out" and I'll show you the lies.



Sure, google “skid steer rental Chicago”.

One of the sponsored results is for an electric skid steer that I didn’t know existed. This is genuinely useful to know for small jobs.

Another sponsored result is for a delivery rental service that can bring them anywhere. Also good to know for jobs where I don’t want to go to an equipment rental place in the city to haul it myself to a site 150 miles away.

A separate example is that lots of airports have 3rd party off airport parking that is cheaper. A billboard on the highway to the airport that says “off-site aport parking $20/day, $80/week with 24/7 shuttle service every 15 mins” is literally all just useful information about a way to save money using a third party at a convenience cost that you wouldn’t think to look into.




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