1.   Christmas should be a time of excitement and wonder, not a cynical marketing ploy.

2.   I thought it was a marketing ploy.

3.   Although the hospital will distribute Mattel toys to patients, she said, the gift was not a marketing ploy.

4.   And just in case the customary marketing ploys fail to attract the attention of Congress, Herb Kelleher, chairman of Southwest Airlines, co-opted another time-honored tradition.

5.   And the third was the issuance of rules by the Food and Drug Administration to restrict tobacco advertising and marketing ploys that are perceived to be aimed at minors.

6.   Andy Rachleff, a general partner, said such services often appeared to be marketing ploys rather than strategies to give a real boost to new businesses.

7.   As a marketing ploy, it seems a bit cold at first, but straightforward.

8.   Attaching a television name to a theater venture is often a marketing ploy.

9.   Because of special incentives and other marketing ploys, actual finance charges to customers vary widely, and Jackman said he had no average figures.

10.   Both arrive at the same time, in a quick-hit marketing ploy intended to turn us into compliant robots.