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|   | Lessons from early experience suggest that marketing campaigns can be extremely costly and time consuming in rural areas, often requiring door-to-door and direct contact. Simple consumer awareness is usually insufficient by itself. Dealers benefit from marketing assistance in early phases of new market development until a “critical mass” of customers develops that makes marketing easier.    |   | Lessons from early experience suggest that marketing campaigns can be extremely costly and time consuming in rural areas, often requiring door-to-door and direct contact. Simple consumer awareness is usually insufficient by itself. Dealers benefit from marketing assistance in early phases of new market development until a “critical mass” of customers develops that makes marketing easier.    | 
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|   | + | Source: [http://www.gefweb.org/WBGEF_SHS_RSER.pdf E. Martinot et al.: World Bank/GEF solar home systems projects: experiences and lessons learned 1993-2000, Published in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 5(1): 39-57 (2001).]  | 
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Lessons from early experience suggest that marketing campaigns can be extremely costly and time consuming in rural areas, often requiring door-to-door and direct contact. Simple consumer awareness is usually insufficient by itself. Dealers benefit from marketing assistance in early phases of new market development until a “critical mass” of customers develops that makes marketing easier. 
Source: E. Martinot et al.: World Bank/GEF solar home systems projects: experiences and lessons learned 1993-2000, Published in Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews 5(1): 39-57 (2001).
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