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We have a new marketing guy who loves to use the word leverage, as in "Leverage the features of our wonderful product to improve your life." When I search for similar uses on the Internet, I find this usage is not so common yet.
I've been given the opportunity to edit this stuff, but the only other words I can think of that come close are "exploit", which has a nasty undertone, and "take advantage of", which is a bulkier phrase than the single word leverage.
I realize "use" would work as well, but it's not splashy enough for marketing. Does anyone have any other suggestions?
Karen Felker
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