dog and pony show

noun [C] US informal MARKETING

Definition

› an event that is designed to impress people in order to make them buy something or invest money: Our average customer is a businessperson who doesn't need the dog and pony show.

(Definition of dog and pony show noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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