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By Linda Lowen, About.com Guide to Women's Issues

Inspirational Mother's Day Thought - Word-of-Mom Worth $1.6 Trillion

Sunday May 11, 2008
Happy Mother's Day!

Although your family is honoring you today, you're equally important the other 364 days of the year to advertisers and businesses that recognize what you and other moms are collectively worth - a whopping $1.6 trillion dollars.

No, that's not a typo. I'll say it again. One point six trillion dollars.

Didn't realize you were so valuable? Then you need to learn about word-of-mom.

And no, it's not an ultimatum to "clean up your room or else...."

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