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the bandwagon effect
get/jump/leap on the bandwagon - to become involved in an activity which is successful so that you can get the advantages of it yourself. The bandwagon effect accounts for the increasing number of girl groups on the pop scene.
See also: effect

get/jump/leap on the bandwagon

to become involved in an activity which is successful so that you can get the advantages of it yourself. The success of the product led many companies to jump on the bandwagon. Publishers are rushing to get on the CD-ROM bandwagon.
See also: jump, leap
jump on the bandwagon
to support something that is popular. Publishers jumped on the CD-ROM bandwagon even though they didn't know if they could sell CD-ROMs.
See also: jump
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Good-to-great organizations avoid technology fads and bandwagons, yet they become pioneers in the application of carefully selected technologies.
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The scientific understanding of bandwagons in the past, such as plate tectonics and sequence stratigraphy, has been greatly enhanced by critical assessment.
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Bandwagons were designed to attract attention--and paying customers.
One handshake at a time: a day of old-style New Hampshire politics--a ... by Smith, Patricia / New York Times Upfront
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