Here's some more words of recognition of the value of marketing, from The Dollar Vigilante newsletter:
"The main reasons I liked it were that it had a built in “marketing” component to it. A certain portion of all Dash mined is used to market the coin. And, Dash also has a focus on usability. Wherein most other cryptos are more made by coders for coders. Recently, I’ve seen Dash marketed all over the place. One of my favorite poker podcasts on Youtube is now sponsored by Dash. Many people have seen Dash ads on the back of airline seats. And most of my favorite media outlets including Ben Swann, We Are Change and The Free Thought Project are also now sponsored by Dash. In other words, it is getting out there.
And, this is a real key to mainstream adoption."