To get the conversation around this started, Forbes gathered marketing executives for a discussion around this topic at the Association of National Advertisers Masters of Marketing 2012 Annual Conference in Orlando this week.

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This was -- race has been a topic of discussion for a long, long time in this country.

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Just some food for thought as the discussion on this topic continues.

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