CNS,IncIs the Manufacturer of Breathe Right Nasal Strips,a Spring-Loaded Adhesive

CNS,Inc.is the manufacturer of Breathe Right nasal strips,a spring-loaded adhesive device that can be stuck on your nose to open up the nasal passages.Since their introduction,Breathe Right strips have been used by athletes hoping to improve their performance through increased oxygen flow,snorers hoping for a sound night's sleep,and allergy and cold sufferers looking for relief from their stuffed noses.Because CNS is a small company,it initially had trouble promoting its product.Then San Francisco 49er Jerry Rice started regularly wearing one,and U.S.sales took off.Today,Breathe Right strips are marketed in more than 40 countries.When CNS decided to expand globally,its size made it look for a partner.It chose 3M because 3M already had a global market distribution system and because the Breathe Right strips complemented the 3M first-aid product line.
-Refer to Breathe Right.To market the nasal strips in countries outside North America,CNS and 3M provided the strips to national sports teams.For example,sales in South Africa took off when the entire South African rugby team wore the strips when they won the World Cup of rugby.This example primarily illustrates the use of which element of the global marketing mix?

A) production
B) publicity
C) promotion
D) distribution