that pepsi commercial with whats his face

[sidekick]

^but that statistic is probably wrong. i mean, are they talking one in four children in the world? or are they talking in canada, or the usa or north america as a whole? how did they conduct the survey...where did they get their information?

i wouldn't blindly just assume it's right.

as for the children thing:

it's not so much that the children don't have money to go out and buy the things they see ads for at the time...but that their minds are so impressionable at that age. most corporations want to make children like their brand so that when they grow up they will continue to buy that brand.

hence my mcdonald's targets children so much...you start eating mick dicks when you are a child and you continue that relationship with mick dicks as an adult.

there's a marketing industry word for it, i think it's called 'brand loyalty'.

[Mangle]

Originally Posted by sidekick

^but that statistic is probably wrong. i mean, are they talking one in four children in the world? or are they talking in canada, or the usa or north america as a whole? how did they conduct the survey...where did they get their information?
i wouldn't blindly just assume it's right.

I wouldn't blindly assume it's wrong either. That's the same thing.

[sidekick]

Originally Posted by Mangle

I wouldn't blindly assume it's wrong either. That's the same thing.

that's why i'm asking you to provide more information on it.

[Mangle]

Originally Posted by sidekick

that's why i'm asking you to provide more information on it.

I don't have it. I wrote that down a long time ago. I can't even remember what issue it was in. Sorry.

[sidekick]

Originally Posted by Mangle

I don't have it. I wrote that down a long time ago. I can't even remember what issue it was in. Sorry.

statistics like that are interesting...but you need the back-up to prove them correct or the information about what they mean (for instance, it would be a big difference if it was meant for world population of children or for north american population).

i've just been googling it trying to find sources, but can't find any.

[-evil-duerr-]

Originally Posted by sidekick

^

as for the children thing:

it's not so much that the children don't have money to go out and buy the things they see ads for at the time...but that their minds are so impressionable at that age. most corporations want to make children like their brand so that when they grow up they will continue to buy that brand.

hence my mcdonald's targets children so much...you start eating mick dicks when you are a child and you continue that relationship with mick dicks as an adult.

there's a marketing industry word for it, i think it's called 'brand loyalty'.

i see what your saying. And i know its true because I pretty much grew up on television and can honestly say that the television paints a funny picture of reality for children.
But my point is, with active parenting and guidance from schools. Even children have the ability to know better now a days. Like I said before , theyre raising awareness about this issue even in classrooms now.

i know some people will contrinue to be tricked by crafty marketing, but I don't think its an epidemic of any kind because most people are taught to be objective at a young age.

[sidekick]

Originally Posted by -evil-duerr-

i see what your saying. And i know its true because I pretty much grew up on television and can honestly say that the television paints a funny picture of reality for children.
But my point is, with active parenting and guidance from schools. Even children have the ability to know better now a days. Like I said before , theyre raising awareness about this issue even in classrooms now.

yeah i totally agree that awareness about branding and marketing is growing and i think it's great.

the marketing industry isn't about to let up on advertising aimed at children, so it's up to the parents to explain and educate and provide alternatives.

[Mangle]

Originally Posted by sidekick

statistics like that are interesting...but you need the back-up to prove them correct or the information about what they mean (for instance, it would be a big difference if it was meant for world population of children or for north american population).

i've just been googling it trying to find sources, but can't find any.

Like it would make a difference. People are going to believe what they want to believe anyway. Did you know global warming is a myth propagated by eco-terrorists to scare us to death?

[sidekick]

Originally Posted by Mangle

Like it would make a difference. People are going to believe what they want to believe anyway. Did you know global warming is a myth propagated by eco-terrorists to scare us to death?

well whether people believe you or not, at least you don't look like you're just spouting off some random quote from a magazine.

[~*~Sonya~*~]

This fuckin pepsi song is stuck in my head.. it wont stop playing over and over in my head..then i start to whistle it too... GRRRRR

[Mangle]

Originally Posted by sidekick

well whether people believe you or not, at least you don't look like you're just spouting off some random quote from a magazine.

It wasn't random. It was relevant, no matter where it's from.

[LLaaUUrrYYn]

Originally Posted by Mangle

Because I said "one in four children's first word is a brand name." Then you keep talking about how adults aren't affected by advertising. That has nothing to do with the point we were just discussing.

I would just like to point out that I have 2 nephews, 8 cousins, and 3 friends with children all between the ages of 1.5-10 years old..and can safety say that none of those children's first word was a brand name.

"mom" and "dad" and "bubba" and "ball" were the only 4 that came up. SOOO thx.

[Mangle]

Originally Posted by LLaaUUrrYYn

I would just like to point out that I have 2 nephews, 8 cousins, and 3 friends with children all between the ages of 1.5-10 years old..and can safety say that none of those children's first word was a brand name.

"mom" and "dad" and "bubba" and "ball" were the only 4 that came up. SOOO thx.

Oh, well that proves it. If you say it's true, it must be. No point in thinking about it any further. Thank you so much for that awesome report.

[LLaaUUrrYYn]

Originally Posted by Mangle

Oh, well that proves it. If you say it's true, it must be. No point in thinking about it any further. Thank you so much for that awesome report.

Im glad I could be of assistance =D