Marketing Shaping Youth Archives - Page 121 of 147

Hollywood Walk of Lame: Star for Victoria’s Secret Models? Why?

November 16, 2007 by Amy Jussel 16 Comments

Update Dec. 12, 2014 With the (ugh, annual) Victoria's Secret Fashion show strutting the 'Angels' around in their skivvies again this week, and Taylor Swift and her bestie Karlie Kloss center stage on the runway this season as Taylor moves toward age 25 and new sights and sounds, one has to reflect upon the ongoing barrage of pop culture messages sent to young girls, as our … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Damaging Drek, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Product Placement, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity, Vapid Values, Viral & Buzz Media

Rockstar21 ‘Rocks’ For Ditching Their Confusing Cans!

November 15, 2007 by Amy Jussel 3 Comments

Let’s hope this becomes like one of those airfare wars with a ‘me-too’ scramble from other beverage giants to follow suit and snag some of the parental PR and ‘corporate citizen’ kudos... In the season of Thanksgiving, you might want to send a tip of the hat to Rockstar21 for “doing the right thing” and leading the pack by pulling … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Damaging Drek, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Product Placement, Shaping Youth

Unilever Disrobed: Interview With Dove/Axe Mashup Artist

November 13, 2007 by Amy Jussel 29 Comments

Update: 7-7-10 Added mashup video at the end Media transparency is more than a buzz word these days, as consumers connect the dots of who’s behind what, where money’s funneling from, and how we’re all being yanked around. Industry mavericks are giving consumers a bit of a nudge to see that elephant in the living room, but it’s NOT just me...Honest. Meet indie filmmaker … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Misogyny & Racism, Product Placement, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity, Viral & Buzz Media Tagged With: advertising ethics, Amy-Jussel, APA sexualization study, Axe, boy toys, campaign for real beauty, CFRB, children, corporate social responsibility, CSR, Dove, Kids, Mashup, Online Film Shorts, onslaught, parent companies, parenting, preteen-health, PSFK, Rye Clifton, self-esteem, Sexualization, So Sexy So Soon, SPARK, sparksummit, transparency, Unilever, youtube virals, YPulse-National-Mashup

Should Veterans Day Be For Veterans Only?

November 11, 2007 by Amy Jussel 19 Comments

Nov. 11, 2019 Update It's important to "teach your children well," beyond the "Veterans Day is NOT Veterinarians Day" basics as this handy "get to know us" explainer on service, sacrifice, and soldiers impacted forevermore imparts so well. Yes, it's a holiday, but Veterans Day continues to be an overlooked and misunderstood nod without context for many, especially in this … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, People Shaping Youth, Shaping Youth Tagged With: bone spurs, Militainment, military families, military service, PTSD, soldiers PTSD, teach your children well, Veterans Day, veterans resources, video games PTSD

From Aqua Dots to Aqua Teen: Where’s the Public Safety?

November 8, 2007 by Amy Jussel 6 Comments

The Aqua Dots recall of 4.2 million top-selling toys in the U.S. is the umpteenth case of slipshod quality control and lax product safety this year…Which begs the question, is ANYone with brain cells putting public health ahead of profit? This is not an isolated CPSC (Consumer Products Safety Commission) “oopsie doodle” along the lines of the Aqua Teen Err(or) guerilla … [Read more...]