Sept. 25, 2009 Never quite thought homelessness would end up a ‘branding opportunity’ but alas, when Virgin Mobile lobbied Congress to declare November Youth Homeless Awareness month to devote time, attention and resources to the issue I thought it was pretty cool. I met a couple of people from Virgin Mobile’s Re-Generation campaign at the cause-marketing lunch table at the … [Read more...]
A Homeless American Girl Doll: Really, AG? REALLY?
Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming, Product Placement, Sexualization & Body Image Tagged With: $95 doll, AG, All Things Girl, American Girl, Amy-Jussel, brandwashing, Carissa Phelps, cause marketing, children, CSR, dolls, downturn, economy, girls, Gwen, homeless, homeless doll, Lyn Mikel-Brown, Mattel, NAEH, Packaging-Boyhood, Packaging-Girlhood, ReGeneration, Sharon Lamb, shelters, Stand Up for Kids, stress, Virgin Mobile, Virgin Unite, youth, Youth homeless awareness, Youth Noise
Consuming Kids: Selling Value As A Virtue
July 28, 2009 In another ‘silver lining’ of our economy’s challenging moments, seems “consuming kids” are self-reining and prioritizing the value of purchases, with fashion taking a nosedive and techno-media holding steady. (Reminder, we’re screening Consuming Kids again at my place on Friday, so RSVP, it’s free!) When I interviewed Mike Berenstain of Berenstain Bears, he … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, Consumerism, Counter-marketing, EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Product Placement, Shaping Youth Tagged With: bargain hunting, brands, brandwashing, budget, CCFC, clothing swaps, consignment, Consuming kids, downturn, Eco-Childs-Play, eco-friendly, economy, fashion, fashionista, freebie, freecycling, frugal, green teen, Kids, marketing charts, Mike Berenstain, on sale, outgrowns, Piper Jaffray, Plato's Closet, Play it Again Sports, precycling, Project Green Dorm, recycling, second hand stores, sports gear, swap-n-shop, teen fashion, Teens Turning Green, the gimmes, value, value-driven, Values, Warren Buffett cartoon, Winmark, Yelp, Youth-sports