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A HUGE Opportunity: Don’t Blow It ABC Family (Pt 1)

June 24, 2010 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

June 24, 2010 “An idea can turn to dust or magic, depending on the talent that rubs against it.” ---Bill Bernbach Those timeless words of the venerable ad legend capture the power and potential of HUGE a new series that plops over-sized youth into a weight loss camp amidst a global obesity conversation...(premieres Mon., June 28 on ABC Family) I’m thrilled mainstream … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Consumerism, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Nutrition & Wellness, Sexualization & Body Image, Shaping Youth, Stereotypes & Diversity Tagged With: ABC Family, Actionist Network, Actionists, Alloy Entertainment, Biggest Loser, Blink, body peace, body-positive, bullying, childhood obesity, Confidence Community, Dietary Guidelines, dieting, eating-disorders, entertainment, Fast Food Nation, Fat camp, fat farm, girls self esteem, Gossip Girl, health, Hollywood and Health, Hollywood Health briefing, Huge, HugeActionist, Jessica-Rabbit, junk-food, KFF, Kids, Live Huge, mean girls, media influence, NEDA, Nikky Blonsky, nutrition, Obese, overweight, peer to peer influence, Plus-Size, Plus-Size Models, relational aggression, Rock what you've got, Savannah Dooley, scriptwriting, teen relationships, teen self worth, teens, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, Ugly Betty, WebMD, weight obsession, well-being, Winnie Holzman

REVERB Rocks The Eco-Concert Scene: Green Teens?

August 3, 2009 by Amy Jussel 13 Comments

Update: April 20, 2012 With Outlands SF tickets going on sale yesterday and Earth Day on Sunday, it's the perfect time to 'show and tell' why concerts are the perfect venue to teach stewardship of the planet. Think of all the waste...now do something about it. TerraCycle is a fave for the 'hard to recycle' stuff, especially in SCHOOLS and CONCERTS. Original post: August … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Branding & Consumerism, EcoKids-Environment, Emerging trends & STEM, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Mobile Media, Apps & Gaming, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Product Placement, Shaping Youth Tagged With: 21st century concert experience, Advertising, aging, antitrust, audience engagement, Black Eyed peas, Bridge School Benefit, carbon offsets, child exploitation, Dave Welsh, Digital, DMB, eco, eco rideshare, ecorazzi, entertainment, environmental, fans, Fergie, green concerts, Green-Teens, Grey's Anatomy, growing older with concerts, guitarist, Hawaii, hipster, How to Save a Life, Isaac Slade, Live Nation, merchandising, merger, mobile, New Media Academies, OxFamAmerica, participatory texting, Peapod Foundation, PickupPal, power of big media, renewable energy, REVERB, reverbrock.org, rock concerts, Save the Music Foundation, SMS Text, social justice, Stonyfield Farm, sustainable economies, that was then this is now, The Fray, The Killers, Ticketmaster, VH1, youth, Zippo lighter app