presence over presents

Using Media Themes as Presence Over Presents

December 21, 2014 by Amy Jussel Leave a Comment

Dec. 21, 2014 Every year my teen prefers experiential "go-see-do" gifts to anything I can wrap up and put under the tree, (other than a GoPro which was a 'save up' winner for a milestone birthday) and so every year I have had a media "spin off" that segues from pop culture pervasiveness into an offline unplugged adventure. Studies show that presence over presents continues … [Read more...]

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Wrapping Up The Gift of Time In A Media Package

December 31, 2007 by Amy Jussel 12 Comments

Dec. 7, 2016 Update: We had our collegiate buddy binge-fest with the Gilmore Girls 'Year in the Life" Netflix Revival this Thanksgiving, so for those mother-daughter pairs who can't get enough of the fast-talking dynamic duo, I'm reprising our hands-on experiential "B&B Inn" themed getaway of wrapping up the gift of time together... We shared it well, so it's coming back … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Advertising, Emerging trends & STEM, Growing up too soon, Marketing Shaping Youth, Media Literacy, Miscellaneous, Positive Picks, Pro-Social & Positive Picks, Shaping Youth Tagged With: binge-watching, experiential gifts, experiential learning, gift of time, Gilmore Girls, Gilmore Girls 2016, Gilmore Girls A year in the life, Gilmore Girls Revival, Lorelai and Rory, media icebreakers, media moments, parent child bonding, parenting tweens, parents and play, presence over presents, Social Emotional Learning, unplug to plug in, Using tv as a bonding moment