Toys have always been associated with children for years; toys are children’s outlets to playing‚ finding their creativity and exploring new worlds. It is estimated that over 221 million dollars is spent on toys every year in the U.S.(Wikipedia) Toys play a big role in helping babies and toddlers develop motor skills and can serve as learning tools. Toys are usually the most prized possessions of our little ones and they love them‚ and parents love giving them to them. As toys help shape a child’s
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Marcellana Write a one-page essay about your play development. “The inherent purpose of any toy has always been to entertain or occupy a child. But toys are also frequently used in other ways‚ such as educating children or teaching them about important rituals. No matter their purpose‚ toys are an important influence on the emotional‚ mental‚ and physical development of children.”(Microsoft Encarta 2009) Toys may vary from dolls‚ cars‚ puzzles‚ construction toys‚ board games and play sets down
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BARBIE HISTORY Let me begin by telling a story. A young girl meets a boy and they fall in love. The girl graduates from high school. She had visions of a great career success in the real world. She wanted to go to college anyways because her parents thought traditional. The girl went to college and married the boy too. They raised two children‚ Barbie and Ken. They are the creators of the company Mattel and the makers of Barbie‚ Ruth and Elliot Handler. The reason of me telling you this
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Executive Summary Barbie has become one of the best selling toy brands in the world helping Mattel become one of the largest toy makers. Mattel has had much success with it popular Barbie dolls for over fifty years. However it seems every product has a life cycle and in recent years Barbie has begun to decline in popularity due to recent technological trends and stiff competition. Today young girls have become more interested in mp3 players and ipods rather than playing with dolls. At home and
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Barbie you’re beautiful. You make me feel‚ my Barbie doll is really real. Barbie is small and so petite. Her clothes and figure look so neat.… Someday I’m gonna be exactly like you‚ till then I know just what I’ll do. Barbie. Beautiful Barbie. I’ll make believe that I‚ am you. (Barbie Collector‚ 2007) That‚ was Mattel’s first ever jingle for the iconic Barbie doll that would soon sweep over a nation winning the hearts of young girls across America. It aired in 1959‚ 43 years ago and today
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The Barbie Doll While some women felt that they were too provocative for their daughters to play with‚ Barbie Dolls have shaped America’s young girls and women for decade. Barbie has an “I can do it all!” attitude‚ which inspiring to many young girls while growing up. Though there have been some changes over the years‚ Barbie is a bona fide‚ worldwide icon. Ruth Handler was the creator of Barbie Dolls. She and her husband‚ Elliot‚ founded the company Mattel in 1945. Ruth was inspired by her daughter
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I think right strategy‚ because mainstream markets became mature and competitive became hard so emerging markets relatively untouched and sizable for growing market share. 1. Describe Mattel’s global marketing strategy for Barbie and assess its success. Barbie has been successfully adopted to cultural differences in U.S. but international challenge will be more formidable‚ and John Amerman former CEO of Mattel‚ noted “There are twice as many children in Europe as in the U.S… three times
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Barbie - ICON Barbie was first manufactured by Mattel in 1959‚ in an industry in which most products quickly come and go but Barbie’s longevity was unique. The “magical power” that this doll has is that she was made for kids and gave a balance between real‚ education‚ appearance‚ evolution and imagination. Barbie becomes a visual symbol for consumption of material goods‚ attention to physical appearance‚ voyeuristic sexuality‚ and a lifestyle focused on personal pleasure. The debates
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Jennifer Smith G.G. Toys: Case study #2 G.G. Toys was a toy manufacturer facing problems with productivity and profitability. The company found a profitable product in their Geoffrey doll and Specialty branded doll #106. Retailers could customize to the specifications and buying habits of their customer base. On average‚ the Geoffrey Doll cost $19.19 to produce‚ and the #106 doll $23.74. To access in a study of their overhead cost for both of their plants‚ research showed that: 1. A setup
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Unfortunately‚ in the present days‚ in the contemporary era‚ toys have a great influence in gender roles. This influence creates a lot of pressure in the little ones who are forced to buy ‘’girl’s’’ toys and ‘’boy’s ‘’ toys. However‚ if a boy buys a toy that are labeled and directed for girls‚ such as Barbie dolls‚ pink bicycles and Polly’s‚ they are very likely to suffer bully from their colleagues at school. That can lead into severe mental problems such as: depression‚ high levels of insecurity
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