Edwin Joaquin Professor Koestler English 102 April 8‚ 2014 The New Shopping: Kids As old generations have died away new generations have poked their way into the world. As man evolves with new generations so do their lifestyles. A few decades ago children would ask their parents for the necessities they need and be okay with what they had. Now it’s backwards. More and more kids are demanding to have the latest technologies and the latest gadgets rather than being comfortable with the resources
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“Kid Kustomers” Eric Schlosser In his report‚ “Kid Kustomers‚” Eric Schlosser discovers the tactics marketers and manufacturers utilize to target children. Schlosser claims that since the 1980s when working parents spent less and less time with their kids‚ they felt it necessity to spend more money on them. Manufacturers took advantage and began to promote a kid-related appearance. They started by observing children of specific ages to discover their interests and habits‚ receiving much
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Arenas Dr. Van Ham English 101 “The Analysis of Kid Kustomers “ Kid kustomers‚ how could those little people with no money be so powerful? Eric Schlosser believes that in recent years “Madison Avenue has been paying a great deal of attention to “kid Kustomers”.” the explosion in children advertising occurred during the 1980s” “The decade of child consumer” Leverage is a huge part of their game “pester power” the power to make kids nag their parents. “1978 the federal trade commission
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“Kid Kustomers” No matter where children are or what they are doing they’ll always find some sort of advertisements. It can be when their casually watching television‚ reading a magazine or just playing games on their computer. Advertisements are different forms of communication whose purpose is to make their product known to the public. Marketers aren’t partial to certain people; they target anyone and every age group‚ but recently there has been an upsurge of advertisements aimed towards children
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Janese Tyree Instructor Fielding English 96 19 March 2009 Unlucky “Kid Kustomers” Television is the most important medium for children’s advertisements. The effects of TV have long been a subject of controversy. In the essay‚ “Kid Kustomers‚” Eric Schlosser describes how major ad agencies now have children’s divisions that focus directly on marketing to kids. The newest Lucky Charms cereal television commercial‚ “Lost In Time‚” utilizes cartoon characters
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Eric Schlosser is indeed correct about the changing trends in marketing and advertising and I agree with him that there is an increased focus on children in advertising. This is clear from the kind of content that one is likely to watch on television nowadays where the content has been to a large scale focused towards things that are of interest to children. The question that one would ask from reading the article is whether the trend is right or whether the marketing companies are losing the right
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Professor Amy Sandefur November 27‚ 2014 Rhetorical Essay on “Kid Kustomers” Eric Schlosser wrote a book called Fast Food Nation in 2001. “Kid Kustomers” was a chapter in Schlosser’s book where he aimed to inform the readers about businesses using their advertisements to target children. By citing credible sources‚ using studies and statistics‚ applying emotional appeal‚ and using good word choice Schlosser created a strong essay. “Kid Kustomers” is about the businesses using their advertisements to target
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Kelly Gold Mrs. Blum AP Lang 12 November 2013 Kid Kustomers Analysis Essay Every person who has been to a store has seen a child whining‚ screaming‚ or yelling over an item they so desperately want‚ while the embarrassed parent is forced to walk around with a screaming child‚ or simply yield to the child ’s wishes. In “Kid Kustomers” by Eric Schlosser‚ he reveals some of the tactics that advertisers may use to draw in a child. Schlosser employs simple yet effective rhetorical strategies to create a clear point
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In Eric Schlosser’s article‚ Kid Kustomers‚ he demonstrates how child advertising has developed by the tactics marketers use to get children to want and demand certain companies’ products. The big boom in child advertisement began in the 1980’s. Working class parents had to spend more time at work‚ so this meant less time at home with their children. They made up for for the loss of family time by spending more money on their children. According to Schlosser‚ many industries started to pick up on
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