Comments on: Tricks of the Trade: Selling to Children http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/ The Neat Side of the Web Sat, 17 May 2008 03:19:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Allan Evans http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-489297 Allan Evans Tue, 25 Mar 2008 13:22:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-489297 Ah, memories from the past. I miss Duke Nukem ... too bad the sequel never came out. The game was so ridiculous it was great! Ah, memories from the past. I miss Duke Nukem … too bad the sequel never came out. The game was so ridiculous it was great!

]]> By: donna http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-489068 donna Tue, 25 Mar 2008 06:04:25 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-489068 Hmm. Whining was usually the one thing that would make me not get that thing for my kids, ever. They learned to ask nicely for what they wanted, or, save their pennies to buy it themselves. Hmm. Whining was usually the one thing that would make me not get that thing for my kids, ever.

They learned to ask nicely for what they wanted, or, save their pennies to buy it themselves.

]]> By: Skipweasel http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488874 Skipweasel Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:41:13 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488874 Our two have learned to take adverts apart to see how they're trying to sell you something. The neat thing is they spend so much time pulling them to pieces that they don't have time to think about whether they want the promoted article. The ones they're currently laughing at are a run of plugs for Lelli Kelly shoes - blatant appeals to pester-power by making more of the tiny plastic toy included in the price than of the shoes themselves. Our two have learned to take adverts apart to see how they’re trying to sell you something. The neat thing is they spend so much time pulling them to pieces that they don’t have time to think about whether they want the promoted article.
The ones they’re currently laughing at are a run of plugs for Lelli Kelly shoes - blatant appeals to pester-power by making more of the tiny plastic toy included in the price than of the shoes themselves.

]]> By: Steohawk http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488872 Steohawk Mon, 24 Mar 2008 18:33:46 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488872 Economic resources to be mined? That's sick! Economic resources to be mined? That’s sick!

]]> By: bean http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488847 bean Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:12:30 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488847 Orjans Morjan - I don't know what country you're in, but I've never heard of any place in the world where self-esteem advertising was illegal. It's usually encouraged; governments use it to advertise their own programs. Orjans Morjan -

I don’t know what country you’re in, but I’ve never heard of any place in the world where self-esteem advertising was illegal. It’s usually encouraged; governments use it to advertise their own programs.

]]> By: kuanes http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488795 kuanes Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:56:22 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488795 if any of you have ever had to listen to Radio Disney, you'll know that Disney is perhaps the best and most insidious when it comes to marketing to children. now, if you'll excuse me, i have to go buy Hannah Montana bed linens for my 9-year-old girl. right now. if any of you have ever had to listen to Radio Disney, you’ll know that Disney is perhaps the best and most insidious when it comes to marketing to children.

now, if you’ll excuse me, i have to go buy Hannah Montana bed linens for my 9-year-old girl. right now.

]]> By: MrPumpernickel http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488783 MrPumpernickel Mon, 24 Mar 2008 14:14:19 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488783 Yes, it's so interesting that you didn't read the whole thing, like how it was taken from an article from the year 2000 :P (oh, and it's 12 years since Duke Nukem 3d was released) Yes, it’s so interesting that you didn’t read the whole thing, like how it was taken from an article from the year 2000 :P

(oh, and it’s 12 years since Duke Nukem 3d was released)

]]> By: Reality Byte http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488780 Reality Byte Mon, 24 Mar 2008 13:46:55 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488780 It's interesting that you have a section about Duke Nukem, when there hasn't been a Duke game out for what, five years now? It’s interesting that you have a section about Duke Nukem, when there hasn’t been a Duke game out for what, five years now?

]]> By: MoniA http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488728 MoniA Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:42:02 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488728 My 6 year old doesn't really nag me for stuff. This might be because we don't watch any TV. We rent the shows we want to see so there are no commercials. He does like Batman and Spidey because that's what his best friend likes. He got Spiderman stuff for his birthday but the art supplies have turned out to be his favorites. I think NOT watching TV is the single best way to get kids way from all the crappy advertising. So far so good. My 6 year old doesn’t really nag me for stuff. This might be because we don’t watch any TV. We rent the shows we want to see so there are no commercials. He does like Batman and Spidey because that’s what his best friend likes. He got Spiderman stuff for his birthday but the art supplies have turned out to be his favorites. I think NOT watching TV is the single best way to get kids way from all the crappy advertising. So far so good.

]]> By: Orjans Morjan http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488725 Orjans Morjan Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:22:45 +0000 http://www.neatorama.com/2008/03/24/tricks-of-the-trade-selling-to-children/#comment-488725 "Advertising at its best is making people feel that without their product, you’re a loser," explained Nancy Shalek, president of the Shalek Agency. And this is legal in the US of A? I think and hope that this is illegal over here. “Advertising at its best is making people feel that without their product, you’re a loser,” explained Nancy Shalek, president of the Shalek Agency.

And this is legal in the US of A? I think and hope that this is illegal over here.

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