Voluntary effort to shift children’s advertising deemed unsuccessful
Ad news bears: Three years ago, a group of large food and beverage companies launched a voluntary initiative to change their advertising during TV programs favored by children. They were supposed to advertise more healthy foods and drinks, and fewer nutritionally deficient ones. Not surprisingly, the initiative is a failure, according to an independent study commissioned by the California-based group Children Now . The study reports that 72.5% of foods advertised on television during children’s programs fall into the poorest nutritional category. Before the initiative began, 84% was. If you are looking …
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'Your bad ass new roommate' (PIC)
[People]Now THAT'S how to advertise a room for rent.
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Who on Digg hates this?
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Apple responds to Microsoft's Laptop Hunters... with a Megan
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Very creative advertisement from WWF [Pic]
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Fast Food Reality [PICS]
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