Wednesday, October 8, 2008

Consuming Kids: The Commercialization of Childhood

WATCH: A section from Consuming Kids entitled By Any Means Necessary which examines the pervasive product placement and cross-merchandising tactics in kid’s programs.
Consuming Kids takes on the multi-billion dollar youth marketing industry and their controversial tactics. American kids now influence an estimated $700 billion in annual spending, and marketers target these kids virtually from birth with a relentless bombardment of sophisticated commercial appeals

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