Today in Twitterverse: Down with Disney

July 27, 2008 By David Burn 2 Comments

Jeffrey Zeldman is a lecturer and author on web design. He also runs his own web design studio, Happy Cog.

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About David Burn

I wrote my first ad for a local political candidate when I was 17 (she went on to win her race, and I felt the power of persuasive copy for the first time). Today, I live near Portland, Oregon and spend my days building brands for companies that matter.

http://adpulp.com Hanna Marlboro

Well, to answer the tweet, “cigarette ads are banned to protect children” is a mistaken presumption. Cigarette advertising is prohibited from appearing in media appealing to children, and there are certainly laws prohibiting specific depictions (e.g., Marlboro could not depict a child cowboy or cowgirl). But Big Tobacco is certainly continuing to lure children via indirect advertising tactics (product placement in movies, etc.). Additionally, Big Tobacco knows the Number 1 influencer for smoking children is smoking parents. So all they have to do is continue hooking parents in order to hook children. Also, don’t blame Hanna Montana—the advertising industry ultimately created her.
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what’s so bad about Hannah Montana. Other than her dad’s one-time mullet?