Summary Of Kid Kustomers By Eric Schlosser

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In the essay “Kid Kustomers” by Eric Schlosser, Schlosser discusses children advertising and its effectiveness. About twenty-five years ago, hardly any American company marketed towards children unlike today where the majority is directed towards children. According to an expert this era was known as “the decade of the child consumer.” Ad agencies implemented children into marketing in order to increase “consumption.” The Joe Camel ad campaign revealed how effortlessly children were impacted by ads, claiming it to be as well known as “Mickey Mouse.” The goal of many advertisements is to give children a “specific reason to ask for the product” in order to convince their parents that they need it. James U. McNeal, author of Kids As Customers,