Response to Cote's Post

Cigarette's have been embedded in my head as something that is extremely unhealthy for the human body and can damage many of the human body's organs. In my opinion it does not really matter how the cigarette company advertises its products because regardless the people who want or need to buy that product will. It is no secret that cigarettes are bad for people and it is kind of scary to see how well the tobacco industry does even though it produces such an evil product. Although sometimes I guess you can argue that having cigarettes with "light" and "ultra light" in it sound misleading, and makes people think that it has less harmful chemicals in it, but regardless people know they are harmful.

In my opinion I do not believe the packaging matters. Do you?

Summer Fun

With summer right around the corner many advertisements that have been popping up everywhere are about amusement and theme parks. The other night while watching television there was at least three commercials that came up that discussed parks to visit this summer such as Universal Studios in Orlando Florida, Six Flags and Seaworld. Many companies realize that now is the time to put out advertisements about special promotions. Universal theme parks are now offering this new VIP pass that customers due have to pay a premium for, but the price does reflect all the lavish things a customer would receive. For example customers get free breakfast and lunch and unlimited snacks all day as well as cutting the lines for rides and who does not like that? Many parks are offering these great packages and even provide a tour guide! In my opinion this is a great way to get consumers excited and make them want to experience these fabulous parks.

Do you believe the company actually sees a positive return in revenues by doing this process?

Response to Drew's Post

After reading Drew's post about tourism and how it can help states generate income to fix roads and invest more money on schools  I think this form of advertising is nothing, but positive. Last summer I was at a complete lost of where to find an internship and than on television I saw and advertisement about Florida and all the wonderful things it has to offer. After seeing the commercial I took action and decided to get an internship with a healthcare company in Tampa, Florida. If I had never seen the ad about visiting Florida on the television I would have never even considered doing an internship down there. The way the camera portrayed Florida made it seem so appealing and just exactly what I needed.