The hard sell: there's little escape from 'round the clock marketing messages
Article Abstract:
The typical American family is bombarded with advertising messages transmitted through every imaginable medium. As advertisers try to make themselves heard above the marketing cacophony, consumers become overwhelmed by a pervasive, invasive phenomenon they cannot escape.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1992
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Let them eat lifestyle: from hip to hype - the ultimate corporate takeover
Article Abstract:
Liberation marketing is what's defining American culture and what's corrupting the hip movement. The advertising industry is replacing the cultural functions in society and changing the idea of capitalism.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1997
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Push-button democracy: pros and cons on the polling of America
Article Abstract:
Opinion polling is usually tainted with bias, thus defeating its purpose of beneficial political interaction. Pollsters should help achieve consensual solutions rather than perform prejudicial roles.
Publication Name: Utne Reader
Subject: General interest
ISSN: 8750-0256
Year: 1992
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