Campaign For A Commercial Free Childhood

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Campaign For A Commercial-Free Childhood is a national coalition of health care professionals, educators, advocacy groups and concerned parents who counter the harmful effects of marketing to children through action, advocacy, education, research, and collaboration. We support the rights of children to grow up and the rights of parents to raise them without being undermined by rampant commercialism. CCFC is headquartered at the NonProfit Center in Boston.
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March of the Penguin

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
Disney's $350 million bird is spreading its wings.

BK Warms Up Grill With Facebook App

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
The app rewards people with a coupon for BK's signature burger when they cull 10 friends.

Marketers Cast Wary Eye on Regulatory Agenda

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
With a new administration, a substantially new Congress and an array of crises that President-elect Barack Obama will have inherited from the soon-to-be-ex, the crystal ball is murky on key regulatory issues that marketers will face.

Tobacco Product Placements on the Downturn

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
Moviegoers are accustomed to the “no animals were harmed” disclaimer at the end of most movies. But 2009 dawns a new age for disclaimers, product placement disclaimers in particular.

E-books Catch On with Children

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
Readers and publishers alike are embracing a digital future. Electronic-book sales increased 73% in October compared with the same month last year, according to the Assn. of American Publishers, while sales of adult paperbacks decreased 23% and children's paperbacks declined 14.8%

Children Get Product Info Online

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
More than four out of 10 children ages 6 to 11 have visited a Website they saw or heard about in a commercial or advertisement, according to a 2008 MRI survey.

Building an Edgier Barbie to Revive Franchise Sales

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
The goal: to make Barbie fashionable again with older girls, who are dropping her for other, edgier playthings like video games.

Pester Power: Curbing Your Child's Inner Consumer

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
Regardless of the economic landscape, kids are more consumer-driven than ever and are prime targets for marketers.

For Some Toy Makers, Rules to Protect Kids May Be Toxic

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
Small firms and those that use natural materials say the costs of testing toys for lead and other harmful substances may put them out of business.

Junk Food Ads For Children Drop By a Third - Ofcom

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
LONDON - Ofcom has estimated the amount of TV advertising for less healthy foods seen by children has dropped by a third since the introduction of stricter regulations in April 2007.

Legislation Would Turn New Jersey School Buses into Billboards

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
State legislators have introduced at least three bills since January that would allow school districts to raise money by selling ads on the sides of the buses they rent or own.

Experiential Marketing Focuses on Malls, Paramount Gets Dogged

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
Advertisers are looking to malls more and more as venues for experiential marketing, hoping to immerse consumers in spaces where they are physically surrounded by brand messages.

Mountain Dew Sets Sights on Video-Game Market

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
Collaboration with Spike TV Will Spotlight Trials and Tribulations of Independent Gamers

Montgomery County Schools Discontinue BusRadio Service

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
Montgomery County school officials said today they have decided to end a trial run of BusRadio, a private broadcast service that provides programmed music and ads to students on their school buses.

School Bus Radio Service No Music to Some Parents' Ears

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
Montgomery County parents and national children's advocacy groups are questioning the school system's experiment with BusRadio, a private network that broadcasts sanitized music and ads to a captive audience of student passengers.

Nielsen: Text Message Marketing to Increase

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
Nearly 60% of U.S. mobile subscribers use text-messaging on a regular basis, with 16% recalling some form of advertising while texting, according to new research by Nielsen Mobile. Given the growing popularity of text messaging, Nielsen says cell users can expect to see more short-code marketing.

Storefronts in Virtual Worlds Bringing in Real Money

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
So far, the deepening recession has not slowed sales of virtual goods, which executives attribute to people spending more time at home.

WONKA Brands Dropped From Kids Shows

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
Move is part of the Better Business Bureau’s Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative

Kids of All Ages Targeted Next in Soft Drink Shift

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
According to the British Soft Drinks Association (BSDA), the study, which was conducted by independent analyst TNS, sought to ascertain the manner in which UK children between 0 and 16 years of age consume drinks.

Coca-Cola, McDonald's and Nestle 'Obtaining Children's Personal Details'

Thu, 07/26/2012 - 18:00
Junk food companies are collecting children's personal details via websites to direct marketing messages to them.