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Vinny Ginardi: In the pilot, we saw a newsroom where everything that could go right, go right. But in this episode, we saw just the opposite. Everything that could go wrong, went wrong. And while I didn't like this episode quite as much as I liked the first, I'm glad that we were shown that just because this newsroom is trying to do news the right way doesn't mean that it's always going to be easy.
But the biggest takeaway from this episode comes from two of our central characters: Will McAvoy and Mackenzie MacHale. We find out more about their previous romantic relationship and why it ended. While I didn't particularly like the storyline of Mackenzie sending the email explaining why their relationship ended to the whole company by accident (it seemed a bit contrived), I was glad to already see depth in these characters and in the relationship they have with one another. Jeff Daniels and Emily Mortimer have great chemistry and makes their relationship feel real.
Greg Kaplan: I'm in the opposite camp of Vinny on this one. I agree with him that the Will/Mack relationship is what's going to fuel the show. And I absolutely love how real the relationship between Maggie and Jim. But, I really hated the ending to this week's episode. The key to this show's success is going to be how real the actual newsroom feels. All the characters feel real, but the ending to the episode was so frustrating.
Look, we all saw it. If that type of news show happened in real life (and it does happen, take it from someone that works for a local news station), YouTube and The Daily Show would blow up for a week straight ripping it to shreds. There were so many things that could go wrong and went wrong when talking about such a controversial topic. And yet, when all was said and done, its like the show said we'll be OK.
No! Why does everything always have to end happily? People have really shitty days, and Maggie was having one. I actually loved how real it felt that she took it to heart that she made a mistake, then compounded that mistake with a moment of real when she broke up, on purpose or not, with Don. Why did the show have to end with a melancholy Will calling a slightly buzzed and much more depressed Mackenzie saying he was in? Why couldn't Will just stay really pissed off for a little longer and Mackenzie wallow in her self pity for a little longer? They both obviously completed their worst news show in their careers. Even if they wanted to apologize to each other, they seem like really strong and proud people where an apology would be hard to come by, at least for Will.
So, why did they have to apologize so quickly? It bugged me. It seemed forced. And, even worse, it began to feel like I was watching something staged. That's the most disappointing part of it all.
VG: Greg, I agree that Will's apology did come a little quickly. But I didn't see it as unrealistic as you did. It's clear that even though their romantic relationship has ended, Mackenzie's thoughts and opinions still affect Will. So after they put on the worst show in history, it seems to have struck a chord within Will that Mackenzie was most upset about the Palin addition to the show, not the trainwreck that led up to it.
And I suppose I should have elaborated more on why I said I enjoyed that this episode focused on a bad news show. It came as a relief to me that every episode wasn't going to be News Night having a perfect show. While I loved the fast paced environment and how everything fell into place during the first episode (such as Jim having two credible sources by complete chance), I was nervous that every episode was going to be this newsroom outperforming other newsrooms. It was refreshing to see that the News Night crew isn't going to catch breaks like that with every show.
Let's take a quick turn. After receiving solid ratings in its first two episodes, HBO has renewed The Newsroom for a second season. The show has received mixed reviews so far, do you think this was a good or bad choice by HBO?
GK: I think it was a good choice. Even with receiving some really rough reviews, a lot of people are still talking about it. Conversation about any show is still conversation, and The Newsroom is getting a lot of press. I think part of the reason it got picked up is because of Sorkin's track record with his previous shows (even my reference point for this show, Sports Night, had a second season despite poor reviews). Every show is an investment, and HBO likes to go with a sure thing when they can. I think people are going to keep tuning into this show regardless of what the critics say.
One problem I am having with the show so far Vinny is that it feels like Sorkin is taking clear sides on important topics. Before I begin what I think is going to seem like ripping this show a new one, let me just say that the characters in the show are deep enough that I'll keep coming back for them, not for what the show stands for.
OK, disclaimer aside, I get the feeling that Sorkin is trying to re-write history a little through his writing. It is very hard to have a show like this one, where Sorkin is taking actual real life events from the past two years and covering them on a fake news show. Its a little Tuesday Morning Quarterback-ing. Nobody covered the BP oil spill like News Night did on the first night because nobody had the opportunity to cover it like they did. I highly doubt that, even in the most complex of newsrooms, a group of highly educated people would've been able to connect the dots that quickly like Mackenzie and Jim did. It's just not plausible. So, it seems a little bit back-handish that Sorkin pretty much proclaimed "this is how I would've done it…" when really, it was all done, and mostly covered very well by some very smart people when it was actually happening.
Then second, in this week's show, Maggie has a monologue about how immigrants who enter the country without proper paperwork deserve a better identifier than "illegals". Look, a lot of people agree with that view. I agree with that view. But, there are still people that don't. They're out there, and they have a right to their own opinion. It isn't fair, on a show like this, to just say "well, this is their point of view, we'll justify it in the newsroom, but when we show what a trainwreck show is like to our audience, we're going to do it at the expense of this view point". I know Sorkin wanted to show what a really terrible news cast looks like, but did it really have to be that point of view that falls through? What if Will had guests come on trying to support the argument why the bill shouldn't be passed and they weren't professional on TV, while the Governor presented a legal, competent argument for the pro?
What I'm saying is, even when Sorkin was showing a terrible news cast and all the things could go wrong, he was still presenting his opinion on a major issue. That's really my major problem with the show. It seems very biased. And it doesn't matter that, in my heart of hearts, I agree with what Sorkin is presenting and it was pretty funny to see three incompetent people talk about something that is over their head. I just have a problem with the messages I'm getting through the show. Again, I love the characters and I love how they're growing. I just can't get over some of the messages presented by Sorkin after the fact.
VG: In most of the reviews that are negative toward the show, both of those points are brought up. The rewriting history portion I can find somewhat substantial. Sorkin is able to use information that no newsroom at the time had. It's kind of like playing a game of Texas Holdem, only if you knew what the flop, turn, and river were going to be. It cheapens the show a little bit, but it's also interesting to see how certain events were viewed by most at the time.
I don't have as much of a problem with your second point. Yes, the show does come off as preachy. But really, is that such a bad thing? Most shows are made strictly for entertainment, but The Newsroom offers a bit more than that. Yes, Sorkin's views on politics and the state of journalism are present throughout the show, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the audience needs to agree with them. Most of the best shows and movies and books in history are considered so great because they have a strong message behind them. People are offended because some of the messages in this show happen to be a commentary on political issues. If you disagree with the views presented in the show and dismiss the show because of that, you are just proving the point made in the first episode that people aren't open to looking into viewpoints that go against their own.
GK: Right, and that's the thing. I'm not even disagreeing with Sorkin on his points. So far, I haven't been like "Well, that's just outrageous, I totally disagree". I'd probably end up on the side of each debate with Sorkin and support his points.
But, I don't know. I guess I tune in hoping to get away from actual news rooms and just watch an entertaining show that involves the world of news. I think my views would be different if the messages were more subtle, or the situations were hypothetical. But, this is Sorkin making it obvious through his writing which side of the debate he is on. And I think it bothers me a little.
I can't blame Sorkin for doing it. Its his show, he can do whatever he wants. I can always choose not to watch. But, again, the development of these characters fascinates me, and that is what will keep me coming back and keep me watching through a second season.
VG: I agree, the characters are the driving force behind the show and what keep it compelling. We've been introduced to several different individuals and in only two hours, we've already seen some of them grow.
On an unrelated final note, I found it interesting that everyone had Blackberrys. Was this product placement by Blackberry to try and stay relevant? Or was it a cruel joke by Sorkin that in just two years Blackberrys have gone from one of the most popular smart phones to almost out of business? It was probably the latter, but it was just something I found amusing.
GK: Were iPhone's around in 2010? I know they couldn't have been as popular. I do think its Sorkin staying true to the times. I mean, think back. The two episodes that have aired so far?
LeBron James was still a Cleveland Cavalier (sorry, Cleveland fans). Only a handful of us had Twitter accounts. Facebook had just added the "Like" button and most status updates had to start with (Your name) is…
Yeah, its only been two years, but living in the 24-hour media cycle, what-have-you-done-for-me-lately culture we're consumed in, that might as well be two decades.


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City Police say they arrested a man last Saturday that allegedly stole an
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It now appears that WWE definitely wants to get a deal done with Stacy Keibler, as the company is hoping that she will make her return at Wrestlemania 30 and play a part in the pay per view. Some believe that she could be utilized as a backstage interviewer that night.
Rumors are running rampant that Stacy Keibler is returning to WWE. She recently met with Stephanie McMahon at a VH1 event in New York City. A lucrative offer was reportedly made to the former diva, and there's a good chance that she accepts the deal before Wrestlemania 30.
The NFL and VH1 have hired Stacy Keibler and Nick Cannon to host a series of concerts leading up to the Super Bowl, which is being held at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey this year. The game will be played on February 2, 2014.
Former WWE diva Stacy Keibler is filming an episode of the hit sitcom, How I Met Your Mother.
It was revealed earlier in the week that TNA had signed Alpha Female, a wrestler who is known in Europe. Management has decided to pair her up with Chris Sabin, who recently broke up with Velvet Sky on screen. The relationship is designed to be a focal story line point for the Knockouts division.
TNA taped the hall of fame induction ceremony for Kurt Angle at Impact Wrestling today. After delivering an emotional speech, Ethan Carter interrupted the segment, which led to a match between the two at TNA Lockdown being announced.
While there are some fans who are under the impression that he has really left the compny, Jeff Hardy will be returning to the company in March. He has already been announced for TNA Lockdown 2014, where is scheduled to be a part of the Lethal Lockdown match.
There will be a Lethal Lockdown match at TNA Lockdown 2014 this year. Team Dixie will consists of Ethan Carter, Bobby Roode, James Storm and Rockstar Spud. They will face Team MVP, which will include MVP, Gunner, Eddie Edwards and Davey Richards.
After weeks of teasing the move, the James Storm heel turn has finally happened. Impact Wrestling is being taped right now, and the long time TNA star turned on Gunner as he was challenging Brutus Magnus for the world heavyweight championship.
Many are wondering who will be the first opponent for MVP in TNA will be, and it looks like Rockstar Spud has been given that honor. Earlier today, the two of them filmed a match for the episode of Impact Wrestling set to air on February 13.
While he denied the rumors all week long, it has now been confirmed that MVP is indeed the new story line investor for TNA. He is making an appearance on Impact Wrestling tonight, where he was accompanied by Davey Richards and Eddie Edwards. All three were wearing suits.
Since the start, Bray Wyatt has done all of the talking to the Wyatt Family. Luke Harper and Erick Rowan generally just stand to the side and in the background during the interview segments. On Smackdown this week, though, Harper actually says a few words.
A shocking heel turn took place in WWE at the Smackdown taping tonight. Titus ONeil turned on his Prime Time Player teammate Darren Young during a match against Curtis Axel and Ryback. ONeil turned heel and vicious assaulted Young after proclaiming that he was tired of losing all the time.
In a rather pleasantly surprising move, Antonio Cesaro has earned himself a main event spot at Elimination Chamber 2014. Despite being stuck in a mid card tag team with Jack Swagger, he defeated Dolph Ziggler in a qualifying match on Smackdown this week.
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The Subtle Power of Product Packaging
Published on - April 7th, 2009 (by J.D. Roth)
I get frustrated when I meet people who don't think advertising affects them. Advertising does affect you. And, in fact, I'd argue those who believe they are immune are probably most likely to be influenced.
How powerful are advertising and marketing? In 2007, I shared an excerpt from Malcolm Gladwell's Blink in which the author describes how product packaging affects our perceptions.
In front of us was the beverage section. Rhea leaned over and picked up a can of 7-Up. "We tested Seven-Up. We had several versions, and what we found is that if you add fifteen percent more yellow to the green on the package — if you take this green and add more yellow — what people report is that the taste experience has a lot more lime or lemon flavor."
In other words, a product's taste isn't just affected by the ingredients; it's affected by the packaging too! Advertising and marketing influence us in myriads subtle ways, and in-store marketing can be just as powerful as any other form.
Here's a recent real-life example of how product packaging has an impact on our buying decisions. Last December, Tropicana introduced a new carton for its "Pure Premium" citrus juices. The old packaging featured a distinctive logo and an iconic "straw stuck in an orange" image. The new packaging was bland and generic.
No other changes were made to the product. The taste was the same and the cost was the same. All that changed was the packaging. If this sort of thing made no difference to sales, if consumers were not influenced by in-store marketing, then this package redesign shouldn't have mattered.
But we are influenced by in-store marketing, and the package redesign did matter. It mattered a lot. According to last week's Advertising Age, Tropicana's sales for "Pure Premium" juices dropped by 20% between January 1st and February 22nd. In the business world, a 20% drop in sales is huge — especially when you consider that Tropicana's competitors posted double-digit sales increases over the same period.
Tropicana, of course, denies any connection between the package redesign and the decline in market share. All the same, they're bringing back the old packaging. It sure sounds like there's a connection to me.
I'm not arguing that you should (or could) avoid advertising and marketing. I'm just asking you to be aware that it's very real and very powerful, and it affects you — even if you think it doesn't.
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This article is about Consumerism, Marketing
I would have guessed the new packaging made people think it is "all natural" or even organic and would make people buy more.
there was a story on NPR about this. people actively noticed and complained that they hated the new packaging, and that they didn't want to buy Tropicana in the ugly new carton. How funny that people were happy to say, "you're marketing this to me wrong!"
…it was a stupid move on Tropicana's part, though. I mean, that package is awful.
What irritates me is when companies change the packaging and then increase the price. This recently happened with my hair gel. I use a brand specific to my hair salon; they changed the bottle, but nothing else. The size and gel are the exact same.
And, yet, miraculously, it's now "worth" two dollars more. I'll be taking my two dollars elsewhere, thank-you.
PS. It's not always "subtle" power. Think about the stigma of no-name goods. Most of the time these products are the exact same as name brand, even manufactured in the same factory, but labeled differently. And, yet, so many people have an unwarranted aversion to them…
Haha. For what it's worth, I had the same exact reaction discussed.
The first time I saw the new packaging, it was so bland/nondescript that I thought to myself, "Is this a new low-end Tropicana brand?"
I kept buying it anyway, but apparently plenty of people didn't.
I wonder how much of that drop was due to people not recognizing the new packaging as the same brand. I know that with things I buy frequently and where I have a brand preference my eye just skips to the familiar package on the shelf. I would probably have skipped right over this package and gone for my second-choice brand of orange juice, since this looks like a store-brand package – plain words, no pictures or distinctive logos.
If they changed Diet Coke cans from silver to purple or the Cheerios box from yellow to green, how many people do you think would walk down the aisle looking for their product and never find it? I don't know if that's really "advertising" per se, but packaging is certainly a big part of branding and marketing.
You've proven that the masses are affected by advertising, but not that any given individual is. I bought Tropicana before the redesign. I noticed the package redesign, thought nothing of it, and continued buying Tropicana. It tastes the same. Whatever.
I don't know if it just my particular blog-roll but this is the (no exaggeration) 20th post I've seen about the Tropicana redesign bungle.
Speaking of Tropicana, watch out for their 50% less sugar OJ product. They took real 100% OJ, diluted it 50-50 with water, and threw in some natural flavor additive. (Check the ingredient list if you don't believe me). Half the content of real OJ, but not half the price.
Ingredients: http://tinyurl.com/dh4a3q
While not exactly packaging and advertising, I saw an episode of Food Detectives (great show if you haven't seen it) a while back that had a food psychologist do an experiment that showed how packaging or presenting food made identical items taste better.
It was amazing. Large sample size and identical food. One group was fed the food on very plain table settings, no fancy stuff on the table or elegant presentation with the food, and gave the food very plain names.
The second group got the same exact food but on fancier plates, fancy presentation, and gave the food sophisticated names.
The results were pretty amazing. The people with the plain version said the food was terrible and wouldn't pay more than about 12 dollars for the meal, whereas the fancy group loved it, thought the food was amazing and were willing to shell out over $30 for the meal.
So I'm with you. When people say they aren't affected by advertising, packaging, or presentation, then they are probably just not aware of it. It happens on such a subconscious level that most people just don't realize what kind of influence these things can have on their decisions and expectations.
I noticed that packaging switch! I figured they were either a) following Pepsi's lead by going for a more simple and modern look or b) trying to be mistaken for a generic so all the newly cost-conscious might accidentally buy it. They were probably originally trying to compete with Simply Orange.
People think ignorance is bliss.
I prefer knowledge, but some people don't care.
I seem to be in the minority but I liked the new packaging. I thought it looked fresh and clean. I still buy "simply orange" anyway.
I'll go ahead and second David Safar up there. My family shops at Whole Foods and Costco and we don't have a preference for particular name brands and quite honestly I do consider myself one of the people who have a critical enough mind to recognize when something is being advertised, process it, and then make a rational decision about whether or not to buy the product.
To underscore, I __hated__ the new packaging. I always have liked the Straw-in-orange picture. However, this isn't from lack of trial. I've drank 365 brand orange juice, minute made, Genaurdi's, Clemens, Giant and inevitably I came down to enjoying the taste of Tropicana (Lot's of Pulp is my favorite). It's probably because of the [fake flavoring they use](http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/02/22/qa_with_alissa_hamilton/) (My eyes have so sadly been opened) and the fact that I always found that concentrate has a serious acidic aftertaste.
That being said, I continued to buy Tropicana for all of the above reasons. I find it be a superior product and I try not to let advertisement and packaging influence my decisions like that. The product didn't taste any different either!
I find the essential skills for living life in our consumer culture is a critical mind that's aware that you're always being marketed to. Everything is an advertisement and needs to be evaluated as such. I don't understand why you'd think that with that in mind you couldn't possibly critically and rationally evaluate the advertisements that are flooding you at any given time.
Still, I believe the last figure I saw was a 22% percent drop in sales for Tropicana which just made me laugh. It's as funny as the New Coke campaign.
Yeah, it's pretty odd how strongly I disliked the new carton.
But we shouldn't be surprised that people are attracted to beauty and repulsed by ugly. And the new carton is ugly.
wow, i totally perceived the new design as being more high-end.
the fonts looked more modern. i wonder how the new pepsi logo is faring.
Don't confuse "marketing" with "advertising." I really think I am unaffected (or at least not positively affected) by marketing, but sure I am affected by marketing.
It's like the ad that PizzaHut runs for their pasta… you present it in a fancy format, and people would never think twice that it wasn't gourmet food. Marketing makes a good product sell, it can't make up for a bad product however, maybe some, but in the end, if your product isn't good, no matter how much you throw into marketing, it won't sell.
What about the possibility that the packaging is part of the good? Every part of our experience interacting with the good is part of its value, either positively or negatively. Heck, opening your fridge and seeing an eye-pleasing array is a value.
I think it is clumsy to compare two sets of packaging and claim that any valuation difference is arbitrary, and worse, that it shows our lack of ability to sense value. It's just that our sense of value is larger than the orange juice in the box. Products'
value exists somewhere between their physical reality and our emotive associations. That's why we taste more lemon/lime. And we actually do taste it. Don't assume that is a bad thing.
(And thank god for that or else what would we have to spend all this money?)
Thank you for pointing this out. Direct ads do nothing for me, but I admit when I'm hot and sweaty the first thing I think about is a cold brewed Coor's Light. Then I realize that tastes awful and get a Miller Lite. They're a joint venture for so they win!
I saw the new Tropicana cartons, but at first glance I couldn't figure out if it was organic or a generic brand.
I think they were trying to look organic and failed–miserably. Don't care much 'cause I don't drink the stuff anyway!
They made tests with chips and to test eaters, they taste different in different forms (same material!). So it's not just that the industry uses packaging to make us buy; obviously there's a complex interpretation process behind taste that is more than just molecules on your tongue.
P.S. Milka in Germany once tried to move away from their lilac cow but buyers didn't allow them *G*
For even more amazing studies on packaging/advertising and it's power over us, read "Mindless Eating" by Brian Wansink. They discuss suggested serving sizes, serving lemon jello with red food coloring and people believing it's cherry jello, telling people they're going to taste-test strawberry pudding in the dark but giving them chocolate pudding with none the wiser. It's amazing and all based on real studies, not just theories!
Hate to say it, but… I'm unaffected by marketing. If anything, I will tend to avoid a product if they get too in my face trying to advertise to me. For most products, I'm totally oblivious to brand names. On the rare occasions that I've seen a commercial that I remembered and wanted to talk to someone about, I've found I can't remember what brand of (orange juice / airline / jeans / soft drink / car) the ad was for.
As far as I'm concerned, brands are mostly interchangeable. There's a scant handful of brands I do have loyalty to, generally because they've impressed me with their quality in the past. But other than that, I'm very critical, I find ads intrusive, and I shop based on the actual features of the product in question (including price). I buy the name-brand whenever I can. In a few cases I tried the name-brand and found it genuinely wasn't as good (Cheerios come to mind), but for the most part, they are all the same.
There are far too few of us, but we do exist.
(Also, I don't understand what the big deal is with the OJ packaging. Why do people care so much? The two designs seem basically interchangeable to me, though I guess the "straw in orange" symbol is a powerful one for Tropicana and it's odd that they would sacrifice it.)
You're so right. I actually bought the old-style packaging when given the choice of the two in the grocery store this week! Packaging makes a huge difference! I'm laughing that I was guilty of being influenced by this very example!
I stopped buying the juice until I looked closely and realized they still offered the same variations in pulp, calcium, etc. that they had before. The difference between cartons was very clear on the old package. The new package labels were in a smaller, softer font that was hard to spot from a couple feet away.
On the plus side, they were giving the stuff away for a few weeks! It was below $2.50 a carton while they were trying to move the new packaging off the shelves.
Packaging and brand recognition are interesting subjects. When it comes to groceries I buy the lowest priced items on the shelf. My wife doesn't like to go shopping with me because I don't buy her favorite brands. She claims there's a difference, but I guess we'll never really know if she keeps buying her favorites now will we. C'mon they're all cans of green beans how different can they be? I'll be a tightwad to the day I die and that day might just occur in the local grocery store.
I stopped buying OJ years ago when they started coming out with all these variations on what should be a simple product. No Pulp. Calcium. Some Pulp. Lots of Pulp. Country Style. City Style. Burb style.
Whatever. The moment something simple (it's just freaking OJ!) becomes the object of market segmentation and thus so complicated is the moment I start feeling manipulated and stop being a customer.
I occasionally treat myself to a fresh-squeezed glass at my favorite breakfast spot…and I buy whole oranges at the grocery store…get more dietary fiber that way, too.
You and me both Chris. I thought the design was modern, while the old one looked strikingly 90s. Enh, no big deal, I'll gulp just about any OJ.
One of my old bosses taught me a trick to see if your design will work in real life. He taught me to turn and walk a few feet away, and then turn back quickly and note what you see first when you look at the design. All too often designers spend so much time staring at the image from such a close proximity, that they don't get a realistic view of how the design actually reads in a visual sense.
When you use that criteria with the two designs, you can't dispute that on the old label, the orange and the "Tropicana" logo both jumped out at you, with the flag at the top delineating the type of juice coming in as a close second. The old packaging reads very clearly.
The main "flaw" in the redesign is that no single graphical element jumps out at the shopper. I'm sure it tested wonderfully when placed as a single image in front of consumers, but when placed in the buzz and distraction of an actual grocery store, and grouped together as a "brand statement" it all just washes over into a bland vista where nothing stands out.
I'm not surprised in the least that they are reverting back to the old design.
Jeremy #10, how funny! Because there is this restaurant we went to during Restaurant Week in San Diego. One of those fancy, and popular ones and they offered a prixe-fixe menu to make them more affordable for us common folks. Everyone lapped it up. My cousin thought it was great. I thought my husband can cook something up with a lot more flavor than what was served. I guess they can get away with it because of their name and the fancy setting.
That explains it! I actually noticed the new cartons at my grocery store just yesterday. I normally don't by Tropicana because I prefer Florida's Natural, but I have been buying Tropicana for the past month because it has been buy one get one free every week at the grocery store. I was beginning to wonder why Tropicana was continuously on sale, but that explains it.
I had no idea they changed their packaging because I buy the cheapest frozen oj I can find, no matter how many times I see their ads or walk past their new or old packaging in the stores.
"I get frustrated when I meet people who don't think advertising affects them. Advertising does affect you. And, in fact, I'd argue those who believe they are immune are probably most likely to be influenced."
This article doesn't prove anything about the people that believe they are immune to advertising or marketing. It just proves that advertising and marketing work, which everyone knows.
My husband needs to drink low-acid juice. Tropicana is the only brand I've found that doesn't just water down the juice to reduce the acid.
When Tropicana changed the packaging, it took me several minutes to find the low-acid juice. Maybe in time I would have automatically looked at the right section of the carton, but the change was very irritating and I can see why sales went down.
Those of us who are attached to a certain packaged product don't just want a consistent taste – we also want our shopping to be quick and easy as we grab the same item every time.
I noticed the new packaging but still bought the orange juice because I've always liked the brand; however, I don't like the new packaging! Can somebody tell me why they changed the packaging in the first place??
CV hit the nail on the head, I think — if you don't recognize your tried and true product, you try the next thing you see. The NYTimes recently did an article on advertising (and where it fails) that offers an interesting counter to this idea that advertising/marketing (good distinction Daniel & Kat) is all powerful and we're zombie victims. Here's the link if anyone's interested: http://ideas.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/06/why-advertising-is-failing-on-the-internet/. I think the article helps address why many of us feel that advertising doesn't affect us — it might make us curious, but we probably do the research & only buy the product for a legitimate reason.
I think we are affected by subtle advertising, more so than pushy marketing. If we have seen an ad somewhere, especially in reputable media, it helps our purchasing decisions.
In Tropicanna's case, I feel the new packaging is too bland. The old one has a greater visual impact and that helps when a customer is choosing which products to buy on the supermarket aisle.
However, it is important to note that a fancy ad or packaging may entice buyers, but there is no guarantee of repeat customers or referral business if the quality of the product is poor.
The new packaging looks a lot like a generic brand so I'm very surprised that Tropicana made the change. I thought there had been enough lessons learned from the past marketing experiments to not change an iconic/very recognizable image.
I'm like many other readers in that I found it hard to tell the difference between the different types of Tropicana in the new packaging. I don't usually buy OJ, but my dad was visiting and he loves the one with lots of pulp. I went specifically to the store to buy it and came home with Minute Maid b/c at least I could figure the carton out! I imagine that the lack of distinction between the different types of OJ lead a lot of people to pick up a different brand.
Of course, packaging & design is just as big a part of the blogging industry as any other, and surely part of objective of the design of any blog is to catch the readers eye, and distinguish from other blogs. That is why no blogger uses the default WordPress theme – or for that matter just raw text which would be a more inexpensive medium to distribute (less bandwidth, less advertising costs, etc). Instead bloggers spend lots of time to spruce up their raw product (the written word) with fancy fonts, pretty pictures, and all sorts of different colors (and dare I mention the animated banner ads?). If you liken it to that, the Tropicana situation is not so bad. It's just taking pride in your work and giving it a little shine & polish. Is orange juice any different?
I am very influenced by advertising in that I go out of my way to avoid it. We watch DVDs and avoid cable, listen to mp3s and avoid radio, don't read newspapers, use Java and script blockers online, etc.
What has become a influence on my buying is product-specific online forums. However, I do know they are littered with false positive reviews (I've even done some when freelance jobs were lean, I'm ashamed to admit) so I still consider them advertising.
@Marie (#42): I totally agree with you, I'm the same way. Just about the only thing that influences me positively is a recommendation from friends or family, or from a blogger I read regularly (and thus have developed some level of trust in). Basically anyone who has some stake in my purchasing something is suspect.
I'm in marketing, and have marginally been involved in some food brands. A couple of things I remember from meetings:
1) Packaging is the NUMBER ONE priority for liquor and perfume. The content barely matters.
2) I don't have the figures, but the jump in milk sales from the new packaging of "Dean's Milk Chug" were FAR greater than any kind of movement from both of the "Got Milk" OR "Milk Mustache" campaigns.
45As an employee for Tropicana for the past 7 years I feel I have to respond. I also was one that believed that packaging did not make a difference, put a good product such as our Pure Premium Orange Juice in anything and the consumer will purchase it because of the product. That was until I saw our new packaging redesign last fall. Internally everyone was floored that the decision had been made, as it was obvious that it looked generic and difficult to distinguish the product. We dreaded this new design going to the consumer, and when the backlash occurred we could only shake our heads.
As JD mentions, our sales dropped by 20% at a time when the economy is incredibly weak and job cuts are the norm. While it is a lesson to be learned, there is also the personal side of it when my coworkers jobs were cut due to the lost revenue made by this decision.
I had a writer who recently slammed my website because we were using twitter to get out awareness about an upcoming launch. He didn't do enough research to figure out that we were doing this with about 1 out of every 20 tweets.
He sounded real smart until I pointed out that I counted no less than 16 advertisements on the page where the article was printed.
Ha! Just this morning I opened my office fridge and saw these two cartons of orange juice… guess which one I picked?!
I don't buy premium OJ very often (well, we don't drink OJ often at all), but was getting a medicine that was best consumed w/ a strong juice, so I went to go buy a kind we'd like. They had some of the old packaging, and Tropicana was on sale, so I set out looking for the type we'd like. I couldn't find it. It took me several minutes to comprehend that the generic looking cartons were also tropicana. I didn't even realize it – I thought they were just some random store brand. I knew right then that it wouldn't work for them.
I used to work at a market research agency we did focus groups when a local (large) dairy goods company wanted to change their packaging. During one of the groups, one woman got up and started shouting about how milk containers just SHOULD be white because milk is white. She was REALLY passionate about it. So funny… people really, really do care.
Thank you for trying J.D., but there are always a few unassailable minds in the crowd.
I quote Sun Tzu because we consumers are at war with marketers, whether we realize it or not. "It is said that if you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles; if you do not know your enemies but do know yourself, you will win one and lose one; if you do not know your enemies nor yourself, you will be imperiled in every single battle."
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) has an excellent program called "The Age of Persuasion." It discusses topics in advertising and marketing. Definitely worth looking up.


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This week learn what Ralph Jenkins loves about the Hotel Eldorado!
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Making the move to Kelowna 8 years ago, Ralph feels he made a good choice as he enjoys the wine, sun and mild winters of the Okanagan. Just before graduating from culinary school, Ralph accepted a position as a member of the Hotel Eldorado kitchen team. Now, going into his third summer, Ralph is looking forward to the increased volume of people, weddings, and events.
"I love being busy, I may even need a helper this year," Ralph describes how he likes to connect with a variety of co-workers on a daily basis.
Around here, we know when Ralph is working because his zest for life can be felt every where he goes. This radiates when he takes post at our Sunday Brunch omelette station, providing exceptional care and service to weekend guests.
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Ragnarok's Edge, My Completed Game
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The mercenary group, known as the Renegades, have been summoned by the king to retrieve the fabled sword that will bring about the endtime, the Ragnarok. After being charged with this task, the group heads to a nearby port to get a ship. The group ends up having to fend off bandits and are given a boat as a reward. The group uses the boat to go to the NW island where the Blademaster's Tomb is. After going through the tomb, the group finds the sword and is challenged by its spirit. The group defeats its spirit and makes their way back to the king, who takes the sword from them and then...
World Development:
- Renegade's Base: this place serves as the home for the active party. There is a den, and two bedrooms (to house each member), as well as a well kept yard.
- Castle Villa: this serves as the town which leads to the castle. This place features three crosses representing the gods, two stands where the player can buy equips, and a save crystal along with a tutorial.
- Castle: This is where the player will get the initial quest. This place features the throne room where the king and queen are. A dining room where a friendly chef will greet the player. The King's chambers where a maid and the prince, Cerulean, will be mindlessly wandering around. Finally, there's a guard barracks where the guard captain stares over his proud battalion.
- Port Hymir: This port features a battle hardened Harbomaster and several open doors, that lead to a warehouse, for ship supplies.
- Blademaster's Tomb: This is an expansive dungeon, harboring all of the usual enemies that leads to a Sword Sanctum where Ragnarok may be found.
Character Bios:
Kaine - Leader of the Renegades. He is a veteran from a long forgotten war in which he lost the use of one of his eyes. He's brash, blunt, and sometimes sarcastic, but beneath his tough exterior lies a protective warrior who will fight to his last breath. His class is Deathblade, a class that specializes in Darkness-type attacks and attacks that cripple them with status effects.
Selena - Second-in-command of the Renegades. She's a former court magician, expelled after concocting an illness poison and accidentally killing a few animals. Her smile can brighten any saddened day and her quirky antics often get her and the group into serious trouble. She is never seen far from her bear, Mr. Fluffykins. Her class is Sorceress, a class that specializes in Elemental magics and some crippling status effects, her most notable skill is Mana Drain, which could be used to provide mana for magic by taking it directly from foes.
Emil -The latest recruit in the Renegades. She doesn't talk much and always refers to Kaine as 'sir' even though she has been asked not to. She's soft-spoken and kind-hearted and believes in the power of the light to cleanse evil from her foes. She excels greatly at the bow, because of her indomitable patience and she's always innocently asking naive questions. Her class is Priestess, a class that excels at healing and a few magic attacks, if her level is high enough, she will learn the ultimate Light-type ability, Saint.
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Hey Zenophoenix, I played your game.
First things first: alas, the game is not winnable. There is a crash to desktop problem when you pick up the Ragnarok sword, because the game cannot find the audio file. I hacked my way past that problem, but there is another unfortunate error where the Ragnarok boss will fight you over and over forever.
I did still get to see some of the game though, so I can give you some feedback. The mapping is solid, and the battles are not frustrating. The Ragnarok battle is about the right difficulty, and you used a custom battle system, which is good. Perhaps the random encounters are a little easy, but I only played the first dungeon and it's better to lean towards easy rather than hard battles. The dungeon was not frustrating, but was a little short and could have had more loot.
Also, I don't know if this is deliberate, but it was a bit strange that I couldn't change anyone's equipment in town.
I think you should focus a little more on making the plot a bit more original.
All in all and leaving the glitch aside, what I played was a solid start, but there is room for improvement.
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This was a recipe that normally I would not have even blinked at. Yesterday I was scurrying around to prepare a dinner, and to involve my husband, I asked him to find something out in cyberspace. I thought the recipe looked decent and wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt...well, I made it, and the result is that I now have a "keeper" of a recipe, if ever there was, not to mention that it came together in merely a few minutes. At first to gild the lily I thought I should at least toast the walnuts, but I didn't. This was so delicious, and even with small amounts of seasoning/spices, this dish fairly exploded with flavor. I'm guessing that the jarred roasted peppers are the reason for this. I won't tweak this recipe in any way, and it will be made on a regular rotation.
Walnut Red Pepper Dip
Annabelle Breakey, Karen Shinto
If you usually serve spinach dip at friendly gatherings, switch it up this year by serving a warm dip made with roasted red peppers, walnuts, and a dash of lemon juice. Serve with toasted bread slices or even sliced veggies for an easy appetizer station perfect for welcoming guests to your home.
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- Calories: 59
- Calories from fat: 85%
- Protein: 1.1g
- Fat: 5.5g
- Saturated fat: 0.5g
- Carbohydrate: 2.2g
- Fiber: 0.4g
- Sodium: 51mg
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- 2 cups shelled walnuts
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 jar (12 oz.) roasted red peppers, drained
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- In a food processor, pulse walnuts, cumin, sugar, and salt until walnuts are finely ground. Add peppers, garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice. Whirl until smooth.
- Note: Nutritional analysis is per tbsp.
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shopkick was founded in June 2009 by Cyriac Roeding, Jeff Sellinger, Aaron Emigh, and is funded by Kleiner Perkins' iFund, Greylock Partners and Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, and investor in Facebook and Zynga, and Ron Conway.
shopkick bridges the worlds of mobile and physical retail. In August 2010, shopkick launched the first mobile application that hands consumers rewards and exclusive deals at shopkick's national retail partners simply for walking into thousands of stores and malls. shopkick created a new location technology that allows the app to verify the user is actually present inside a store (GPS is too inaccurate for that). shopkick broadcasts an inaudible audio signal at a high-pitch frequency that can be picked up by a smartphone's microphone, either through the store's existing music system or through a small transmitter. The shopkick app decodes the signal and the user receives shopkick's universal reward currency called "kicks."
Like advertisers can get measurable click traffic in the online world on Google, they can get measurable foot traffic and product engagement in the real world through shopkick. Shopkick generates and directs intent at home and in the store. Shopkick's growing partner alliance includes Target, Macy's, Old Navy, Best Buy, American Eagle, Crate & Barrel, Sports Authority, Toys"R"Us, Simon Malls (largest U.S. mall operator), Procter & Gamble, Kraft Foods, Unilever, Coca-Cola, Intel, HP, Disney, General Mills, Colgate, Clorox, Revlon, Levi's. The app was rated the #4 most widely used shopping app in the U.S. in 2012 by Nielsen, ahead of Starbucks and Target, and any other physical retailers' proprietary apps, and the #1 most engaging app (minutes spent per month per user). Target rolled out shopkick nationwide to all its 1,700 U.S. stores in 2012, after testing it for 1 1/2 years and getting "rave reviews."
Shopkick also rewards users for their actual purchases, requiring no technical integration from retailers, through partnerships with MasterCard and Visa.
Shopkick announced its first profitable quarter in Q4 2012, and drove $200M in sales for its partners in 2012, after its new app version 3.0 had led to large surges in engagement.
The World Economic Forum (WEF) named shopkick a Tech Pioneer 2013, a recognition previously given to Twitter, Google and Wikipedia. one of the World's Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Retail by Fast Company along with Apple, Groupon and Amazon.com, and one of the Wall Street Journal's Top 10 Apps.
The shopkick app is available for download for the iPhone and for Android (free).
Videos: shopkick overview on CNBC
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Imagine Me & You -- A newlywed bride becomes infatuated with another woman whom questions her sexual orientation promoting a stir among the bride's family and friends.
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Piper Perabo lights up the screen as Rachel, a blushing bride whose perfect nuptials take a surprising turn at the altar. An innocent glance between Rachel and an unexpected wedding guest is all it takes to spark a 'love at first sight' romance with a surprising twist, the object of Rachel's affection is a smart and sensuous... woman! Their shocking romance causes quite a stir amongst her family and friends as Rachel is forced to choose between her husband and the girl of her dreams.
Right before she's to say "I do," a bride-to-be finds herself attracted to the female florist her mother hired to do the arrangements.
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Giving birth is the weapon humanity has against the constant attempt of nature to destroy it, the yin to death's yang. It is the way that people gain a measure of immortality in the physical world, a way to make sure that half of the genetic information that makes up who you are continues on after you're long gone. It's also an amazing way to bring together humanity, literally combining two separate human beings at a genetic level, knitting them together more closely than any relationship ever could. And the instinct that humans find in marginalizing or sacrificing themselves for the betterment of their child is one of the only instincts in humanity that is naturally a selfless one. There are many beautiful things about the idea of having children.
And there are many terrifying things, too. Childbirth has long been a source of many deaths for mothers, and even in our modern society, there is still a minor risk of a mother losing a life bringing a child into the world. And pregnancy itself is a source of much fear, for both parents. In a world that makes terminating a pregnancy difficult to impossible in a safe way, young people can suddenly find themselves discovering that their lives are no longer just their own, and that a decision made in the heat of passion can dictate an entire lifetime.
But at its base, pregnancy is often scary to people because it is about unusual biology. Pregnancy is a "natural" thing, that is for certain, but it is not the default state. The human body goes through changes that are often inconvenient and confusing, and sometimes frightening and painful. Sickness, complications, cravings, even emotional instability, often root from the act of propagating the species. Not to mention that, at the end of the day, there is a tiny group of cells that is growing at an exponential rate inside of a person's body until it has gestated long enough, and then it will be making its way out in the most intimate and painful way possible.
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MILWAUKEE, WI (WHBL) - Caleb Gindl hit a walk-off homer in the 13th inning Sunday afternoon to give the Milwaukee Brewers a 1-0 victory over the Miami Marlins at Miller Park. Gindl led off the 13th, and dumped a pitch from Ryan Webb just over the fence in the left field corner for his first career homer and his first walk-off blast at any level. Gindl also doubled, as he had two of Milwaukee's seven hits. Miami only had four hits in losing their fourth straight overall. The Brewers swept a three-game series from a Marlins' team that has not scored in 37 straight innings – the longest such streak in the Majors' since 1985. Milwaukee has now pitched 35 scoreless frames, breaking the team record of 31 set in 1990. That was also the last time Brewer pitchers registered three consecutive shut-outs. And the 12 scoreless innings by both teams yesterday were the most in the Majors since a 16-inning Boston win over Tampa Bay in 2011. John Axford threw a perfect 13th to get the win. He's 4-3. Webb's loss dropped him to 1-4. Wily Peralta had his fourth solid start for the Crew, giving up four hits and two walks in eight innings. The rookie right-hander has given up just one run in 29-and-a-third frames this month. The Brewers won despite the fact that Ryan Braun, Jonathan Lucroy, and Carlos Gomez were not in the starting lineup. Gomez has new pain in his right elbow. Braun's still getting over nerve damage in his right hand. And Lucroy sat because Martin Maldonado has become Peralta's personal catcher. The Brewers will open a four-game home series tonight against San Diego. Pregame coverage on WHBL begins at 6:35.
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U.S. ethanol output has been weak since last summer as producers have struggled with poor margins, due partly to high corn prices after last year's severe U.S. drought. Production bottomed out in the week through Jan. 25, when output of 770,000 barrels a day was the lowest since weekly record-keeping began in mid-2010.
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Characterizing Enterprise Systems using the CAP theorem
When building your next distributed system, you will have to make sure that all subsystems are able to deliver the combination of consistency-availability-partition tolerance that you are looking for.
Taylor's article is a great start for categorizing according to the CAP theorem some of the (enterprise) systems out there: Terracota, Oracle Coherence, GigaSpaces, but also RDBMS and a couple of NoSQL solutions like Amazon Dynamo, BigTable, Cassandra, CouchDB and Project Voldemort.
Another interesting aspect of the article is that it tries to identify how these systems are coping with the missing CAP dimension. Unfortunately, there are a couple of things in the RDBMS analysis that I do not agree with.
An RDBMS provides availability, but only when there is connectivity between the client accessing the RDBMS and the RDBMS itself.
[…] there are several well-known approaches that can be employed to compensate for the lack of Partition tolerance. One of these approaches is commonly referred to as master/slave replication.
RDBMS are not available by themselves. Leaving aside the connectivity issue, RDBMS can become busy performing complex operations or run out of resources and so they can be unavailable.
What the article identifies as a solution for dealing with partition tolerance, master/slave setups are meant in fact to provide some level of availability. But with master/slave consistency becomes only "eventual consistency".
The other approach mentioned — sharding — is indeed a solution meant to provide some level of partition tolerance. But without replication it gives up to availability.
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- it was interesting to learn that GigaSpaces can behave as either an CA or AP system, depending on the configurable replication scheme (sync vs async).
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