Marketing to Children (By: Sharon Beder)
FACTS IDEAS LEARNING ISSUES ACTIONS
Young children are increasingly the Customers who are nurtured from What is the percentage for each Conduct a survey on customer
target of advertising and marketing. childhood would be more loyal category of this customer to change loyalty for these two groups.
compared with those who switch into new brand?
from their competitors.
Children’s marketing tools include It is estimated children’s advertising What is the current preferences Conduct a survey about the
newspaper, television, sales through internet will increase marketing tools for children? preferences of marketing tools
promotion, kids club, marketing in dramatically over the next few years. among children
school, magazines, telephone and
internet.
Children are able to influence their Children should not be neglected in What should be taken into account Search information regarding current
parents’ purchasing decision. marketing. for children marketing? children marketing in the internet.
The total spending for children in Purchasing decision of children What factors do children take into Conduct a survey on factors
Germany, UK, US, France, Japan and depend on their culture and average consideration before they buy influencing purchasing decision on
China varies between $US 0.9 to 8.9 income. things? children with different status and
billion/year. culture.
McDonald’s was the favourite fast Children are vulnerable to obesity What is the rate of obesity and Check obesity and diabetes statistics
food all over the world and Coke the and diabetes due to the fast food diabetes among children in for children in Malaysia from
favourite drink. and carbohydrate drink they Malaysia? internet.
consumed.
McNeal outlines the stages in the This outlines may not be applicable Is this outlines applicable in Conduct a survey on parents
evolution of a child consumer from in Malaysia. Malaysia? regarding the stages in the evolution
age 1 to 5. of a child consumer.
Advertisers can obtain personal Children might be disturbed by How can children prevent this from Create children awareness campaign
information easily from children via advertisers from time to time with happening? to warn them not to reveal too much
internet. that personal information. personal information to strangers in
internet.
Experts say that children do not Marketing to children should be Who are responsible in protecting Create parents awareness campaign
understand advertisement until they carefully restricted. children from advertiser? to avoid their children from
are eight or nine years old. becoming the victim of
advertisement.
The wants of children are increasing Most children are affordable to buy What are the wants of children Conduct a survey to children about
from sweets and toys to clothes, expensive products that fulfill their nowadays? their wants.
shoes, fast food, cars and credit wants nowadays.
cards.
BPT 4193 – AGRICULTURAL MARKETING
FILA Chart
On
MARKETING TO CHILDREN
Name : Yap Ee Ting
Matric No. : B07A098
Lecturer : Assoc. Prof Dr Seri Intan Mokhtar
Date : 25 January 2011
AGRO-TECH ENTREPRENEURSHIP
FACULTY AGRO INDUSTRY & NATURAL RESOURCES
UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA KELANTAN