Ethics of Marketing to Children

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This paper explains that, regardless of who holds responsibility for the behavior of the nation's children, direct marketing to children, online or through traditional techniques, is developing a new profitable channel for business sales. The author points out that direct marketing to children expanded to schools through the entry of vending machines and corporate-sponsored products and events. The paper outlines two research approaches: a review of current regulatory policy to identity specific guidelines and a qualitative survey of teachers to collect their perceptions of current marketing practices.

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Introduction
Purpose of This Study
Literature Review
Research Methodology
Ethical Considerations
Timeline

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"The economic value of marketing to children extends beyond the amount of money in their collective pocket at any one time. Children are determining their own personal spending patterns, and developing brand identity which could influence a lifetime of buying habits. For this second reason, children are profitable targets of business marketing dollars. When a child established their own purchasing habits, businesses can have a customer for the rest of the child's life."

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