OK it probably wasn’t deadly but we saw this on our walk tonight and luckily Christina had her iPhone on her. I’m not a huge snake fan, AKA, yeah I’m scared of them so I got as close as I felt comfortable…AKA…I got close enough that if it charged me I could run like crazy away from it safely. Risking my life for your blogging enjoyment people, that’s what I’m here for.
I’m not a huge fan of the quality of McDonald’s food. However, the golden arches have a tractor beam that pulls me in with a seemingly irresistible force. Part of why I still like McDonald’s is the nostalgia. I now prefer burgers from Fudruckers or Five Guys, but I noticed my son Tyler started recognizing company brands wherever we went. I’m loyal to Safeway because I work for the company. Therefore, Tyler quickly learned to recognize Safeway and its trucks as we passed them on the highway. I have always loved Starbucks since I was introduced to coffee in college, and Tyler knows that brand because I go there a lot. As I am raising Tyler, what is interesting is what companies are, and are not, doing regarding marketing to children.
I have taken particular interest in McDonald’s marketing strategy because they are masters of marketing to youth. I’m a big fan of ice cream, so on a nice hot day a McDonald’s shake hits the spot. Not to mention the Shamrock Shakes around St. Patrick’s Day, but I digress.
How is your company’s marketing to younger demographics? McDonald’s is a master of marketing to children, their happy meals and “Play Places” are brilliant. Whether you are a retailer, technology company, church, or politician, you can’t forget about youth if you want to compete and stay relevant long term.
What are some other strategies you’ve seen, and what other ideas do you have?
And then there was the Firebird, oh how I loved that car. I worked really hard for that car, really hard. Try going from the Firebird to a Honda Civic. You know what, though? I actually like my Civic. I wouldn’t ever trade my little family for anything, of course, but oh what a car it was. The good news is I enjoyed that car like you wouldn’t believe and only one speeding ticket if you can believe it (but yes, pulled over twice). OK, thanks for going down memory lane with me.
As long as we are going down memory lane, here she is. 😉
My favorite band ever. My parents wouldn’t let me buy the tape because of the band’s name (and yes, I’m that old…when there were cassette tapes…no MP3s…no streaming). Since I couldn’t buy it, I went across the street and listened to it at my best friend Rob’s house. I was such a rebel. Oh, and yes we listened to Poison too, I still love me some Poison. Hi Mom…you’re the best. When I bought the CD after “growing up” and was able to listen to whatever I wanted, and I literally played it so many times it stopped working. Every night, after getting off work, I would drive home with that CD in. Oh, and I had a Ford Probe as my second car. Unfortunate name for a car, but I upgraded the speakers, put in a killer amp, and oh it was just amazing. I sometimes miss that car.
“Do you know why a car’s windshield is so large and the rear view mirror is so small? Because our past is not as important as our FUTURE. So, look ahead and move on.” – Unknown
Took a quick trip into the city for lunch today before Uncle Mike’s doctor’s appointment for an hour. As always I had my trusty camera with us.
We went with Uncle Mike went to the doctor to get a check-up and wow that hospital campus has quite a view. It was a great day today Uncle Mike!
