Comments on: Free TV: no link between advertising and obese kids http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/03/free-tv-no-link-between-advertising-and-obese-kids/ now with extra source Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:36:07 +1100 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Michael http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/03/free-tv-no-link-between-advertising-and-obese-kids/#comment-1394 Michael Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-1394 Yes, common sense - advertisers spend millions on ads targeted at kids, but there's no evidence it has any effect. Yep. Okay then, let's all think of "constructive" ways to market shit to our kids... Gah! Yes, common sense - advertisers spend millions on ads targeted at kids, but there’s no evidence it has any effect. Yep. Okay then, let’s all think of “constructive” ways to market shit to our kids… Gah!

]]> By: robert http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/03/free-tv-no-link-between-advertising-and-obese-kids/#comment-1395 robert Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-1395 Following on from Michael's comment - I can understand Jules treating Crikey readers like morons, after all we get our news from Crikey and other sources that are NOT commercial television, and so deserve no better.<br /><br />What I don't understand is she is basically saying her clients, the advertisers what pay the bills, are idiots. What else would you call someone who spends millions on something which has no discernible effect. <br /><br />'Gah!' indeed. Following on from Michael’s comment - I can understand Jules treating Crikey readers like morons, after all we get our news from Crikey and other sources that are NOT commercial television, and so deserve no better.

What I don’t understand is she is basically saying her clients, the advertisers what pay the bills, are idiots. What else would you call someone who spends millions on something which has no discernible effect.

‘Gah!’ indeed.

]]> By: Ben Gilna http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/09/03/free-tv-no-link-between-advertising-and-obese-kids/#comment-1396 Ben Gilna Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-1396 sniff sniff. <br /><br />Hmm - smells like team spirit. sniff sniff.

Hmm - smells like team spirit.

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