Saturday, June 9, 2012

Week 10 EOC: Exercise Chapter 10


You have been hired by a fashion consultant to help solve an argument between a social morality group and the Ginch Gonch marketing department.  The morality group feels that Ginch Gonch should not be allowed to have a billboard of their new advertisement next to a major freeway and 100 yards from a high school.  However, the marketing team at Ginch Gonch feels they are within their rights to market their products anywhere they want.   Your job is to discuss the pros and cons of each side and make a decision on what should happen.

It would be hard for me to keep my opinion out of this argument.  I feel very strongly that advertising in that spot is wrong.  However, putting all feelings aside, I would discuss the pros and cons of the advertisement.

Ginch Gonch is free to advertise wherever they want (pro) but they may offend and lose customers because of the location of the sign (con).

They could move the sign to a better location that won’t offend and may even gain customers because of the demographic.

It may be considered that high schoolers are old enough to accept the ad.  The world is much different than it used to be and people are becoming desensitized to sex and homosexuality.  It’s accepted by many (pro).  The amount of people that would be offended by such an advertisement however, may be considered.  It could start many controversies in the area and Ginch Gonch could lose much business (con).

There is a good and a bad to every situation.  It’s up to the company to decide if the good outweighs the bad and if they are willing to take the risk.

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