Joe Camel Led Teenagers To Become Smokers
Case Study #1: Phillip Morris
Questions
1. Do you actually think Joe Camel led youngsters to become smokers when they got older? Why or why not?
I believe that the children who saw Joe Camel and became accustomed to him, had more of a probability to become smokers than those who didn't, because the children could relate to Joe Camel just like any other fictional character that they held dear to them. For example, if a child watches Winnie the Pooh and finds interest in him, they would want to keep watching him, and then maybe leading to them wanting toys, clothing, and other paraphernalia. I feel that camel cigarettes would work in the same way, but rather than toys or clothing, children would try a cigarette at a younger age than someone …show more content…
There would be a significant number of job losses, people would protest for the cause of cigarettes, stores that originally sold cigarettes would lose business, the cigarette outlet stores would close and those workers would lose their jobs, and so on. So the first action I would take would be promoting the major loss of jobs and how the unemployment rate would increase, putting a dent in our economy. Next I would infer on how people's attitude would change in the United States. Cigarettes are a stress reliever, and as a smoker I know. Taking away cigarettes would raise the stress level of many people and riots for nicotine may occur. This action in taking away cigarettes may increase the rate of crime in the United States, and not to mention raise the difficulty of performing everyday tasks from day to day. Next I would sympathize with store owners that sold cigarettes, even if they didn't smoke. I would enlist them on our side and show them that they would be losing business without cigarettes in commercials sponsored by the tobacco industry. This in turn, I hope, would have these store owners vote against the
Questions
1. Do you actually think Joe Camel led youngsters to become smokers when they got older? Why or why not?
I believe that the children who saw Joe Camel and became accustomed to him, had more of a probability to become smokers than those who didn't, because the children could relate to Joe Camel just like any other fictional character that they held dear to them. For example, if a child watches Winnie the Pooh and finds interest in him, they would want to keep watching him, and then maybe leading to them wanting toys, clothing, and other paraphernalia. I feel that camel cigarettes would work in the same way, but rather than toys or clothing, children would try a cigarette at a younger age than someone …show more content…
There would be a significant number of job losses, people would protest for the cause of cigarettes, stores that originally sold cigarettes would lose business, the cigarette outlet stores would close and those workers would lose their jobs, and so on. So the first action I would take would be promoting the major loss of jobs and how the unemployment rate would increase, putting a dent in our economy. Next I would infer on how people's attitude would change in the United States. Cigarettes are a stress reliever, and as a smoker I know. Taking away cigarettes would raise the stress level of many people and riots for nicotine may occur. This action in taking away cigarettes may increase the rate of crime in the United States, and not to mention raise the difficulty of performing everyday tasks from day to day. Next I would sympathize with store owners that sold cigarettes, even if they didn't smoke. I would enlist them on our side and show them that they would be losing business without cigarettes in commercials sponsored by the tobacco industry. This in turn, I hope, would have these store owners vote against the