Family TV Flowers in the Post-'Blossom' Era

Media Reviews for Media People: Disney Channel's 'Good Luck Charlie'

by Larry Dobrow
Published: April 15, 2010

I tell you, I've just about had it with Hollywood. Why, every time I turn on the TV these days it's all reality-cooking-competition this and slutty-forensic-doctors that. It's enough to make a guy long for the five-channel hinterland of his youth.

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Real Family Values: Take a New Look at the Data Ties that Bind

Apr 13, 2010 11:06 AM

Marketers need to rethink the way they consider the total value associated with families. Historically, we’ve always approached things at an individual or a household level. And the reason was straightforward. That was typically the best level of information available. Measures like household income and household net worth have been used as key inputs to gauge purchasing power, share of wallet, and potential lifetime value of customers and prospects.

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That’s what I need several of to get my wife’s garden started:  a few bags of dirt.  OK, so “dirt” isn’t the correct term.  It’s really called “organic soil” (dirt with cow manure), and they charge extra for the word “organic.”

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Every independent band faces the struggle of breaking through the clutter and either making it on their own or attracting the attention of a record label.  Technology advances have been the game changer because anyone with a Mac can become a recording artist.  Back in the day, you had to find a studio or, at the very least, a friend with a 4-track recorder to produce a decent demo.

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Luke Bryan, Emily West to Guest on 'Celebrity Apprentice'

Luke Bryan and Emily West will participate in the upcoming season of NBC's 'Celebrity Apprentice,' but neither will be in danger of hearing Donald Trump utter those dreaded words, "You're fired!"

 

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