[net.women] Marketing Individualism: is it more feminine than masculine?

merrill@raja.DEC (Rick Merrill, Fonts Manager, Hardcopy Engineering, 3-3751) (05/19/85)

>> Newsgroups: net.women
>> TRUE INDIVIDUALISM IS AN UNEXPLOITABLE PHENONEMON [sic] IN MARKETING.

Baloney! Case in point: Cabbage Patch Dolls - each one is "different"
and this makes each little girl feel herself special to have one.

Whoa! Notice that this is almost uniquely a Female/Girl Phenomenon/Product.


Another example of exploiting individualism in marketing: 

		designer <you-name-its>

People are STRAINING to be different individuals and will pay big bucks
to do so.  This too was originally a female (fashion) phenomenon but now
is influencing many men's products too.

Preferring unique thoughts,

			   Rick Merrill