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Cynthia Meyers / College of Mount Saint Vincent

Family Brands: From the Nelsons to the Kardashians
Cynthia Meyers / College of Mount Saint Vincent

June 8, 2021 Cynthia Meyers / College of Mount Saint Vincent Leave a comment

Cynthia Meyers theorizes the “family brand,” discussing examples from The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet to Keeping Up with the Kardashians.

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Pepsi Is Back in the Game (Show)
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April 5, 2021 Cynthia Meyers / College of Mount Saint Vincent Leave a comment

Cynthia Meyers explores several Pepsi advertising campaigns dating back to the 1940s to contextualize the company’s latest venture: sponsoring a new game show, Cherries Wild.

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Experiential Advertising: The World of Coca-Cola
Cynthia B. Meyers / College of Mount Saint Vincent

December 6, 2020 Cynthia Meyers / College of Mount Saint Vincent 3 comments

Cynthia Meyers discusses the experiential advertising at the World of Coca-Cola museum in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Friction Points in Influencer Marketing
Cynthia Meyers / College of Mount Saint Vincent

January 28, 2018 Cynthia Meyers / College of Mount Saint Vincent One comment

Cynthia Meyers considers the “friction points” in influencer marketing, assessing the ways in which digital promotions are diverging from traditional advertising approaches and harkening back to earlier forms of sponsored content.

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From Squid Game pop-ups to Netflix House installations, Hyun-Jung Stephany Noh traces how dystopian K-dramas become immersive, branded experiences. Her essay shows how Netflix turns speculative fiction into a global marketing spectacle
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Helen Piper examines the show The Assembly and compares the UK & Australian versions. In doing so, she reveals how format and post-production choices shape risk, reciprocity, and the politics of inclusion.

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Guillermina Zabala Suárez asks: Can digital media become a device to create awareness of health issues in out communities?

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In a new essay, @LaurelPRogers examines the role of the fanboy auteur in HBO's backstage comedy "The Franchise," which satirizes Hollywood's superhero industrial complex. Read: https://www.flowjournal.org/2025/07/fanboy-auteur-hbo-franchise/

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