Response to Drews Phone Question

Do you think you would be able to live without technology now that we depend so much on using it? How often do you use your smart phone? Daily? Hourly? Every minute?

I feel that in todays world people rely very heavily not only on their technology but on their cell phones. People are on them nonstop all day. In my case I always have my phone on me and check it about every hour, although there are times when I can be on my phone for hours. I could live without it but it would be hard to communicate with friends/family without it. Since obtaining a smart phone Ive only had to go without it a couple of times with the longest being two weeks because I was out of the country. I would say that it was pretty easy without it but only because I knew that it did not have service, therefore it was useless. If I were to be without it for two weeks while at home I think it would be a lot different and weird in some ways. With how much technology is being put into phones its not hard to see why people fall in love with them so quickly.

With the iPhone dominating the smart phone world, and Tmobile recently adding its own version, do you see a monopoly of the product coming?

Advertisings effect on the market

Seeing as St. Patricks day just passed, I figured I would talk about the importance of advertising for specific companies. Companies such as Anheuser Busch or MillerCoors advertise especially hard for instances such as New years, the Super Bowl, St Patricks Day, and The 4th of July. The reason is these four dates are known for partying and the companies see this as a prime time to market there product and hit a larger audience by commercials, flyers, posters, billboards, and even free merchandise. (Ex: Bud light beads for St pattys day) Advertising has become a major competition in recent years as the markets have been fighting for the consumers. Todays day and age is all about the social networks and companies have taken advantage of this with ads on virtually every website that you go onto while on the internet.

People tend to have their own tastes and generally stick with that. Do you believe advertising a product in the beverage industry influences a consumer enough to purchase a product?