Final Presentation

Thank you everyone for engaging with our blog over the past couple of months. Here is the link to our final presentation for our e-marketing class overviewing our experiences and tools we used to make this blog successful. We hope you enjoyed your road trip down memory lane!

Final E-Marketing Presentation from Alexa Hairsine

What Was Your Movie?

One childhood memory most people can relate to is being easily captivated by many things, especially TV shows and movies. We would watch them over and over again, much to the dismay of our parents.

I don't know about you, but I can't really explain why I felt the need to repeatedly watch certain shows or movies. I think a lot of the time I probably just enjoyed seeing a specific scene or character.
The movie I watched to excess was the Wizard of Oz. Something about the transition from black and white to color was so magical to me. The singing was delightful too.

 I would always get scared when the Wicked Witch of the West would appear, so naturally I would look away from the TV while she was on. Most of the time I would lose interest a little over halfway through, but that didn't stop me from dressing up as Dorothy for Halloween nearly three years in a row.

   Now that I've shared mine, what was the movie of your childhood?

Guess the theme song

Happy #TBT

Play this fun game of guessing theme songs of your most favorite TV shows from back then. It’s OK if you start singing along. . .  I know I did a few times.

I didn’t know a few of these. There are some tough picks. Have fun!

Fur Baby Appreciation

Growing up, I had the pleasure of living with many different animals. Most of them were mine because of how much I loved and enjoyed taking care of them.

Short Tailed Opossum

 My first pet was a hamster I received for my 5th birthday. Since then I have owned everything from lizards to birds. I even had a short tailed opossum at one point. 

Every time I entered a pet store I wanted something new. As I've gotten older my love for animals has remained the same, but I have my animal buying habits under control. I always look forward to going home for breaks since I currently have 2 rabbits and a parrot waiting for me.

Happy National Pet!

Chuck e Cheese's vs Jeepers

Which was your favorite??

Which was your favorite place? Jeepers or Chuck e Cheese?

I have a lot of memories from Jeepers but not many from Chuck e Cheese's...except the pizza! Chuck e Cheese's have some great pizza. But Jeepers was a better place for me because they have indoor roller coasters.

                                                                          

10 Reasons Why McDonald's Was Iconic

As bad as it may sound, I have many fond childhood memories related to McDonald's. Before they started offering "healthy" options with Happy Meals like milk, yogurt, absurdly small fries, and apple slices, it was a joyous place to be. I remember when nearly every location had a play area before they started to downsize and eventually do away with most of them. McDonald's was so committed to the fun, child friendly atmosphere that it was like going to a mini theme park for me.



Here is a list of 10 reasons why McDonald's had it going on:

1.  Happy Meal toys. Bonus when they were based on the movie you were obsessed with.
2.  McNuggets. There was something so satisfying about peeling the skin off the nugget and eating it separately.
3.  Hi-C fresh from the tap.
4.  Playing a weird hybrid of hide & seek/ tag with random kids you met on the playground.
5.  Breakfast. Mainly the hash browns.
6.  McFlurries (when the machine was working). I'm still confused as to why they made the spoon look so much like a straw.
7.  The characters: Mayor McCheese, The Hamburglar, Grimace. Iconic.
8. That feeling of rolling into school late after a doctors appointment with a McDonald's bag in hand.
9.  The triumph you felt when your parent actually stopped instead driving past.
10.  The excitement of getting handed the colorful Happy Meal box.