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Acuvue contest commercial

July 9, 2011
Acuvue contest commercial

Channel One’s captive audience ranges in age from 10 to 18. This is the perfect audience to advertise contact lens. This is one of the less offensive Acuvue commercials.  The message however is always the same: You cannot be happy and successful if you continue to wear glasses. July 4, 2011 – Channel One...
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Channel One News brings back Acuvue’s “You’re ugly AND a loser without contacts” commercial.

July 4, 2011
Channel One News brings back Acuvue’s “You’re ugly AND a loser without contacts” commercial.

From April 6, 2011 Channel One News program.   There are no rougher commercials on Channel One News than for Acuvue contact lens. The executives at C1N, Kent Haehl and Paul Folkemer, have no problem letting Acuvue get a little rough with middle school and high school student. These commercials are yet again another...
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Channel One News brings back Zapzyt ads.

April 25, 2011
Channel One News brings back Zapzyt ads.

Screen shot of Channelone.com April 24, 2011. Zapzyt, Acuvue contact lens, and Tampax products are not suppose to be advertised on Channel One.       From Jim Metrock: You would think even the kiddie marketing gurus at Channel One News could adhere to their ludicrous listing of things they promised they would not...
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A New Ugly Acuvue Commercial

September 7, 2005
A New Ugly Acuvue Commercial

Students who wear glasses must dread being forced to watch Channel One. Earlier this year we reported on an insensitive commercial for Acuvue contact lens. This month Channel One has approved another hard-hitting Acuvue ad aimed at teens and preteens. In this ad a male student is a relay runner on the school track team. He likes being...
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Hard Sell Gets OK From Channel One

February 21, 2005
Hard Sell Gets OK From Channel One

If you have a child in secondary school and he or she wears glasses and he or she attends a school that still shows Channel One News, then your child is probably dreading the next Channel One program. For the last several weeks, Channel One has approved and aired a hard-hitting, insensitive commercial for Acuvue contact lens. The purpose...
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