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Re: Juniorization Lives, and comments on marketing strategy
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Date: 
Mon, 5 Feb 2001 06:34:06 GMT
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In lugnet.general, Jake McKee writes:
> I couldn't agree more. This is actually *wild* speculation! Remember the
> idea....create a _full_ product line that spans an age range of 0-99. How
> can this happen if any line goes away that targets an age range?

But here's another thought: the age range for System appears (to me) to be
shrinking.  What used to make a great gift for a 9- to 10-year-old now makes
sense targeted at 6- or 7-year-olds.  If Creator fills up the 4-6 range, that
leaves a smaller audience for System.  (Since Jr.-ized System appears to be
dead, this has essentially already happened.)


> If creator is successful, then another gap in the product line has been
> filled. Terrific success both for the creator line, as well as the entire
> range. Once you get a kid hooked on LEGO toys, they will very likely
> transistion from one line to another as they grow older. If there are gaps
> in the line, how can this happen.

What if Lego finds that the most logical step from Creator is to something like
Bionicle?

Don't mind me, I'm just rumor-mongering.

Kevin



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  Re: Juniorization Lives, and comments on marketing strategy
 
(...) That might actually be logical for some kids, like the frequently mentioned kids who don't have much patience for building. But I doubt it would ever be true for all kids. The "action figure" lines like Throwbots, Roboriders, Bionicle have (...) (26 years ago, 5-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)

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  Re: Juniorization Lives, and comments on marketing strategy
 
Erik, I couldn't agree more. This is actually *wild* speculation! Remember the idea....create a _full_ product line that spans an age range of 0-99. How can this happen if any line goes away that targets an age range? If creator is successful, then (...) (26 years ago, 4-Feb-01, to lugnet.general)

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