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Pass It On Campaign Analysis

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Public service announcements are a fairly new phenomenon, only coming to fruition during World War II. Public service announcements were born out of war and encouraged citizens to support the war efforts by purchasing war bonds. PSA’s were soon defined by the Federal Communications Commission as “any announcement for which no charge is made and which promotes programs, activities, or services of federal, state or local governments or … non-profit organizations and other announcements regarded as serving community interests…” (The Museum of Broadcast, n.d). Following war bonds, PSAs soon grew into other areas of life including well known campaigns such as Smokey the Bear, McGruff the Crime Dog (The Classics, n.d.), and “This is your brain …show more content…

This organization helps collaborate between the many businesses who take part in advertising and the Pass It On campaign has been lauded by the Outdoor Advertising Association of America as “…the most successful public service campaign in the history of outdoor advertising” (Point Person, 2014). This outdoor advertising group, OAAA as it is known, continues to donate billboard space to FFBL over 10 years later and has expanded their donation reach to bus stops, benches, and more. The Pass It On campaign has really grown since 2001 when the ads first debuted. According to Nelsen Media Research the television commercials are seen over 5 million times a day and in over 200 countries (Point Person, 2014). Additionally, the campaign has won over ten different awards for varying aspects such as videography, children’s media, and creativity. Many of these awards have been received for multiple years in a row (Awards & Recognition, n.d.). It is clear to see the campaign grew and very quickly at that! The foundation’s reach is now worldwide and the PSAs are well known almost a decade later. Unfortunately, there are not many numbers regarding growth in recent years and the awards received have declined significantly in the past three years. This is not to say the organization is doing poorly now but it is easy to see that the hay-day of the Pass It On campaign may have

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