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Predatory Packaging Predatory packaging it¡¯s out there¡¦ and it¡¯s everywhere. À°½Ä Æ÷Àå ¹ÛÀÇ ... ±×¸®°í ±×°ÍÀº ¾îµð ¿¡³ªÀÖ¾î. It could be targeting you, your family, your loved ones. ±×°ÍÀº, ¿©·¯ºÐÀÌ »ç¶ûÇÏ´Â °¡Á·µéÀ» ´ë»óÀ¸·Î µÉ ¼öÀÖ´Ù. We have heard those terms bandied about, but just what exactly is predatory packaging? ¿ì¸®´Â ÀÌ·¯ÇÑ ¿ë¾î¿¡ ´ëÇØ bandiedÇÏÁö¸¸, ±×³É µé¾úÀ» Á¤È®È÷ ¹» À°½Ä Æ÷ÀåÀԴϱî?

Predatory packaging refers to using deceptive packaging or packaging that promises one thing and delivers another. À°½Ä Æ÷Àå Æ÷ÀåÇϰųª »ç±â¼º Á¦°øÇÏ´Â ÆÐŰÁö¸¦ »ç¿ëÇÏ°í ´Ù¸¥ ÇÑ °¡Áö´Â ¾à¼ÓÀ» ¸»ÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Simply put, it¡¯s when any group or person deems a package is using unsavory marketing or advertising practices to lure consumers to purchase their products. °£´ÜÇÏ°Ô ¸»Çؼ­, ±×°Ô ¾î¶² ±×·ìÀ̳ª »ç¶÷ÀÌ ÆÐŰÁö¸¦ ÆÇ´ÜÇßÀ» ¶§ ¼ÒºñÀÚµéÀº Á¦Ç°À» ±¸¸ÅÇϵµ·Ï À¯ÀÎÇÏ´Â ºÒ¹Ì½º·¯¿î ¸¶ÄÉÆÃÀ̳ª ±¤°í °üÇàÀ» »ç¿ëÇϰíÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù.

Remember when in 1988, RJ Reynolds introduced its Joe Camel cartoon icon to market Camel cigarettes? 1988 ¶§ ±â¾ï, ¸¸È­ ¾ÆÀÌÄÜÀº RJ ·¹À̳îÁî´Â Á¶ ³«Å¸ ³«Å¸ ´ã¹è ½ÃÀå¿¡ µµÀÔ? The fervor came from everyone from Ralph Nader and anti-tobacco groups to the Centers for Disease Control and conservative tobacco-state lawmakers. ¿­±â ·¤ÇÁ ³×ÀÌ´õ ¹× ¾ÈƼ - ´ã¹è ´Üü¿¡¼­ ¿Â »ç¶÷µéÀÌ ´Ù ¿Â Áúº´ ÅëÁ¦ ¼¾ÅÍ¿Í º¸¼ö ´ã¹è - ÁÖ ÀÇ¿ø. They insisted that Joe Camel on the package, and cigarette ads in general, were created to lure teens into buying cigarettes. À̵éÀº ³«Å¸ Á¶ ÆÐŰÁö¿¡, ±×¸®°í ÀϹÝÀûÀÎ ´ã¹è ±¤°í, ´ã¹è ±¸ÀÔ¿¡ ¹Ì³¢¸¦ ¸¸µç û¼Ò³âµéÀÌ ÁÖÀåÇß´Ù. The packaging was cool, hip and definitely kid friendly. Æ÷Àå, ¾ûµ¢ÀÌ¿Í È®½ÇÈ÷ ģȭ ¾ÆÀÌ ¸ÚÁ³¾î. It put consumer advocate groups in an uproar. ±×°ÍÀº ¼Ò¶õ¿¡ ¼ÒºñÀÚ ¿ËÈ£ ´Üü.

Soon, RJ Reynolds is launching a new cigarette aimed at female smokers called Camel No. 9. °ð, ƯÈ÷ RJ ·¹À̳îÁî ¿©¼º Èí¿¬ÀÚµéÀÌ ´ã¹è¸¦ °Ü³ÉÇÑ »õ·Î¿î ½ÃÀÛÀÌ´Ù¶ó´Â ³«Å¸ ¹øÈ£ 9. It comes in a pretty pink package (the same color as the breast cancer awareness campaign insignia) as if pink will make women flock to buy them. ¸¶Ä¡ ±×µéÀÌ »ì ¿©¼ºÀÌ ¹«¸®ÇϰԵ˴ϴ٠ºÐÈ«»ö ÀÌ°Ç ²Ï ÇÎÅ© ÆÐŰÁö¿¡ À¯¹æ¾Ï ÀÇ½Ä Ä·ÆäÀÎ ÈÖÀå·Î (°°Àº »ö»ó). The package has a hot pink camel emblazoned in the middle of a black box and a hot pink foil cover. ÀÌ ÆÐŰÁö´Â ¶ß°Å¿î ÇÎÅ© ³«Å¸ ºí·¢ ¹Ú½ºÀÇ Áß°£¿¡ emblazoned°ú ¶ß°Å¿î ÇÎÅ© È£ÀÏ Ä¿¹öÇϰíÀÖ´Ù. Make no mistake that this package is designed to appeal to women, predominately a younger audience. , predominately ÀþÀº °ü°´ÀÌ ÆÐŰÁö ½Ç¼ö ¿©¼ºµé¿¡°Ô ¾îÇ浃 ¼ö ÀÖ´ÂÁö È®ÀÎÇϽʽÿÀ. With all the negative publicity surrounding smoking, would you consider this predatory packaging? ´ã¹è¸¦ µÑ·¯½Ñ ¸ðµç ºÎÁ¤ÀûÀÎ È«º¸¿Í ÇÔ²²,ÀÌ À°½Ä Æ÷ÀåÀ» »ý°¢ÇØ º¸½Ç·¡¿ä? Was this cool package created to lure a younger generation of female smokers? ÀÌ ¸ÚÁø ÆÐŰÁö·Î ¿©¼º Èí¿¬ÀÚÀÇ ÀþÀº ¼¼´ë¸¦ À¯È¤Çϱâ À§ÇØ ¸¸µé¾ú´Ù°í?

Or take the Center for Science in the Public Interests¡¯ claim that the marketing of sweet-alcohol beverages, like Budweiser¡¯s famous bullfrogs, stimulate teenage drinking. °ø°øÀÇ ÀÌÀÍÀ̳ª ÁÖÀå¿¡ ¹öµå¿ÍÀÌÀúÀÇ À¯¸íÇÑ ½Ä¿ë °³±¸¸®Ã³·³ ´ÞÄÞÇÑ - ¾ËÄÚ¿Ã À½·á, ¼ú ´ëÀÇ ¸¶ÄÉÆÃÀ» ÀÚ±ØÇÏ´Â °úÇÐ ¼¾ÅÍ. In fact, the latest claims about predatory packaging are alcohol related. »ç½Ç, À°½Ä Æ÷Àå¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ÃֽŠÁÖÀåÇÏ´Â ¾ËÄÚ¿Ã °ü·Ã ÀÖÀ½.

A new alcoholic beverage called Spykes is on the prowl for a younger audience or so parents claim. »õ·Î¿î ¾ËÄÝ À½·á Spykes ºÎ¸ð¶ó´Â ÁÖÀå ÀþÀº °ü°´ ¶Ç´Â ³Ê¹«¸¦ ã¾Æ ¹èȸÇÕ´Ï´Ù. The Anheuser Busch beverage comes in flavors (mango, lime, melon and chocolate) but it¡¯s also infused with caffeine and energy herbs ginseng and guarana. ºÎ½Ã´Â Anheuser ¸À À½·á (¸Á°í, ¶óÀÓ, ¸á·Ð°ú ÃÊÄݸ´) ±Ùµ¥ ±×°Íµµ µé¾î°¥ÀÇ ¿¡³ÊÁö¿Í ¾àÃÊ Àλï Ä«ÆäÀΰú guarana. And it comes in a tiny bottle that¡¯s easily hidden from a parent¡¯s or chaperon¡¯s watchful eye. ±×¸®°í ±×°ÍÀº ÀÛÀº º´ ¼Ó¿¡ ¼û°ÜÁø ½±°Ô¿¡¼­ ¿À´Â ºÎ¸ð ¶Ç´Â º¸È£ÀÚÀÇ °æ°èÇß´Ù. Is this considered predatory or are kids going to drink anyway regardless of how it¡¯s packaged? À°½ÄÀ̳ª ¾ÖµéÀÌ ¼ú ¸¶½Ã´Â°Å¾ß ¾îÂ÷ÇÇ »ó°ü¾øÀÌ ÆÐŰÁö¸¦ °í·ÁÇÏ´Â ¹æ¹ýÀΰ¡?

Some mothers think so. ¾î¶² ¾ö¸¶µéÀº ±×·¸°Ô »ý°¢ ÇØ¿ä. One writes, ¡°Today¡¯s kids have cash and they are a VERY powerful consumer! Çϳª, "¿À´Ã³¯ÀÇ Çö±ÝÀÌ ±ÛÀ» ¾ÆÀ̵éÀÌ ¸Å¿ì °­·ÂÇÑ ¼ÒºñÀÚ°¡¾ø½À´Ï´Ù! Take a look at Axe and all of the new cologne packaging with Warning Instructions that you may be attacked by the opposite sex if you use this product. ¾×½º¿¡¼­ ¿Ü°ü ¹× ÁöħÀÇ ¸ðµç °æ°í¿Í ÇÔ²² »õ Çâ¼ö Æ÷ÀåÀÌ Á¦Ç°À» »ç¿ëÇÏ¸é ´ç½ÅÀº À̼º¿¡ ÀÇÇØ °ø°Ý¹ÞÀ» ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. Sweet Jesus!¡± ÀÌ·± ¼¼»ó¿¡! "

Another new alcohol product that emphasizes convenience and ease of use that has been targeted by parents is the Pocket Shot. ±× ÆíÀǸ¦ °­Á¶ÇÏ°í ±× ºÎ¸ð¿¡ ÀÇÇØ Ÿ°Ù¿Ô´Ù »ç¿ëÀÇ ¿ëÀ̼º ¶Ç »õ·Î¿î ¾ËÄÚ¿Ã Á¦Ç°Àº Æ÷ÄÏ ¼¦ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. Pocket Shot (which I found quite revolutionary in its packaging concept) is a new way to enjoy hard liquor. ÁÖ¸Ó´Ï ¼¦ (³ª´Â ²Ï Æ÷Àå °³³ä¿¡ Çõ¸í) ÇÏµå ¼úÀ» Áñ±æ ¼öÀÖ´Â »õ·Î¿î ¹æ¹ýÀ» ¹ß°ßÇß´Ù. From their website ¡°No longer will you need to carry full size bottles. ±×µéÀÇ À¥»çÀÌÆ®¿¡ "¾Æ³Ä º´ À̻󿡼­ Àüü Å©±â·Î ÈÞ´ë°¡ ÇÊ¿äÇÕ´Ï´Ù. Each Pocket Shot is sealed in a near unbreakable, flexible, squishable, pocket stuffable pouch making them perfect for active activities, outdoor adventures, and glass restricting venues.¡± Will this product lure a younger consumer though ease of use and ability to hide discretely? °¢ Æ÷ÄÏÀ» ½ú´Âµ¥, squishable, À¯¿¬ÇÑ ±úÁöÁö ±Ùó stuffable Çà³¶ ÁÖ¸Ó´Ï¿¡¼­ ±×µéÀ» Ȱ¼º Ȱµ¿, ¾ß¿Ü ¸ðÇèÀ» ¿Ïº®ÇÏ°Ô ¸¸µé±âµµÇϰí À¯¸®¸¦ Á¦ÇÑÇÏ´Â Àå¼Ò°¡ ¹ÐÆóµÇ¾îÀÖ´Ù. "ÀÌ Á¦Ç°Àº ÀþÀº ¼ÒºñÀÚ À¯È¤ Àª ºñ·Ï »ç¿ëÀÇ ¿ëÀ̼º°ú ´É·Â discretely ¼û±â±â?

Here is another example. ¿©±â¿¡ ¶Ç ´Ù¸¥ ¿¹ÀÔ´Ï´Ù. In September 2002, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reported that false claims were common in weight loss advertising, with many ¡°grossly exaggerated or clearly unsubstantiated performance claims¡± of particular concern. 2002 ³â 9 ¿ù, ¿¬¹æ Åë»óÀ§¿øÈ¸ (FTC)°¡ °ÅÁþÀ¸·Î º¸Çè±ÝÀ» üÁß °¨·® ±¤°í¿¡¼­, ƯÈ÷ ¸¹Àº ¿ì·Á "°í ±Ù°Å Á¶ÀâÇÑ ¶Ç´Â ¸íÈ®ÇÏ°Ô °úÀåµÈ ¼º´ÉÀ» ÁÖÀåÇϰí"ÀϹÝÀûÀÎÇß´Ù. So what about the weight loss products that continue to tempt us to purchase them despite the fact that most of us know deep in our hearts that they don¡¯t work. ±× »ç½ÇÀº ¿ì¸®ÀÇ °¡Àå ±íÀºµéÀÌ ÀÛµ¿ÇÏÁö ¾Ê´Â ¿ì¸®ÀÇ ¸¶À½¿¡ ¾Æ´Â »ç¶÷µé¿¡°ÔÀ̸¦ ±¸¸ÅÇϵµ·Ï ¿ì¸®¸¦ À¯È¤¿¡µµ ºÒ±¸ÇÏ°í °è¼Ó ±×·¡¼­ ¾î¶± üÁß °¨·® Á¦Ç°. I¡¯m personally swayed to buy the NV Rapid weight loss product just because of its intriguingly shaped package, never mind what¡¯s inside. ³ª´Â °³ÀÎÀûÀ¸·Î ½Å°æ ¾²Áö´Â intriguingly ¸ð¾çÀÇ ÆÐŰÁö ¾È¿¡ ¹«¾ùÀÌ ÀÖ³ª ´ÜÁöÀÇ ³×¹Ù´Ù Rapid üÁß °¨·® Á¦Ç°À» »ç·Á°í Èçµé¸°´Ù. But are they eliciting sales with misleading information on the packaging on the uneducated, ill informed consumer with unsubstantiated claims they can¡¯t deliver? ÇÏÁö¸¸ ±×µéÀÌ Á¦°øÇÒ ¼ö¾ø´Â ±Ù°Å¾ø´Â ÁÖÀå°ú ±³¾ç, º´¿¡ ´ëÇÑ Á¤º¸¸¦ ¼ÒºñÀÚ¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ÆÇ¸Å Á¤º¸¿Í ÇÔ²² Æ÷Àå¿¡ ¿ÀÇØÀÇ ¼ÒÁö°¡ µµÃâÇϴ°žß?

Last but not least what about all the male impotency drugs out there capitalizing on male psyche? ÇÏÁö¸¸ ¸¶Áö¸· ¾Æ´Ï¶ó ¸ðµç ³²¼ºÀÇ ¹ß±â ºÎÀü ¾à¹°¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ³²¼ºÀÇ ½É¸®¸¦ »ì¸°´Ù ¹Û¿¡ Àû¾îµµ? Lots of products purport to help the problem. Á¦Ç°ÀÇ ¹®Á¦°¡ ¸¹ÀÌ µµ¿Í ÃëÁö. Take Enzyte for example. ¿¹¸¦ µé¸é Enzyte °¡Á®°¡¶ó. If you¡¯ve watched CNN, ESPN or a few other cable channels chances are you¡¯ve seen ¡°Smiling Bob¡± pitching the pill that supposedly induced his silly grin. CNNÀÇ °æ¿ì, ¶Ç´Â ¸î °³ÀÇ ´Ù¸¥ ÄÉÀ̺í ä³Î ESPNÀÇ ±âȸ¸¦ ÁöÄÑ ºÃÁÒ ""¸Ô´Â ÇÇÀÓ¾àÀº ±× ÀÚ½ÅÀÇ ¹Ùº¸ °°Àº ¹Ì¼Ò¸¦ À¯¹ß »ìÀϰɿä Åõ¼ö ¹ä ½º¸¶ÀÏ º» ÀûÀÌÀÖ´Ù. But does this product and its packaging really work or is it just another in a long line preying on hopeful consumers. ÇÏÁö¸¸ÀÌ Á¦Ç°Àº Æ÷ÀåÀ» Á¤¸» ÀÛµ¿ÇÕ´Ï±î ¾Æ´Ï¸é ±×³É ¶Ç ¼ÒºñÀÚµéÀÌ ±æ°Ô ÁÙÀ» Èñ¸ÁÀ» ¸ÔÀÌ¿¡ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. You decide. ´ç½ÅÀÌ °áÁ¤ÇÑ´Ù.

Whatever the product, the consumer it targets depends upon a variety factors. ¾î¶² Á¦Ç°À», ±×°ÍÀ» ´ë»óÀ¸·Î ´Ù¾çÇÑ ¼ÒºñÀÚ ¿äÀο¡ µû¶ó ´Þ¶óÁý´Ï´Ù. What¡¯s predatory packaging for one may be an innovative packaging concept for another. ¹«¾ùÀ» À§ÇØ À°½Ä Æ÷ÀåÀÌ ¶Ç ÇϳªÀÇ Çõ½ÅÀûÀÎ ÆÐŰ¡¿¡ ´ëÇÑ °³³äÀÌÀÖÀ» ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. But just in case you are one of the unsuspecting few, be on the lookout for attacks by predatory packaging hoping to lure you into making an unanticipated purchasing decision or sway for example your children to try it out. ÇÏÁö¸¸ ´ÜÁö Çϳª ÀǽÉÇÏÁö ¾Ê´Â °æ¿ì¿¡ ¸î °¡ÁöÀÇ À°½Ä Æ÷Àå ¹ÛÀ¸·Î ½ÃµµÇÏ¿© ¾ÆÀ̵鿡°Ô ¶æ¹ÛÀÇ ±¸¸Å °áÁ¤À»Çϰųª Á¦ÀÛ¿¡ ¸·´ëÇÑ ¿µÇâ·ÂÀ» ¿¹¸¦ µé¾î ´ç½ÅÀÌ ¹Ì³¢¸¦ ¹Ù¶ó°í¿¡ ÀÇÇØ °ø°Ý¿¡ ´ëÇÑ °æ°è¿¡ÀÖÀ» ¼öÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù. Remember the old adage, ¡°let the buyer beware!¡¯ But even more important let the manufacturer beware too, the very consumer you are trying to lure may end up rejecting the very product you are pitching. ¿À·¡µÈ ±â¾ï adage "±¸¸ÅÀÚ Á¶½É! 'ÇÏÁö¸¸, ´õ ¸¹Àº Á¦Á¶ ¾÷üµµ, Á¤¸» ¼ÒºñÀÚ ÇÇĪÀ»ÇÏ´Â ¸Å¿ì Á¦Ç°À» °ÅºÎÇÏ¸é °á±¹ÀÖ½À´Ï´Ù À¯ÀÎÇÏ·Á°íÇÏ´Â Áß¿äÇÑ Á¶½ÉÇÏÀÚ.

About the Author: ¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ÀúÀÚ :

JoAnn Hines is the Chief Executive Officer at JR Hines International, a firm providing consulting services in the packaging industry. ÇÏÀνº ¿öµå´Â ±¹Á¦ JoAnn ÃÖ°í °æ¿µÀÚ JR, ÆÐŰ¡ »ê¾÷¿¡ ÄÁ¼³ÆÃ ¼­ºñ½º¸¦ Á¦°øÇϴ ȸ»çÀÔ´Ï´Ù. For over 30 years, Ms. Hines has been engaged in packaging trends, forecasting, ideation/brainstorming and implementing innovative new packaging technologies. 30 ³âÀÌ ³Ñµµ·Ï, ¹Ì½º ÇÏÀνº ÆÐŰ¡ µ¿Çâ, ¿¹Ãø, ÀÏÁö / ºê·¹ÀÎ ½ºÅä¹Ö¿¡ Á¾»ç ÇØ¿Ô »õ·Î¿î Çõ½ÅÀûÀÎ ÆÐŰ¡ ±â¼úÀ» ±¸ÇöÇß´Ù.

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