If you read marketing blogs, you couldn’t have missed the recent buzz on MediaSnackers.
MediaSnackers are (mostly young) people who snack on media, or consume it in small chunks. The 90 sec video on the MediaSnackers website serves as a good introduction to the idea. While the idea itself is not a new one, the packaging - and the catchphrase - is great, and has been rewarded with a meme dedicated to it.
The “Do you respect MediaSnackers?” meme started by Jeremiah Owyang asks bloggers how they are dealing with the low attention spans of their audiences. The meme has spread wide with the participation of many marketing and PR bloggers.
Here are my three quick thoughts on MediaSnackers:
- First, MediaSnacking is about attitude, not about age.
We snack for various reasons: because we don’t have time for a full meal, because snacks are easier to digest, because we simply like snacking. While MediaSnacking may come more naturally to the young, older people who are starved for time and weighed down with information are as likely to turn to it.