This video focuses on the gravitation of children to TV characters which are being used to communicate and build relationships with clientele from a young age, becoming a lifestyle brand and a necessity, therefore increasing the purchasing power of child consumers and the profitability of businesses worldwide. Susan Gregory Thomas’s summation highlights her opinion of the growth of an overwhelming sensory overload on the children of today, which has resulted in a vicious cycle of an orientating reflex. From investigating further into this source and analysing its possible merits and limitations I have gained a valuable insight into this issue, and have consequently learnt of a growing cause for concern growing over the issue of marketing to children. This information presented by an industry expert; states that children have not yet developed the connective tissue which is used to bridge the gap in transitions, which is also used to understand the narrative of a story. This unbiased source will be of the upmost importance to me when constructing an evaluation, relative to the impact that digital marketing is having on consumers; as evidenced by the impact of digital marketing to a consumer group which is unable to differentiate between an honest, persuasive advertisement and that of a manipulative, marketing message which was designed with the primary intention to deceive its