Can a Mobile Device Be Manly?

Verizon’s new “tough-talking” ad for the Droid, a recently introduced mobile device from Motorola, makes a direct appeal to the male consumer. Mobile specialists from Mobile Behavior examine the strategy and explain why, when it comes to status symbols, “phones are the new cars.”



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