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Presented by,
Ashish Kathiriya
Khimanand Varu
Bhimsinh Solanki
Jaydev Trivedi
HISTORY
• Believe it or not, Barbie originally was a
real person. Her name was Barbara
(Barbie) Handler and her mother and
father were Ruth and Elliot.
• Girls went wild over her and set a new
sales record for Mattel the very first year
at 351,000 sold at $3.00 each.
CONT…
• with over one billion of
her lookalikes sold, the
product line is one of
the most successful in
the history of the toy
industry.
DEVELOPMENT
• Barbie is often looked upon as an icon of
Western childhood. Her popularity ensures
that her effect on the play of Western
children attracts a high degree of scrutiny.
ABOUT THE SURVEY No.(1)
• survey was conducted by Harris/Decima from
September 9th, 2008 to September 14th, 2008