Released on: August 19, 2008, 7:57 am

Press Release Author: Marty Groark / Graphicsland Inc.

Industry: Consumer Services

Press Release Summary: Statistics show overwhelming "negative sentiment" in bumper
stickers


Press Release Body: With the presidential election around the corner, more people
than ever are finding ways to express their political opinions, and MakeStickers.com
offers them an outlet for their views. Recently, many customers have chosen to
express themselves through political bumper stickers, including custom John McCain
and Barack Obama bumper stickers. As more people invent their own political
messages, an overwhelming trend in \"negative tones has been noticed. Data collected
over a ten day period at MakeStickers.com shows that 68% of phrases used in custom
ordered political bumper stickers are \"negative\" meaning they showed \"support\"
though insulting or mentioning of wrongs in opposing candidates. According to the
data approximately 72% of stickers mentioning Obama were negative. Surprisingly,
very few of these \"anti-Obama\" stickers followed through to include a line which
showed support for McCain. This suggests that people may not be in support of a
certain candidate as much as they are against the ideas of another. Conversely, 62%
of the stickers mentioning McCain were positive, but were overall much less popular
than those talking about Obama. Data was also recorded on \"pro\" and \"anti\" political
party bumper stickers. Most of the Anti-Republican stickers revolved around
criticisms of George \"Dubya\" Bush. Not surprisingly, both were much more likely to
have \"negative\" messages: 84% of the Democratic custom bumper stickers and 75% of
the Republican custom bumper stickers follow this trend. This data was collected
during July 2008 by employees of Graphicsland Inc., operator of MakeStickers.com,
MakeSigns.com, and MakePins.com. For more information, contact Marty Groark,
marty@graphicsland.com

Web Site: http://www.makestickers.com

Contact Details: 8061 W. 186th St.
Tinley Park, IL 60487

1-800-347-2744
marty@graphicsland.com