Why do children's products/media always advertise with that

>>3504673
Yeah now you are also aware that half of the top sellers on the app store have open mouths and bared teeth, often masculine in appearance.

>>3504673
I feel like this doesn't belong to this board, but it probably does, since advertising is business related.

eye contact grabs attention

>>3504673
Humans are naturally programmed to detect if someone is looking at us based on the clear visible whites of the eyes, thats why so many people have those awkward seconds of eye contact with strangers out in public.

Put that in an ad and your eyes are subconsciously drawn to the image even without you thinking about it because there's a pair of eyeballs staring at you.

Now couple that with a smile more akin to trust or approval as opposed to actual humour and you have the formula for your mind translating the image into "hey this thing trusts/cares about my attention and time so i should reciprocate"

bonus:
Also some primitive components of our brains fucking love the colours red, orange and yellow for multiple reasons.

>>3504673
because parents don't look their kids in the eye enough. easy prey