Disney targeting Christians for 'Secretariat'
5:00 AM PDT 9/29/2010 by Paul Bond,
AP
Marketers employing same strategy used by 'The Blind Side'
That Disney has been marketing its Oct. 8 release "Secretariat" to horse aficionados and sports enthusiasts is obvious. But unless you're an influential Christian -- preferably one with a popular website -- you probably didn't know that the studio also has been leaning on the strategy employed by "The Blind Side" by going after what industry insiders like to call the "faith-based audience."
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