Influencing People (Chapter 1)

Advertising does not persuade, but does influence the consumer’s choices in small ways or ‘feathers’. When the consumer is trying to make a choice between two products, there are several methods used by advertisers. Repetition: increases familiarity with a claim. The effect of repetition is known as ‘the truth effect’. User Image: Using people we […]

What’s This I’m Watching? (Chapter 10)

 The Elements That Make Up An Ad             It is important to note how elements can interact, such as music with visuals or words with visuals. To maximize its effect, advertising has to get your attention. It has to ‘cut through the clutter’ of other advertising and be noticed. The first principal of advertising is […]

Maximizing Ad Effectiveness: Develop a Unique & Consistent Style (Chapter 22)

Chapter 22 relays the importance of executing distinctive details that will in spark memory retrieval within consumers and set a brand apart from competitive brands in the same category. To differentiate a brand from a product category it is imperative for a brand to create a one-of-a-kind style in ad presentations so that we, the […]

The Effectiveness of Funny Ads: What A Laugh! (Chapter 17)

The funny thing about funny ads is that not everyone finds them humorous because what is funny to one person can be uninteresting or even irritating to another.  The key to achieving humor in an ad is incongruity, which is defined as something that does not seem to fit with or be appropriate to its […]

Continuous Tracking: Are You Being Followed? (Chapter 13)

Advertisers use different methods of research to determine whether or not their ads are effective.  One of the most cost effective methods is continuous monitoring.  This method is also very effective for tracking their competitor’s activities as well.   Continuous monitoring is achieved by conducting weekly surveys, which provide advertisers with information about consumer behavior.  This […]

The Advertising Message: Oblique and Indirect (Chapter 5)

Advertising doesn’t always rely on direct information messages. Indirect or oblique forms of communication can register a point with more impact than literal messages. Such indirect or oblique ads often rely on powerful images to make a statement. These ads are missing the sense that someone is trying to tell you something, however this does […]

Buy, Buy, Buy (Drowning in ads)

Everyday, as consumers, we are bombarded and surrounded by advertisements telling us to buy a product or use a product or endorse a cause or care about this issue or feel this way and it can really be overwhelming. Everyday, as students studying the art of communication, we are bombarded by those same ads and the […]