A Rhetorical Analysis Of The Mercedes Benz Soul Commercial

In the United States the estimated cost of advertising is about 220.55 billion (Statista). Companies like BMW can spend up to one million-plus on ad’s (Business Insider). Advertisements are used all over the world to depict a company's merchandise that they are trying to sell to their targeted audiences. By the way a company illustrates an advertisement it can either push someone into purchasing the item or by turning them away, it all depends on how the company represents the advertisement. In the BMW advertisement, there is a strategizing involved in the ad that influence people to not drink and drive, to have an emotional appeal, and to have the ideal image of being stable.

Most commercials that advertise products often throw them in the viewer’s face. Companies believe that their product is the best and people should buy it because of their many different reasons. Commercials normally share important information about the product; maybe how much it costs, the special features that make it so great, and how someone can get their hands on it. This one is different. The Chevrolet commercial “Maddie” creates positive attitudes and emotional connections to promote its product with a down to earth, heart touching story that audiences can relate to.

Overall, this commercial might give fathers ideas on what car is the right one for their child. Logos, ethos and pathos can be found in this Super Bowl commercial. Logos and ethos were used to mislead parents to buy the car in the future or in the present.Pathos was used transform feelings to the audience. Also, it would be controversial to say to buy this car because it might not be useful if parents are not able to track down their sons or daughters with a one mile radius or people have to have access through a Smart

First, explain the rhetoric used by the creator of the Pontiac Ad. Cite specific examples from the readings and ad as you explain

Over 17 million cars and trucks are sold around the world every year. Amongst the plethora of car companies aiming to convince shoppers that their car is paramount, marketing teams ought to go the extra mile. By developing a persuading advertisement, companies are more likely to sell their products. On February 6, 2011, Volkswagen aired a Superbowl commercial for the first time in over ten years. This commercial would be one that awakens the inner child of millions. By employing pathos, ethos, and logos rhetoric techniques, Volkswagen is able to appeal to consumers in order to sell their new car.

It was the first talking Gecko America had ever seen. The Geico Gecko was a worldwide phenomenon which advertised for Geico's auto mobile insurance starting in 1993. The audience could explain him having “ ..constant good cheer, insatiable need to meet people,...” which any person would love because he resembles a good person who loves their job ( A Word From Our Sponsor ). In 2004, the next catchy advertisement saying came along as “So easy a caveman can do it” ( GEICO History ). People, notably adults, want simple and easy so the advertisement was conformed to that particular audience. Many advertisements, including Gecio’s, use different devices to overall influence and sell their products to a specific market. Geico's advertisements have grabbed the audience's attention for decades, though what about now?

Subaru and Hyundai are extremely popular, reliable car companies. In the Subaru commercial, a little kid is driving around in his toy car and the dad offers the key to the Subaru Legacy to him, but he turns them down because he realizes the amount of responsibility that comes with those keys. In the Hyundai commercial, the daughter goes on a date with a guy, and the overprotective dad follows them around to check on what they are doing. These two car commercial use pathos, ethos, and logos to show how good their products are and what it provides.

Every parent's biggest fear is losing their child, and Nationwide knows that. The popular car insurance company aired their annual super bowl commercial that left viewers feeling as if they had lost a child as well. Nationwide puts in place a scare tactic to leave its viewers fearing that if they don’t purchase this car insurance their children will die too. Advertisers in general use manipulating tactics such as fear, to scare certain groups into buying their products.

There are many rhetorical tools used in advertising today to grab the readers’ attention. Some of those include, but are not limited to, color, sex, surroundings, and fantasy. All of these tools are used in the advertisement of the MGM Grand that I chose to analyze. MGM Grand has chosen several techniques to help market themselves better to vacationers. It uses visual pictures, inviting colors, and an enticing choice of narrative as its strategy. One of the many things that Vegas has to offer is the chance to get rid of all of your inhibitions and just have fun. Also, the fact that Las Vegas is famous for the saying, “What happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas”, sends a message to vacationers

It is important to realize the basic facts that are associated with cars and with BMW in particular, and that different demographic are attracted towards different types of car, to later understand that even though the product in the ad may be amazing but the ad itself is not. Did you know that in 2010 the number of cars in the world reached a billion (Noël)? Today’s culture is highly surrounded and based on the use of cars. They are such a prominent part of our culture today that if an alien were to visit our planet right now they might just consider cars to be the dominant form of life (The Hitchhiker 's Guide to the Galaxy). There are so many different types, and makes of cars that they can suit any personality in the world.

Two commercials were supposed to be found from the Superbowl that were most persuasive when someone watched them. The two commercials that were found most persuasive during the Superbowl was an ad about the Alfa Romeo car company. During this ad it showed the basics of the car and how it worked. It showed The Timeline of the car from way back then to now. The ad showed how reliable their car was. It showed how popular it has been during the timeline of selling their cars. They Showed prices for their cars, and most cars were sold at a reasonable price. These are most of the main reasons why this car ad could be persuasive to most people.

In conclusion, the commercials by Lexus and Volkswagen both make the viewer consider their product. To do this, they use different methods of advertising. Also, both companies target different audiences. When all is said and done, they have varying degrees of success in doing so. Advertising is a fundamental force in today’s society, and because of this, companies must provide the most effective commercials with presentation of as many logical appeals as possible.

Commercial advertisements create a strong presence in the media due to the power of persuading the audience to buy a certain project. The commercial is promoting the use of diet coke and using Taylor Swift to do so. Diet Coke is a sugar free, soft drink that is very popular, it is promoted and distributed worldwide by Coca- Cola. Coca- Cola spends nearly $3.499 billion in advertisements yearly (Investopedia, 2015, 1). This ad catches the eye of the audience with the use of Taylor Swift and the adorable kittens. In this commercial, it is clear that with every sip the pop-culture singer takes of the Diet Coke, more kittens seem to appear in the apartment until the whole apartment becomes invaded with the tiny kittens. This advertisement efficiently delivers the point to the audience during the commercial video by encouraging them to drink their product Diet Coke while trying to increase the consumption of their product, attract more viewers, and sell more of their product.

For my critiques, I watched several commercials, but I stayed with the Lincoln luxury car. In the Lincoln commercial, it stars Matthew McConaughey, it shows his laid back demeanor as he is driving the Lincoln. The commercials are about Lincoln luxury car, the MKC and Navigator. I like the commercials because he just driving and talking just like a regular guy. In the ad, you don’t hear Matthew selling the car because the car is selling it self. And in one Lincoln commercial it shows him getting ready and driving off in an MKX, he is going to a party and during the whole time there is no talking, just showing him driving the MKC. Another Lincoln commercial, is when he is driving on a long stretch of road, he is quoted saying, and “I’ve been

When analysing all of the advertising around us, sometimes we don’t look at what the true message of a commercial really is. We live in a world that is controlled by mass media and because of this advertisers are trying harder each year to outdo themselves and their competitors. Rhetors use techniques in their advertisements such as fantasies or surrealism to catch the attention of their audience. Companies like Audi pour millions of dollars into their marketing teams to make sure their cars look the best and attract consumers. Commercials that are shown on television today are great examples of rhetorical artifacts because of the many techniques being exercised by the rhetor. Analyzing this through the lens of rhetorical