Introduction Various companies choose to advertise their products in an array of fashions. These advertisements can be on television, online or printed in a magazine, newspaper, or journal. Companies select their advertisements to appeal to the targeted audience while using various techniques to increase the viewer’s chance in purchasing their product. The following information will critique two advertisements from two different types of prints in various ways including: location, word selection, layout, and more.
Advertisement One: Colgate Total Daily Repair The first advertisement selected is found in the October 2015 issue of Ebony Magazine. This advertisement is near the middle of the magazine and attempts to grab attention with large red words that read “My Daily.” The target group for this advertisement is African American adults and professionals. The advertisement includes a large picture of a fair-skinned African American woman smiling that takes up seventy-five percent of the page, which would be more appealing to the target audience of this magazine. Ebony magazine is a magazine that dives into the African American culture and lifestyle while promoting black excellence. Therefore, Colgate is wise in using an African American model so that the readers could have a visual of someone like them being branded with this product. The Colgate Total Daily Repair advertisement actually does not include much information at all about the product. The picture of the
An eye-catching print advertisement is one that is unrealistic. How compelling and attractive is the advertisement print, and will it attract a wide audience?
“Advertisement R Us “is an analysis written by Melissa Rubin on a Coca-Cola ad that was printed in the 1950s. At the time of her analysis on the almost sixty-three year old ad, Rubin was still a student at Hofstra University. The ad that Rubin analyzed was from the August 1950 addition of the Bottler Magazine which was only given to employees of Coca-Cola. Most, if not all, workers of that time were Caucasian male, which explains why everyone in the ad are Caucasian and all but four are males. The four women in the picture are wearing dresses, which help demonstrate the time the ad was made versus how it would be made in the 21st century. In 1950 it was common for only Caucasian men to be portrayed in many ads because that was how the society
Do you ever watch the Super Bowl for its commercials? Have you ever bought a more expensive product because you had seen its advertisement? If the answer is yes, then you might have been a victim of today’s marketers. Jean Kilbourne, the author of “Killing us Softly” stated in one of her lectures, “The influence of advertising is quick, cumulative and for the most part, subconscious, ads sell more products.” “Advertising has become much more widespread, powerful, and sophisticated.” According to Jean Kilbourne, “babies at six months can recognize corporate logos, and that is the age at which marketers are now starting to target our children.” Jean Kilbourne is a woman who grew up in the 1950s and worked in the media field in the 1960s. This paper will explain the methods used by marketers in today’s advertising. An advertisement contains one or more elements of aesthetics, humor, and sexual nature.
The four advertisements chosen represented separate, and distinctive, themes. The first advertisement, for anti-wrinkle cream, utilized a bandwagon approach and a sense of the ideal retirement life. The second advertisement, for hygiene experts, suggests utilizing the fear of uncleanliness to sell the services. The third advertisement, for Camel cigarettes, brought a sense of nostalgia as I remembered spending time, as a child, with my oldest brother prior to his passing. To summarize, it embodied the ideal picture of a manly outdoorsman. The fourth, and final, advertisement focused on food and choices. Specifically, one pizza offered two distinctly unique flavors.
Over the last few decades, American culture has been forever changed by the huge amount of advertisement the people are subjected to. Advertising has become such an integral part of society, many people will choose whether or not they want to buy a product based only on their familiarity with it rather than the product’s price or effectiveness. Do to that fact, companies must provide the very best and most convincing advertisements as possible. Those companies have, in fact, done
Out of the many appeals that companies use to advertise their product or service, the need to achieve is one of the most commonly seen. In our highly competitive society, everybody is trying to get ahead. Everybody is looking for that little advantage that will push them forward. The appeal of achievement correlates with success and winning, ideas that represent the outcomes of hard work on which people like to pride themselves. In many of their ads, Geico likes to tap into our competitive nature by offering us incentives, such as saving time and money, which speak specifically to our consumer culture. Such a tactic proves to be effective because for the most part, consumers in our ambitious society
People magazine has been printed for many years, and over those years, celebrity gossip and “Who Wore It Better?” has hypnotized the public. From Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt’s divorce to Rihanna’s latest red carpet dress, individuals are mesmerized by the stars’ gossip. Ads in People are not rare, but are littered throughout the magazine, trying to persuade people to purchase whatever product they are selling. Not all ads are selling clothing and accessories, they can sell foods, medicines and cosmetics. In the May, 2014 issue of People magazine, the Extra gum ad uses vivid color, simple phrases, and imagery to draw people towards buying their product.
It did, however, have a “professional dentist” advising his patient to use that particular brand. The “dentist” repeatedly stated that Colgate Dental Cream proved with scientific evidence that it stops tooth decay “best.” The dentist continues to say that no other toothpaste has “proved so completely” with dental research that Colgate stops tooth decay and bad breath. Again, just like the Pepsodent commercial, we see that scientific formula (though we have not been told how or with what) Colgate leads to physical attraction and kissing. In this commercial, an explanation of anything is not needed, because there is a supposed trusted professional telling the audience that the evidence exists. Use the toothpaste that has backed scientific research and get the
Both advertisements are prime examples of the average lifestyle of the 1960’s. Through the lower prices and overall design of the ads, they represent the style that has made the 1960’s an iconic moment in time. As a Graphic Design major, seeing the choice of typography and artwork for the advertisements brings forth a lot of vintage inspiration. When it comes to graphic designing today, nearly, if not all pieces of a design are created digitally. Seeing detailed ink-wash drawings and calligraphy style fonts set a certain mood that is embodied by this decade.
Advertising has become one of the most powerful and effective tools that business uses to launch and brand products. Advertising is a form of communication used to persuade an audience to take some action with respect to products, ideas, or services. Everyday we are surrounded by advertisements, influencing us to make different purchases without our mind even realizing how much they really affect us. Advertising is available in many different mediums and communicated across many different forums. Of all of the forms of advertising, visual advertising has proven to be one of the most successful. Graphic designers have the ability to put subtle references and innuendos into your mind by utilizing different fonts, colors, and visual points
I will be analyzing two advertisements, stating how effective they are likely to be in achieving their purpose and in selling a renter’s paradise. In my analysis I will include a list of persuasive techniques used in these advertisements. Undoubtedly, the purpose of an advertisement is a strong appeal to the readers. The purpose of the first advertisement; The Grove, apartments is to persuade the audience to experience the pleasurable and joys of living. It strongly reinforces the views through the content of the text and captures the interest of the audiences through multiple eye-catching pictures. When the reader first looks at the advertisement, it makes him or her feel how entertained and amusing this place can be in spite of the all
The advertisement of the Colgate toothbrush shows the positivity of the toothbrush. The advertisement is on a red background. They have their product which is a blue and white tooth brush, slanted in the middle of the ad. The toothbrush appears have blue, white, and yellow on the stationary part of the brush. The brush of the tooth brush has a glorified glow behind it in white. The bottom left of the
Culture has progressed with many consumer merchandises that have become necessities and transformed into the day-to-day routines of society without having to think twice about it. CP or Colgate-Palmolive, is an icon for the personal hygiene industry throughout the United States, and as a worldwide company has positioned the brand as a most important home care in multiple foreign countries.The CMF line is CP’s most popular brand. The brand was a huge hit because of its individuality and the value that it crafted for consumers was astonishing. Colgate Max combined a new breath-strip and a mixture of therapeutics’, which added to more
product segments – Oral, Personal and Home Care; and Pet Nutrition. The company operates in more than 200 countries and this geographic diversity and balance help to reduce the Company’s exposure to businesses and other risks in any one country or part of the world. The company’s main competitors are Proctor & Gamble (PG), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Church Dwight & Company (CHD) and Clorox & Company (CLX).
Could you identify any product systems in this product mix? Is the toothpaste considered a shopping, specialty or convenience product? At what conditions, could this product considered a business product? With respect to Scope, do you consider it a "star" or "cash cow"? Why? With respect to the product life cycle of scope, what is the current status of the product? What is your marketing advice at this particular product life cycle stage?