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Advertising And Advertising

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The idea behind advertising and marketing is to create a positive cycle of communicating the benefits and value of a company's offerings to customers, which in turn leads to sales of the offerings and profits for the company – as well as satisfied and (hopefully) repeat customers who will then spread the word to others (to start another cycle). One of the most important parts of this is that the message portrayed by the company is consistent across all platforms of advertising and marketing. Otherwise, things can get confusing for customers and the message will ultimately get lost in translation.

There are many different phrases, slogans/taglines, and jingles that I see every day which allow me to immediately identify the brand or company associated with them – either I see a mobile advertisement on Facebook when I am scrolling through my newsfeed, I see a commercial on TV or YouTube, or I see an advertisement on a billboard on the side of the road as I am driving around. The ones that tend to stick with me the strongest are the ones that are consistent across all platforms that I see them on. If a company keeps changing their slogan/tagline, how are customers expected to remember to equate the message with the company?

I previously worked for a dealership, for the Japanese-based automobile manufacturer Acura. They have been around since the 1980s, and while the aesthetics and features of their lineup of vehicles have certainly changed a lot over the years, their

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