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Corporate Advertisement: An Analysis Of Petronas

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1. Introduction
Malaysia is known as a multiracial country with variety of ethnicities and religions which leads to a diverse range of festive celebrations throughout the year. Despite the diversity in ethnicity and language, National Day is a celebration where all Malaysians unite as one. In 2007, corporate giant such as Petronas has taken steps to launch television commercials which contain a local touch when greeting their customers through the media. Petroliam Nasional Berhad, or more famously known as Petronas, is a Malaysian oil and gas company, fully owned by the government of Malaysia and is famous for its advertisements and TV commercials which often touch the hearts of the audiences although there were some that sparked certain controversies too.
A corporate advertisement is an advertisements which advertises the brand, and image od an organization rather than the products sold. The main objective of advertising is to create a positive attitude towards a brand (Burton, Kreer & Gray 1972; Rothschild 1987; Starch 1914). The corporate advertisement that is chosen for our research is Petronas’ corporate advertisement titled “The Boat”. It was made for the 50th anniversary of Independence Day of Malaysia in 2007 and was produced and directed by the late Yasmin Ahmad when she was still the Creative Director at Leo Burnett Kuala …show more content…

Then, the fourth question tests the relativity of the advertisement with the advertiser while fifth question serves as a supplementary question which allows the interviewee to specify his or her interpretation of Petronas’ intention of the advertisement in conjunction with National Day. The sixth question is the last question for the interviewee to discuss about the reflection of the community in Malaysia in the

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