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Disadvantages Of Mountain Dew Advertising

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HERIOT-WATT UNIVERSITY, DUBAI CAMPUS
SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT AND LANGUAGES

INTERNATIONAL MARKETING (C11IM)

MOUNTAIN DEW: THE MOST RACIST SOFT-DRINK COMMERCIAL IN HISTORY?

Varun Sampath Gorur: H00174700
Ninoshka Saldanha: H00208541
Mohammed Ahmed El-Imam: H00176276

Introduction:
Mountain Dew last year had released a series of online advertisements developed by African-American rapper Tyler, The Creator, which featured an angry Mountain Dew-drinking goat named Felicia. Controversy had surrounded the third advertisement of the series, which portrayed a battered white woman on crutches being urged by an officer to identify the goat out of a lineup of all black men. Critics …show more content…

• Influence consumer purchase: Association with a celebrity is a matter of prestige, his/her involvement in an advertisement would influence his/her fans to adopt the same brand. Example an advertisement featured by any of Real Madrid or Barcelona stars would generate new accounts for the Organisation because it has been testimony by their favorite celebrity.

• Building awareness: Partnership with celebrity creates awareness of the products and a real understanding of what the Organization offers. Audience tend to talk about the brand and the products as their favorite celebrity is featured in it.

• Attract new users: Favorite celebrity would entice new users; their fans would love products they advertise. Example Toyota brand on any of football team would attract their fans.

• Position a brand: Nowadays, there are so many products on the shelves and lots of advertisements on air; hence the consumers would be confused. Whereby everyone is striving to prove superiority of its products. Products promoted by David Beckam would generate more sales and the brand would gain a strong stand with the ongoing competitions. Ref. Celebrity image has important on brand image (Walker et al

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