Effective Use Of Stress In Margaret Atwood's The Secret

The placement of the products and the words surrounding them are a key influence on how the advertisement is portrayed to the public. Makeup appeals to some people due to its ability to enhance certain features, for example eyelashes or eye color. In this particular display, all of the products that exemplify beauty remain uncapped allowing the consumer to better visualize how that product benefits them. It also conveys a sense of transparency because the brush doesn’t need to be hidden, moving the consumer to trust the claims of the other items on display. The other merchandise stands slightly obscured behind the enhancing products and appear to be sample packets instead of the actual bottle. Because of the white packaging,the item blends into

The ad is in the colors of grey and white in what it looks to be an isolated bathroom or showers. The floors look dirty as if no one been there for a long time. In this ad there are three young adult women and three young adult men. It can be assumed by the ways these ladies and men were dressed it was summer. The ladies are dressed in white, one of them having a laced dress with a flower near the shoulder. The other lady is laying on the floor with a sleeveless blouse and along with mini skirt. The other lady is against the wall and is wearing very short pants and a blouse that is half see through. Two of the young men are only wearing white jeans without a shirt, the other man is wearing a white blazer over his shoulders, blue jeans and sneakers. Dolce & Gabbana are selling their summer clothes collection. At least that is what a person will expect just passing through the pages of a magazine. For another person that is looking at the subliminal message could find the ad as promoting violence against women.

The first ad has focused its message towards women. The first thing that my eye is drawn to is the pink coloring on the ad, which is normally associated with women. All of the cartoon drawing coming out of the bottle is also consistent with using feminine colors. Pastel shaded colors of purple, green, yellow, and light blue are clear indications of the target audience. Even though the cartoons are space themed, which can be

What seems to be the most attentive layout of the ad is the rock star side of the man in the image. The rock star has long black hair, black makeup around his eyes, no shirt, lipstick kiss prints all over his body, stud necklace and bracelets, as well as a huge fictional guitar with three necks on it. One of the necks is a normal six string guitar, the second is a twelve string guitar, and the most unbelievable of the three is a saxophone. Hanging on one of the necks of the guitar is a girl’s bra. This part of the advertisement is the most important to the value and attraction of the ad. Since the ad is in a pop/rock culture magazine, this would be an obvious attention getter that would stop many of the readers of this magazine.

The suit shows that it must be nice outside. The facial expression on the girl is not happy. The viewer will notice a black hairy dog pulling at her bathing suit. This is causing her buttock to be exposed. Expression is one way of showing what is happening in the picture and how the person reacts to the action. The black dog looks like he is having fun and trying to get the young girls attention. Tan lines shown in the picture also suggest that the young girl is out in the sun. It is possible that the undeveloped miss is at the beach having a great time when all of a sudden a random dog comes up to her. The action in the picture helps catch the viewer’s attention to look at the picture. If the audience can relate to the story being told, more people will pay attention and look more closely at the advertisement. The descriptive and relatable story is just another great aspect of this advertisement, the general mood and feeling is also a great factor to this advertisement.

The commercial’s appeal to women relies not only on the attractiveness of the actor and the settings, but to the humor that is based on the idea that such a perfect man can exist at all. Conversely, not only do these commercials reach out to women, but also there are men in the target audience and there is a message for them as well. These ads present an ideal image of how a man should be and what he should smell like. By using a good looking, fit, man for this advertisement, it gives the product an image that men want. The logical fallacy, ad populum, is present in this commercial. This ad almost shouts out the ideas that if you use the product you can look, smell, and be exactly like the man you see on your television. The Old Spice man, Mustafa, does everything better than you do and will give your woman more than you can give her. You can smell like the “ultimate man”, or as the slogan used in the ads says, “Smell like a man”. The ad

One of the most important human need is acceptance. Humans strive to appear normal as much as possible. Unfortunately, normality is often associated with heterosexuality and binary genders which is a myth Secret dispels in this commercial. The commercial utilizes an appeal to a higher order need of humans to be accepted as normal to send a social message. The commercial does not persuade its audience of women, that in order to be normal they must use secret deodorant, rather it persuades them to understand that despite their differences they are accepted and are fit to use the deodorant. This persuasion technique is effective because minorities frequently feel the urge to assimilate with the majority, but with Secrets message which says “there is no wrong way to be a women”, the brand displays an awareness that the definition of normal is fluid.

The setting of the commercial starts off with the shower running and the attractive male in a towel and turns into this paradise- like setting. This setting provides an ideal setting to match the character within the commercial. The focus of the commercial comes to be on the male. The background scenery is neutral in both settings. When the male presents the Old Spice bottle, it is a splash of color and the viewers’ eyes tend to be attracted more toward the bottle. The bottle draws attention away from the male and the background setting. This use of product placement and color contrast brought the bottle to be the center of attention of the commercial. The colors in the advertisement tend to be the same, but with the presentation of the bottle, the viewers’ eyes are opened. This draws a parallel to the use of the old Spice and the “out of the world feeling” it produces.

I believe that Young Living in this ad uses Logo’s by claiming their products are “trusted,” and most people would like to think that the natural solution is better in the long term than pharmaceutical products. We are seeing a huge switch in people views with pharmaceuticals and leaning more on a natural solution. In the case it is essential oils. They use Pathos by stating these products are for the ones that “trust you,” suggesting your family and friends, while having a picture of a mother and daughter in the setting of a home. I don’t think there is a better marketing tactic than to target your family and to give them a way to live better. They also use big bold blue letters for this ad. I think blue suggests a soothing and trusting emotion

The ad is trying to sell old spice body wash but does it in an unconventional way, it instead claims that old spice will make you “smell like a man not a lady.” The commercial establishes ethos by using a man who has several features that are considered manly, like a deep voice and muscles. The ad affects the audience by making men think that Mustafa is a man because he uses old spice, I will buy some so I can become more of man. However the add mainly addresses women saying things like “Sadly your man is not me but he could smell like me if he used old spice body wash.” This convinces men that they will be more liked by women if they use Old Spice body

When looking at this advertisement there is nothing sexy about it, but you do get a sense of cleanliness, and pureness. The advertisement is a headshot of Zendaya with

(460). This is an advertisement for male using this cologne; the guy can attract tons of women. This ad lowers the value of women and set them as objects. The quote said that modern ads are usually “constructed in direct opposition to femininity”. The guy in the ad seemed to have taken control over these women, which also increases his masculinity.

For example, the words are spoken in a nursery-rhyme tone. This tone represents the peace Downy’s Sweet Dream Collection will bring to you during bed time. Also, Amy Sedaris, a famous comedian, gives the television commercial a wonderful sense of amusement. For instance, she yells, “…because this is a commercial. Shh!” Having a famous celebrity in an advertisement also gives the product more publicity. The more well known the celebrity, the more likely people are to buy the product. Since they used a comedian, it can influence a wide variety of people to want to purchase this product since comedians can be liked by teenagers, adults, or elders. In addition, the words in the paper ad have meaning behind them. “Tuck in. Breathe In. Drift off” are short words with a big impact. Its meaning behind that may be to grasp the reader’s attention more easily. If it is long and bland, they will not be interested in the product. On top of that, the words “drift off” in the paper advertisement have a fading effect that represents how they are drifting away like the words state, and the font they used is written elegantly. Lastly, the paper advertisement has a detailed and fascinating description about Downy’s Sweet Dream Collection and how great it will make you feel. They used a great amount of adjectives to help you get a greater feeling of how soothing Downy’s Sweet Dream Collection will make you

While the ad is simple, it is also bold. The ad is primarily black with a spotlight on the diamond making is shine brightly in the center of the page. The intensity of the diamond, which is the brightest object on the page, immediately reveals what the ad is for. The contrasting colors in the ad encapsulate the audiences’ attention immediately. The words at the bottom of the page are written in all capital, bold letters. These bold features all work together to make this ad one that practically jumps off the page and into your mind.

The advertisement speaks to the reader in a soft, familiar, enticing language as though she (and it is a female) is alone in the room with you. Although the advertisement mentions as an aside that the product is also patented for men, we receive the strong impression that it is the female who has been targeted as prospective market. This is due to the picture used, as well as colors, words, and situation. The colors are mostly lilac consisting of soothing pink, cream and purple all feminine associated colors. The picture is of a seductive woman, vibrant with health, hair falling into eye, bra straps peeking out, who smiles flashing her pearl teach at you, appearing the picture of health.