Subliminal Supplements Being the strongest man in the room has stood the test of time when it comes to manliness. An advertisement in Men’s Health magazine shows how that is an attainable feat. This ad for Syntha-6 protein is not only impactful but very eye catching. The company that sponsors this ad, BSN, is a top of the line nutrition and supplement store. Also BSN sells apparel and has sponsor athletes that embody their slogan of “finish first” such as Ryan Hughes who is featured in this advertisement. The advertisers use devices such as size, simplicity, window techniques, word choice, and color to help keep this product flying off the shelves. The advertisement is set on a clean white background. Filling in the white void is, on the left a black and white photo of physique competitor Ryan Hughes. He is midway through a bicep curl, and the veins on his arms and chest are seemingly tearing through his skin. He is wearing a pair of basic gym shorts, and no shirt. He clearly has large pectoral muscles as well as abdominal muscles. He is well manicured and has been working out for a while; this is noticeable because of the glistening of his skin. He is curling a large red dumb bell; his expression shows that he is struggling. On the right of the ad is the words “Set your goals to PUSH your limits.” Under that is a bottle of the product Syntha-6 Chocolate milkshake flavored protein. The bottle is a similar red to that of the dumbbell being held by Ryan Hughes. It has a
When we see a commercial on our T.V. screens today, we always see in print or hear the narrator telling us that their product or the service they are promoting to us is one of the best of its kind. They use all types of appeals and techniques to reel us in, making whatever they are trying to sell to us either pretty, shiny, worth-buying, or they use bold simple states telling us things such as, “Once you get it, you won’t be able to live without it.” By using these statements and methods of gaining viewers, the ad or commercial gains what it truly aspired for; attention and the need and/or desire to buy the product. In the ad “Bounty Big Spills” the bold statement and exaggerated visuals are created to
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.
For a regular human being who does not follow baseball, the man on the advertisement might seem like just another athlete. However, to someone that has come across the sport, the man on the advertisement will jolt their memory. The man in the advertisement looks very energetic and confident. There is a lot going on in this picture and it is shown on the man’s body. The ad just like every other Gatorade ad had their tagline, “Win From Within.” The tagline combined with the picture of Derek Jeter shows the audience that by consuming Gatorade, one can make sure that he or she is putting their body in the right condition to be successful.
Nike and Under Armour are two of the biggest brands in the active wear industry. Fitness goers of all ages and genders are passionate users of their sports gear and athletic clothes. Two print advertisements from Under Armour and Nike will be analyzed based on the way they use goals to captivate the viewers attention and elicit an emotion to persuade the viewer to buy their athletic wear. In a world that is quickly becoming aware of its health problems consumers are becoming more aware of fitness brands and their advertisements. People are taking an active stand in achieving their fitness aspirations and doing so with the best equipment available. Nike’s famous “Just do it” slogan has been a boost for the company’s reputation and notoriety, by setting it a part from other brands. The two advertisements from Nike and Under Armour are representations of current consumer ambitions towards fitness.
The next commercial starts with a bear running through a forest until meeting what looks to most as a mountain man wearing a coon skin hat, fleece, and having bearded manly face. The bear runs away in fear when he notices the unworried man who is casually carrying an entire tree, defying physics. A song is played in the background of the ad talking about a man should be wild and free. In a manly fashion the mountaineer makes a bird call showing that he is master of nature as a bald eagle then brings him a diet Dr.
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.
There’s a message on the right hand side that says “Help us fight the effects of cosmetic testing”. This advertisement uses the two rhetorical appeals, ethos and pathos when delivering its message. The image was created to spark conversation and movement from its audience who are cosmetic companies and people buying their products. With the cosmetic companies as the audience it may decrease their sales and prompt them to take an alternate route to cosmetic testing.
As I perceive many gatorade advertisement. On this advertisement I find three techniques one of the techniques are loaded words, I identify this technique because in the picture says “Gatorade always wins”, this words makes the reader feel strongly about the drink, (decide for success). This advertisement also suggest that only the athletes that are competitive drink Gatorade have a major opportunity winning and becoming champions , represent the Gatorade in first place, and the athletes that drink water are considerate weak and have less opportunity of winning, represent the two water bottles in the second and third place. The advertisement is then displayed with slogan on the top right hand of this advertisement saying “Gatorade always
Advertisements are all over the place, whether they are on T.V, or in a magazine, there is no way to escape them. They all have their target audience who they specifically designed the ad for, and of course they are selling their product to. This is a multi-billion dollar industry and the advertisers study any and every way that they can attract the consumer’s attention. Anytime a products advertising tagline becomes incorporated into a popular culture, a pinnacle of success has been reached. The “Got Milk?” tagline has been integrated in messages across the country such as churches, “Got God?” cheerleaders, “Got Spirit?” and even universities, “Got Whoop?”. The “Got Milk?” ads have
The Head & Shoulders ad effectively uses a male athlete to portray their product as being manly,
After viewing several commercials, and analyzing the use of various advertising techniques, the Gillette - Fusion Power Phenom commercial seemed to be the best at influencing its target audience. One reason that the Gillette - Fusion Power Phenom commercial was so effective was because they used a testimonial technique. By using celebrities like Roger Federer, Tiger Woods, and Thierry Henry, they tried to influence buyers by showing that even celebrities used this product. In addition, the advertisers also used the bandwagon technique. For example, the advertisement says to “try the world’s most comfortable shave”, suggesting that the entire world uses the product, and you should as well. In addition,
Different strategies are used in all advertisements. Every aspect of the advertisement is strategically planned to appeal to the audience. For example, an advertisement that does a great job of using sex appeal to reach its audience is “Carl’s Jr all natural burger”. This ad appeared during the super bowl forty-nine, and it was a big hit. The ad features ,22-year-old model buxom, Charlotte McKinney. Throughout the video it shows her walking through the town and appearing as if she is nude. She gets all the attention from the guys in the town as she saunters past. in one scene there’s a man reaching for a tomato as she walks by, she turns around and gives him a flirty look and it emerges as if he is grasping her gluteus. At the end she appears in a bikini nearly nude “I love going all natural,” she purrs, opening wide to take a bite out of a big, juicy, “all natural” hamburger. Advertising appeals aim to influence the way consumers view themselves and how buying certain products can prove to be beneficial for them.
The bold eye-catching copy that pops out gives the athletic reader the immediate energy to get fit. This ad shows its dominance by occupying
Representations of men in media have a different approach—they tend to focus on strength, power, physique, independence, etc… The first ad portrays a clearly athletic, strong, male individual. His expression is one of determination and focus—He’s not going to let anyone get in his way. He is aggressive, and overflowing with testosterone. It is unclear what the product is, something to do with athletic performance. The next image is fitted with the caption “Always A Champion”, making it simple to realize this ad is all about the male ego. This man has a very intimidating expression, one of strength and—almost anger. His positioning shows off his clearly muscular arms and his aura is almost overpowering. In both images, the idea that a true man should be strong, aggressive, etc… is presented. For any normal male individual viewing this ad, he would feel like that is what he should be—if he was a “real man”.
Advertisers create commercials to connect the viewer to the product, through psychological appeals and further persuade them into believing the health food scam of the fast-food chains (Bovee 360). Subway has mastered the art of appealing to consumer emotions when regarding health. Their commercial “Friend of Jared”, proves Subway promotes the healthy food image but deceives the public with its actual product. The commercial is set in a baseball field on a nice day. The actors are participating in an amateur game and appear happy and full of energy. They quickly introduce the characters by flashing their name and amount of weight lost in the middle of the screen. While this is taking place the background jiggle sings, “join the Subway family now… it’s not too late the only thing that’s missing is you!” (YouTube Video). Once the jiggle concludes it flashes to pictures of Subways product, showing a rather large sandwich. They advertise the Subway sandwich having only 6 grams of fat, however, in tiny print at