What do you think???

 What is your favorite advertisement?

Why?

 Have you ever been influenced to buy a product or service because of an advertisement?

 Do you believe that advertising techniques are always ethical?

Advertising Techniques

And Their Influence on

Consumers

Objectives

 Define advertising

 Identify 12 types of advertising techniques

 Determine the type(s) of advertising techniques used when viewing or listening to advertisements

 State your opinion on the ethicality of advertisements

 Explain how responsible consumers should analyze, evaluate, and use advertisements when making decisions (in 5-8 sentences)

What Is Advertising???

 Any paid form of communication through mass media directed at identified consumers to provide information and influence their actions (Dlabay et al)

 Any paid form of nonpersonal communication about an organization, food, service, or idea by an identified sponsor (Kerin).

Types of Advertisements

 Product

 Pioneering

(informational)

 Competitive

(persuasive)

 Reminder

 Institutional

 Advocacy

 Pioneering institutional

 Competitive institutional

 Reminder institutional

Developing the Advertising Program

 Identify the target audience ( Who )

 Specify advertising objectives ( Why )

 Setting the advertising budget

 Designing the advertisement

 Deciding on message content ( What/Why )

 Creating the actual message

 Selecting the right media ( How )

 Choosing a medium and vehicle

( When/Where )

 Evaluating the advertising program

Deciding on the Message Content

 Jingles/Slogans

 Facts and figures

 Glittering generalities

 Endorsements

 Testimonials

 Bandwagon

 Snob appeal

 Emotional appeal

 Free gifts/rewards

 Fear

 Sex

 Humor

"Buy it. Sell it. Love it."

"Keeps going and going and going."

"Can you hear me now? ...Good!"

"Where do you want to go today?"

"It takes a licking and keeps on ticking."

"Beef. It's what's for dinner."

"Cuckoo for Coco Puffs"

"Give me a break! Give me a break! Break me off a piece of that ___!"

"Have it your way."

"Have you had your break today?"

"Zoom Zoom “

Retrieved October, 2006 from http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Advertising_slogans

"Buy it. Sell it. Love it." ~ eBay

"Keeps going and going and going." ~ Energizer Batteries

"Can you hear me now? ...Good!" ~ Verizon wireless

"Where do you want to go today?" ~ Microsoft , 1996

"It takes a licking and keeps on ticking." ~ Timex Corporation , 1956

"Beef. It's what's for dinner." ~ Cattlemen's Beef Board

"Cuckoo for Coco Puffs"

"Give me a break! Give me a break! Break me off a piece of that Kit Kat bar!"

"Have it your way." ~ Burger King

"Have you had your break today?" McDonald’s

"Zoom Zoom " ~ Mazda , 2000s

Retrieved October, 2006 from http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Advertising_slogans

Deciding on the Message Content

 Jingles/Slogans

 Facts and figures

 Glittering generalities

 Endorsements

 Testimonials

 Bandwagon

 Snob appeal

 Emotional appeal

 Free gifts/rewards

 Fear

 Sex

 Humor

Deciding on the Message Content

 Jingles/Slogans

 Facts and figures

 Glittering generalities

 Endorsements

 Testimonials

 Bandwagon

 Snob appeal

 Emotional appeal

 Free gifts/rewards

 Fear

 Sex

 Humor

What Kind of Message Content Is Used?

 FedEx

 CareerBuilder #1

 CareerBuilder #2

 Full Throttle

 Volkswagen #1

 Volkswagen #2

 Degree

 Mac #1

 Mac #2

 Mac #3

 Mac #4

 Mac #5

 Political

Advertisement

How Should Advertisements Be Viewed?

 Informational/Educational?

 Trustworthy?

 Deceptive?

 Ethical?

 Unethical?

How Can We Become More Responsible

Consumers of Information?

 Research on products or services

 Product/Service comparison

 Trusted sources

 Unbiased reviews

Review

 Define advertising

 Identify 12 types of advertising techniques

 Determine the type(s) of advertising techniques used when viewing or listening to advertisements

 State your opinion on the ethicality of advertisements

 Explain how responsible consumers should analyze, evaluate, and use advertisements when making decisions (in 5-8 sentences)

A Look Ahead…

Create a print advertisement that is targeted towards a certain marketing segment and incorporates one of the advertising techniques discussed

(Not your assignment…yet)

http://www.adcracker.com/ http://www.adcracker.com/creativegames/what/index.htm

http://www.knowthis.com/promoadv/examples.htm

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_WYIAHeaXo&mode=related&search = http://marketplace.publicradio.org/shows/2006/09/25/PM200609255.html

http://www.slate.com/id/2141286/ http://www.autoblog.com/2006/05/01/vws-jetta-jolting-consumers-with-ad-campaign/ http://www.trafficsafetymarketing.gov/ http://www.apple.com/getamac/ http://www.laughparty.com/print.php?id=300 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBFRBlXyzO4&mode=related&search =