Summary Of Advertisements R Us By Melissa Rubin

Advertising has come a long way in terms of advancement with the enlightenment of the new technological age we live in now. In James Twitchell’s essay “What We Are to Advertisers,” the author explains that mass production means mass marketing, and mass marketing means the creation of mass stereotypes. Generally, the use of stereotypical profiling in our society not only exists in regards to race, social class, personality type, and gender but also holds a special meaning in advertising circles as well. To advertisers, stereotyping has become an effective means to pitch their products according to the personality profiles they have concocted for us and are most times eerily accurate. For instance, according to advertisers, the daytime

“Advertisement R Us “is an analysis written by Melissa Rubin on a Coca-Cola ad that was printed in the 1950s. At the time of her analysis on the almost sixty-three year old ad, Rubin was still a student at Hofstra University. The ad that Rubin analyzed was from the August 1950 addition of the Bottler Magazine which was only given to employees of Coca-Cola. Most, if not all, workers of that time were Caucasian male, which explains why everyone in the ad are Caucasian and all but four are males. The four women in the picture are wearing dresses, which help demonstrate the time the ad was made versus how it would be made in the 21st century. In 1950 it was common for only Caucasian men to be portrayed in many ads because that was how the society

Coca Cola: their commercials leave some people heart broken, and others awe struck, but they leave everyone as future Coca Cola drinkers. Coke has inspired consumers with famous ads like the famous “Mean Joe Greene” 1979 Super Bowl commercial and the classic 1940s Coke ad supporting the war effort. Even today, they have continued to captivate all audiences with their current “Share a Coke” campaign. Coca Cola has always been the leader of the advertisement realm. They have mastered playing with our hearts and minds to convince us that Coca Cola is the product to buy. What has kept the Coca Cola Company at the forefront of the beverage business is their ability to woo potential buyers into buying their product

In a culture of ever-changing media, the most constant mover of product has always been white women. Companies spanning many industries are guilty of selling sex, and Coca Cola is far from an exception. Ads are in place to, “pursue attraction to people’s fantasy aspirations…” allowing consumers to become inspired and ingrained in them. These two ads from Coca Cola pander to the fantasies of the average Joe through placement of women that fit the paradigms of societally normal beauty front and center to draw the eye of the consumer to their product. By the time The Coca Cola Company had a successful means of distribution in the United States, World War II was at the doorstep causing citizens to have to answer a call to arms, however, “...the government told the women to go back home to be housewives. The advertisements may have contributed a key in encouraging this. Women were employed as a way of selling products and represented in distinct social-classes to give their brands a further worldwide attraction mainly to other proletariat people.” At this time, advertisements were known to, “…pursue working-class women because they never had sexual appearances,” as displayed by the older Coca Cola ad from 1939, found through the “American Memory Project” from the Library of Congress.

The roaring twenties was a time of great prosperity and rapid change, as well as a celebration of new technologies. These changes have had a significant impact in transforming the United States into a consumerist society. The philosophies and foundations of advertising strategies created in the 1920s can still be found on occasion in today’s contemporary advertisements and sometimes can work in tandem to strengthen their sales pitch. The 1920s were a time of booming domestic consumerism to the extent that “even products rarely purchased as separate units began to seek a place in consumer conscience” (Marchand, 5). Marchand goes on to say that as result of the changes in marketing strategies, advertising expenditures “rose from 8 percent in 1914 to 14 percent in 1929” (6). Marchand states that advertising is such a crucial part of our life, that one of the first statements he makes in his book is that through advertisements a “...picture of our time (day-by-day) is recorded completely and vividly” (xv). Two popular advertising strategies that came out of the twenties were the Democracy of Goods and the parable of First Impression, both of which tended to work with one another when marketing goods targeted for middle class consumers. The print advertisement for Mercedes-Benz resembles advertising strategies from the 1920s by

Advertising is an ever-present form of propaganda in our lives. Four common techniques are often observed in the advertising we see and hear every day. One technique, the testimonial, involves a well-known person appearing on behalf of a product being sold. The assumption is that if we like Cher and admire her looks, we will buy the product that she endorses. Another common technique, the bandwagon, makes us want to be “one of the gang”. This uses phrases like “everybody’s switching to..” and “all across America people are discovering…”. The plainfolks propaganda technique is especially popular now. We see and hear regular consumers talk about their experiences using certain brand of coffee, headache remedy, or phone company. A final technique,

According to Interbrand, Coca-Cola is the most valued brand in the world. Coca-Cola has good sales performance because it attaches great importance to its products’ advertisements. It placed advertisements in magazines, on TV, in websites, and on street signs. In China, the Coca-Cola Company hired a number of well-known Chinese movie stars and athletes to make commercials for Coke. Coke is a great drink for summer because it is thirst quenching and cool. One of the short commercials was very impressive. A group of teenagers was running on the street, and they were sweating hard. Everyone was tired and thirsty. At this time, a van with a Coca-Cola logo passed by. They recovered their energy by drinking Coke. The whole advertisement focused on the teenagers’ athletic bodies and their expressions of enjoyment. This advertisement showed the advantages of Coke, which are the wonderful taste and the cool refreshment; however, it did not show the disadvantages of Coke including high amounts of sugar, caffeine, and chemical additives. After watching the commercial, people have the desire to buy Coke. As Machiavelli advised, The Coca Cola Company is using cunning to trick customers into drinking their soft drinks by showing only the positive aspects of Coca Cola.

The speaker of the Coca~Cola article is the Coca~Cola company. The reader can also observe the time in which the ad was written, 1942. Because of this, viewers can infer that this article was written during World War II. This ad is intended towards United States citizens, so they will purchase a Coca~Cola beverage. The article gives

Throughout its history Coco-Cola has always managed to use advertising as a powerful tool to create that special atmosphere in the minds of consumers that differentiates Coco-Cola from just some generic cola. In the past it was also extremely effective in advertising its product gaining a lot of market share and getting to the top of the market in terms of sales. The essay analyzes a vintage advertisement according to the rhetorical appeals of logos, ethos, and pathos and notes that Coco-Cola effectively uses appeals to authority, logic and emotions to make Coke a lifestyle, not just a

Let’s look around the room that you are in right now. I am sure you see all kinds of products that lay around beside you. Can you try to pick anything that you haven’t seen or heard from media? It would be pretty difficult to pick one since we are surrounded by advertisements and every decision that we make on purchases are based on those advertisements. So, it’s safe to assume that we are hugely affected by media advertisements. Is it aesthetic perspective that move us to purchase a product or commercial perspective that encourages us to buy? In this essay, it will discuss history of advertising, how advertising is constructed and how it affects people on individual level and as a society.

With each day, the advertisement industry is growing, becoming one of the most undeviating parts of our lives. According to statistics, one-third of all commercials are produced right here in the United States. Being home to major multi-national companies, the United States witnesses both excellent and atrocious ads. While many firms have failed dreadfully sometimes to promote their products through the help of a commercial, Coca-cola has always flourished in this sector. Coca-Cola managed to produce astounding ads by consistently creating an emotional connection with its audience. With the launch of its new soda ‘‘Coca-Cola Life’’ in Buenos Aires Argentina, The Coca-Cola company has released another scintillating and heartwarming commercial along with it. The sixty-second Coca-Cola ad advocates ‘Coca-Cola Life,’ a low-calorie cola that is naturally sweetened with stevia leaf extract and sugar. By chronicling the joys and pains of parenting and by portraying a family environment, Coca-Cola effectively elicits from viewers that connect their product with a sense of the warmth of a peaceful family life.

Transforming from simple TV ads, it integrated a promotion during the summer for Fanta (Coca-Cola to take up aggressive campaign for 'Fanta', 2008). In numerous ‘out-of-home media’ with the plan to ‘connect the youth of nations’, campaign was spread from TV ads, to using cartoon characters and hang out zones. Instead of presenting ideas for commercials without being aware of the trends in the society, Coca-Cola has been a pioneer of the new tendency which suite the community demand. By this way of adapting, the Coke has built up their empire and stood out from among other beverage companies. Also, this helps Coca-Cola create an invisible sustainable link to

Advertisements surround us constantly, and according to Potter, the average person is exposed to more then 15, and upward of 5,000 different advertisements (Potter, 2014, pg.235). These advertisements send us subliminal and direct messages that intrigue us to look further into the product. Advertisements continually present the same kind of messages, and although certain advertisements are geared towards you buying a product, they are teaching “valuable life lessons about whom you should be and how you should get there” (Potter 2014, p. 242). These subliminal messages persuade you to buy the product being advertised, or at least be more interested in said product. This essay will demonstrate that the persuasion tactics used in Skittles’ “Romance” commercial advertisement support Rank’s Model of Persuasion through the representation of association, repetition, and diversion.

It’s a modern classic. It’s a throwback to another era. It’s not great for your health, but that’s beside the point. It’s Coke! The drink, not the drug. However, based on brand’s public visibility, the drink seems rather addicting. Coke originated in 1886, but the brand has stood the test of time and endured (“About Us,” n.d.). Worth noting, it has endured by barely changing. Now halfway through the 2010s, we still see Coke prevalent in our soda machines, our cafeterias, on our shelves, and on the back of trucks—whether this particular location is surprising or not indicates how we think about Coke. In exploring the unique elements of upholding a legacy brand, and subsequently placing said brand on four wheels, we must consider how another artifact of the past, Roland Barthes, considered advertising in the context of cultural mythology.

The ad from 1946 portrays a picturesque American Dream lifestyle through the use of picnics, a Caucasian family, and a refreshing coke. The purpose of this ad was to link Coca-Cola directly with “the American way of life,” which many people sought to achieve during this time. This ad ran right after WWII when the economy was doing well and people were filled with optimism.