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Advertising IIMEDIA, POWER AND

CULTURE

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Slogans you know• Just do it: Nike (1988)• I’m lovin’ it: McDonald’s (2003)• Eat fresh: Subway (2001)• Taste the rainbow: Skittles (1994)• Gives you wings: Red Bull (~1998)• Snap! Crackle! Pop! Rice Krispies

(1933)• Finger-lickin’ good: KFC (1956)

MODES OF PERSUASION

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Recognition• Commercial builds awareness

INADEQUACY

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Fear of missing out• Product shown as key to excitement

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Keeping up with the Joneses

• Plays on jealousy or envy

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False ideals• Product shown in unrealistic uses

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Unknown needs• Product shown to fill previously

unrecognized need

INCLUSION

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Companionship• Product shown as element of

friendship

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Be like Mike• Celebrity endorsement or proximity

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Membership• Product touted as used by a select

group

HELP

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Savings• Purchasing product linked to lower

costs

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Improvements• Product claimed to be better, or just

newer, than something else

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Primal urges• Commercial bluntly appeals to

hunger or strong emotions