Rhetorical Analysis Of The Axe Detailer Commercial
Rhetorical Analysis of the Axe Detailer Commercial
Arguments are used in every aspect of our lives today. Most people don’t realize it but companies are arguing everyday with you to purchase their products through advertisements. Often companies will use humor when advertising on bill boards, in magazines or on television commercials, with the expectation and hope that the commercial was memorable enough to make you want to buy their product the next time you go to the store. One very humorous commercial going around on the internet today is the “Axe Detailer Commercial” on the official Axe website. In the beginning of the commercial Denise Saintclaire (a very attractive woman) introduces Monica Blake (attractive and supposed winner of the Tennis Albuquerque open) as the host for today’s show. Monica comes out and starts off by holding up a very dirty soccer ball and saying “now no one wants to play with dirty equipment, that’s why you’ve got to keep your balls clean”. Throughout the commercial, Axe is using very crude humor to target three different audiences; the young and virile man, the middle-aged and masculine man, and the mature and distinguished man. …show more content…
For example Monica takes questions from the audience and a younger man stands up and asks if she can clean his balls, and throws a set of tennis balls to her. She replies by saying “yes I can, watch, cleans right through the prickly surface”. Axe uses this type of humor to gain the attention of the younger to middle-aged audience. Their expectation is that when the viewer sees this ad they will do two things. First they will tell all of their friends about the ad and how funny it is, therefore advertising for Axe by word of mouth. The second expectation is that when the viewer goes to the store and walks past the Axe products they will recognize the product from the advertisement and purchase their
Arguments are used in every aspect of our lives today. Most people don’t realize it but companies are arguing everyday with you to purchase their products through advertisements. Often companies will use humor when advertising on bill boards, in magazines or on television commercials, with the expectation and hope that the commercial was memorable enough to make you want to buy their product the next time you go to the store. One very humorous commercial going around on the internet today is the “Axe Detailer Commercial” on the official Axe website. In the beginning of the commercial Denise Saintclaire (a very attractive woman) introduces Monica Blake (attractive and supposed winner of the Tennis Albuquerque open) as the host for today’s show. Monica comes out and starts off by holding up a very dirty soccer ball and saying “now no one wants to play with dirty equipment, that’s why you’ve got to keep your balls clean”. Throughout the commercial, Axe is using very crude humor to target three different audiences; the young and virile man, the middle-aged and masculine man, and the mature and distinguished man. …show more content…
For example Monica takes questions from the audience and a younger man stands up and asks if she can clean his balls, and throws a set of tennis balls to her. She replies by saying “yes I can, watch, cleans right through the prickly surface”. Axe uses this type of humor to gain the attention of the younger to middle-aged audience. Their expectation is that when the viewer sees this ad they will do two things. First they will tell all of their friends about the ad and how funny it is, therefore advertising for Axe by word of mouth. The second expectation is that when the viewer goes to the store and walks past the Axe products they will recognize the product from the advertisement and purchase their