The producers of this commercial knew its target audience and went after it. It had a strong attention getter. Right from the beginning this commercial had my attention and maintained it throughout the entirety of the advertisement. It had strong appeals to pathos, ethos, and logos. This commercial worked for me, but for others I can see how this commercial came up short in getting their attention. For example, my views towards the music choice, the girl, and scenery corresponded well with what I wanted to see, but if you asked my mother about the commercial I’m sure there would be a completely different reaction to the commercial. In fact when I was watching the commercial in class in preparation for writing this analysis the girl who sits behind me watched the commercial over my shoulder and said that she thought the commercial was “ stupid”. It wasn’t until this moment that I realized the importance of pathos, ethos, and logos and how different each person’s appeals truly…
Often varying in message and purpose, commercials and advertisements have proven to be successful forms and methods of mass communication. The goals of advertisements is to appeal to their target audience in an effort to encourage or persuade that demographic to purchase their products and become their customer. Some companies may even have more than one commercial in an effort to reach and persuade those that are outside of their usual demographic to begin purchasing their products. Not only taking into account the obvious message, it is important to also analyze and look into the subcomponents, such as imagery and dialogue, that makes conveying their message successful.…
This years Superbowl commercial I picked was the Mountain dew puppy monkey baby because it was catchy and kind of weird and that's why I remember it. In the beginning of the commercial it starts off with three guys who are sitting on a couch and want to go out. Until one of the guys say " I think I just want to chill tonight" and that is when a weird looking monkey comes out and keeps saying " Puppy monkey baby."…
The ad starts out by creating a serious mood by using a gray, cloudy, and cold scenery. The lights in the bar are dimmed. There is rain and snow in the commercial which are known to set thoughtful, dour, and sometimes sad moods. The commercial used these details to have the audience want to keep watching to see what happens next, therefor it keeps them from skipping the ad. In the article of Making Sense of Ads stated that advertising researchers devote large sums to testing consumers’ responses…
It only takes one cup of coffee from Green Mountain Coffee to have not only a good morning, but a great one. The advertisement shows a hand holding a cup of Green Mountain Coffee. It is hovering over a lake with a green mountain forest surrounding it. The catchphrases “Good morning” is written above the cup of coffee and “Great morning” is in the front of the cup. The white steam from the coffee is rising upward in a winding formation upward towards the clouds as if the steam and clouds are one. Below the cup it says, ‘Everything is better with a great cup of coffee. Exceptionally smooth. Perfect balance. A harmonious blend of flavor, body, and aroma”. This advertisement works by its simplicity. By keeping it basic, it can get both male and…
I chose the Best Buds Budweiser commercial for my essay. I think it was a sensitive commercial that targeting many different audiences. The commercial had a variety of appealing items. This product not only has a wide variety of audiences it also appeals to emotions, it creates a bond and has many benefits over other types of beers. This commercial seems display more care about the audience then the beer itself although it is present in the commercial. This commercial is not what it appears to be, it comes as a surprise when you find out it’s a Budweiser commercial.…
First screen shows the words Jennifer Garner for Neutrogena in all gray. This commercial stars Jennifer Garner who is wearing a white blouse and in the background is an all white room. Jennifer starts off by asking “Does your moisturizer protect your face Against (in blue) the environment?” There is guitar music in the background. She mentions the things on the environment that can affect your skin like the sun, pollution (picture of a city), cold (trees covered in snow), wind (tree blowing in the wind) and indoor heat (heating vent). “Introducing Neutrogena Multi-defense Daily Moisturizer SPF 15” (shows bottle) Bottle is white with a gray lid the word are all gray except Multi-defense that’s blue. The background turns blue with the bottle and lines pointing to - “Fortified with Anti-Pollutants + Anti-Oxidants + Vitamins C&E”. “It delivers hydration and daily protection.” The background turns back to the white room with Jennifer smiling saying “For healthy looking beautiful skin.” The end scene is the white room with the Neutrogena bottle sitting next to the works “NEW Neutrogena Multi-Defense Daily Moisturizer Developed with Dermatologist.”(The works all in gray.) This used the famous person appeal because it used Jennifer Garner. I believe it is effective because it tells the audience a way to help them deal with everyday skin problems and everyone wants that. I watched this on Animal Planet.…
In this Starbucks ad, the company is trying to persuade people to buy coffee. This ad uses pathos to convey a sense of self, and independence linked with their coffee. The larger text gives a feeling of belonging, and self-worth, offering a feeling of independence to the consumer. The smaller text gives a sense of adventure, showing the connection between the coffee, and American…
The message of a commercial is one of the most important elements. If your message is not clear, then it won’t…
It is funny how you can get the attention of a man’s sexual desires through a commercial.…
Uber recently released a new commercial asking for drivers, especially millennials. The main character of the commercial repeats a phrase throughout the commercial: “go from earning, to chilling”. He uses these words to target millennials that have a strong desire to work when they want to. The main character is a millennial, he goes from driving people around to relaxing in a pool and hitting a piñata at a party. Uber has effectively used this commercial to hire people by making the appeal that being an Uber driver is a great way to earn extra money, connect with a range of people, and enjoy free time at various parties and pools.…
The second commercial that Craig analyzed was a Miller Beer commercial. The commercial begins with a couple sitting in a booth, holding hands, as a young, blond waitress walks across the room. It is at this point that a man dressed as a cowboy walks into the café. The rest of the commercial from what Craig describes, is that the two women in the café are awe-struck by the man, giving the inference they are attracted to him.…
The commercial opens with a man standing in the bathroom wearing only a towel. He says hello to ladies and tells them to compare their man to him, and says they could smell like him if they use Old Spice body wash. A series of unlikely events quickly unfold and then the man says, “Anything is possible when your man smells like old spice and not a lady.” This commercial falls into the is/ought category of fallacies. This commercial places value on the product, Old Spice body wash, that it has some sort of ability to be able to these promise things. The final statement in the commercial insinuates that because your man uses old spice that anything is possible, such as him “having tickets…
According to Robert Scholes, author of On Reading a Video Text, commercials aired on television hold a dynamic power over human beings on a subconscious level. He believes that through the use of specific tools, commercials can hold the minds of an audience captive, and can control their abilities to think rationally. Visual fascination, one of the tools Scholes believes captures the minds of viewers, can take a simple video, and through the use of editing and special effects, turn it into a powerful scene which one simply cannot take his or her eyes from. Narrativity is yet another way Scholes feels commercials can take control of the thoughts of a person sitting in front of the television. Through the use of specific words, sounds, accompanying statements and or music, a television commercial can hold a viewer's mind within its grasp, just long enough to confuse someone into buying a product for the wrong reason. The most significant power over the population held by television commercials is that of cultural reinforcement, as Scholes calls it. By offering a human relation throughout itself, a commercial can link with the masses as though it's speaking to the individual viewer on an equal level. A commercial In his essay, Scholes analyzes a Budweiser commercial in an effort to prove his statements about the aforementioned tools.…
America, a cultural melting pot of diverse races and talents. We have prided ourselves on a land that can be sought after, with pipedream stories of roads that were paved of gold to inquiring travelers. Although there is some that are for and immigration and some against it, that doesn’t change that it will always be a part of America and what we stand for; freedom. So why is a simple Coca Cola commercial depicting people of different races singing “America the Beautiful” in their language so controversial?…