Why it sells : decoding the meanings of brand names, logos, ads, and other marketing and advertising ploys
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Why it sells : decoding the meanings of brand names, logos, ads, and other marketing and advertising ploys
Rowman & Littlefield, c2008
- : pbk
- : cloth
Available at 13 libraries
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-204) and index
Description and Table of Contents
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: cloth ISBN 9780742555440
Description
Marcel Danesi is an entertaining and insightful tour guide to decoding the messages woven into the advertisements, commercials, brand names, and logos we see on a daily basis. Guiding readers through the basics of how to interpret ads, Danesi explores everything from product and package design to jingles, cyberadvertising, ad campaigns, global impacts, culture jamming, and advertising effects. Why It Sells will fascinate and inform all readers interested in how ads, marketing, and branding take hold in the consumer psyche.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1 What Is Advertising? Chapter 3 2 General Techniques and Strategies Chapter 4 3 Brand Names Chapter 5 4 Logos Chapter 6 5 Language-Based Techniques Chapter 7 6 Art Chapter 8 7 The Meanings of Ads Chapter 9 8 Marketing Chapter 10 9 Advertising and Society Chapter 11 Glossary Chapter 12 References Chapter 13 Further Reading Chapter 14 Online Resources
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: pbk ISBN 9780742555457
Description
Advertising plays a key role in defining contemporary culture worldwide, creating a variety of meanings in the minds of consumers. Intrigued by this process, Marcel Danesi-an entertaining and insightful tour guide-decodes the messages woven into the advertisements, commercials, brand names, and logos we see on a daily basis. Marketing-oriented messages are made, he notes, through techniques not unlike those used by artists, musicians, and other creative sources. Guiding readers through the basics of how to interpret ads, Danesi explores everything from product and package design to jingles, cyberadvertising, ad campaigns, global impacts, culture jamming, and advertising effects. Why It Sells will fascinate and inform all readers interested in how ads, marketing, and branding take hold in the consumer psyche.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 1 What Is Advertising? Chapter 3 2 General Techniques and Strategies Chapter 4 3 Brand Names Chapter 5 4 Logos Chapter 6 5 Language-Based Techniques Chapter 7 6 Art Chapter 8 7 The Meanings of Ads Chapter 9 8 Marketing Chapter 10 9 Advertising and Society Chapter 11 Glossary Chapter 12 References Chapter 13 Further Reading Chapter 14 Online Resources
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