Marketing: Advertising

In this book, the authors present current research in the study of advertising methods and perceptions and their impact on consumer behavior. Topics discussed include the use of tourism distribution channels for advertising a religious'imagined community'in Arcadia, Greece; investing in culture and intercultural relations for advertising and sustainable development of the contemporary European city with the framework of international city branding; a social psychological perspective of marketing strategies appealing to the consumers'uniqueness; social media advertising and its important role in representing and influencing consumer choices; cultural characteristics and how they moderate consumer response to positive and negative feeling advertisements; and consumers and brand loyalty.

In today's cluttered media environment, advertisers are constantly in search of new ways to improve the strength and effectiveness of their advertisements. They are continuously competing for the limited attention resources of consumers. In this book, the authors present current research in the study of the types and trends of new advertising techniques. Topics discussed include the lipdub as a trend in corporate communications; interactive digitial television (IDTV) advertising; differential effects of visual and verbal elements in advertisements for new brands and extensions; the internet as an important advertising medium and children and advertising.

How advertising works is not a question that has a simple answer. Advertising is a diverse entity and different campaigns work (or fail to work) in a plethora of different ways. Most advertising persuades people to buy things, but how? And who does it aim to persuade? And how are these decisions made? In this Very Short Introduction Winston Fletcher, an expert with extensive knowledge of advertising from the inside, aims to answer these questions, and in doing so, dispels some of the myths and misunderstandings surrounding the industry. The book contains a short history of advertising and an explanation of how the industry works, and how each of the parties (the advertisers, the media and the agencies) are involved. It considers the extensive spectrum of advertisers and their individual needs. It also looks at the financial side of advertising and asks how advertisers know if they have been successful, or whether the money they have spent has in fact been wasted. Fletcher concludes with a discussion about the controversial and unacceptable areas of advertising such as advertising products to children and advertising products such as cigarettes and alcohol. He also discusses the benefits of advertising and what the future may hold for the industry. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.

Advertising, once seen as'the official art of capitalist society'is an increasingly commonplace component of a characteristically promotional culture. Iain MacRury's Advertising offers the means to explore and evaluate this transition with an introduction to advertising for the contemporary reader.Advertising provides a clear and easy guide to a

As a subject, advertising affects us all - it surrounds us every day. Yet there is a great deal of variety in the way advertising is interpreted, and practitioners and academics from different backgrounds and disciplines study advertising in vastly different ways. For example, psychologists try to understand what happens to our brains when we see adverts, while economists try to understand whether money spent on advertising is worth it. Essentials of Advertising is designed to help students navigate their way through the field of advertising. It will introduce readers to the key concepts of advertising as they have been developed not only by psychologists and economists, but also by sociologists, historians, marketers and media researchers - not to mention advertising practitioners themselves. Meticulously researched, Essentials of Advertising will allow readers to understand not just what different research traditions say about advertising, but why they say it. This will help students develop key analytic skills to critically evaluate and exploit existing research on advertising, based on a greater understanding of where it comes from. This allows them to develop greater perception and awareness professionally, and acts as a springboard for students to jump into the wider area of advertising studies and to develop their careers according to their interests. Online resources include lecture slides, self-test questions, group activities, figures, and case studies for specific chapters, plus web links to industry body research and relevant further reading.

Distilling the wisdom of the world's greatest advertisers, direct marketing expert Craig Simpson delivers an education on direct marketing and advertising copy that creates brand awareness, sells products, and keeps customers engaged. Walks readers through time-tested methods of creating effective ad copy that increases profits. Dissects the principles of legendary marketers like Robert Collier, Claude Hopkins, John Caples, and David Ogilvy.

Advertising Transformed is the ultimate guide to advertising in the 21st century. In an advertising world transformed by digital technology it sets out what current and would-be admen and women need to know to create advertising that works. Branding expert and Managing Director of Think BBDO, Fons Van Dyck, synthesizes the latest thinking about advertising into a digestible list of rules to create a best practice guide to succeeding in the industry. It covers some of the key issues affecting advertising professionals today and focuses in particular on how advertisers can engage with increasingly empowered consumers on multiple channels on a global and local scale. Backed by case studies of Effie award winning campaigns from brands such as Evian, Mercedes and IBM, Advertising Transformed provides readers with the insights and expertise to meet the changing requirements of modern advertising and devise exciting campaigns that prove its continuing value.