Analysis of Two Advertisements Concerning the Island of Majorca

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Analysis of Two Advertisements Concerning the Island of Majorca Both advertisements seek to persuade holidaymakers to visit the island. However they are aimed at different age groups. The club 18-30 advertisement is clearly aimed at young adults. It features a cool; wavy hallucinogenic heading suggesting the theme of drunkenness. It is also written in lowercase: “majorca” The Club 18-30 advertisement has simple sub-headings aimed at readers with not much time on their hands, young people with busy schedules. The sub-headings also are presented in the hallucinogenic style of font to guide readers though the text. Young people are often attracted to logos, which is why the Club 18-30 company have added their very own logo to the advertisement. They also show a graphic of 3 young people having a great time, suggesting that this would happen if people came to the holiday island. The suggestion is they would meet attractive people and party all night – in a way their picture nearly acts almost like a subliminal message to readers. The text in Club 18-30 advertisement is written in a chatty informal style designed to appeal to a young audience with the odd slang word here and there; “..Tons of bars..”, “..Loads going down..”, “..nuff said..”. The entertainment facilities which are featured are mostly directed at young people; “..water parks, go-karting, casino..” Would attract a younger general audience. This is especially so when Club 18-30 come to describing popular nightclubs such as “..Tonic..” and “..Garage Heaven.”. When the Club 18-30 advertisement comes to describing the location of their apartments they also use informal chatty text such as “nowhere you want to go is more than a short stagger” and keep their descriptions concise but of appeal to a young audience. On the other hand the Forever Young advertisement is clearly aimed at a much older age category. The heading is presented in plain simple text with a capital ‘M’ for Majorca. There are not so many subheadings but there is lots of

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