Assignment 1

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The ten videos I watched were: Coronoa “Shoes”, Coors Light with Ice Cube, Captain Morgan, Bud Light “Swear Jar”, Bud Light “Clothing Drive”, Budweiser “Puppy Love”, Budweiser “Clydesdale Donkey”, Smirnoff with Pharrell Williams, Jose Cuervo Silver, and Patron Silver. Most of the focuses on minors were pretty obvious, but a few were hard to recognize. Ten out of the ten ads could target those under 21. In the Corona “Shoes” commercial everyone is kicking off their shoes into the air and having a beer as if they were all at the beach. The end of the commercial states to “Find your Beach” with bikini clad ladies walking toward a few guys holding Coronas. This is appealing to underage people because they love the idea of summer, fun, and the beach. It could make that group think all of those things would be better with a Corona. The next commercial is Coors Light with the celebrity Ice Cube having a debate with a bottle of Coors on which one of them is colder. Having a celebrity like Ice Cube is enough to make any underage person want to grab a Coors Light. Especially, when Ice Cube is incredibly popular right now acting in movies like 21 Jump Street and Ride Along. Every underage guy wants to be Ice Cube and drink Coors Light. Thirdly, was a Captain Morgan commercial, where the Captain is showing of his legendary skills saving damsels in distress, fighting off evil, pillaging and then heading back to his pirate ship to have a celebration. The slogan for the commercial was “Live like the Captain”. This commercial is catching due to the thrill of the adventure. Captain Morgan is a pirate who always gets the girl and every teenage boy wants the girl. The fourth commercial was Bud Light “Swear Jar”. This was set in an of... ... middle of paper ... ...g that they just want to look and be cool. There are a lot of references to sex, nudity, animals, and pop culture, and these things appeal to the younger group because the ads are cool and everyone does it. Every teenager wants to be cool like a celebrity and have fun hanging out with their friends, why not enjoy these times with alcohol. I remember the Budweiser “Puppy Love” commercial the most because I am a huge dog lover. What is cuter than a puppy? When it comes to print ads none come to mind but something that does is the advertising for NASCAR racing. I think about Kevin Harvick in his logo clad uniform, drinking a Budweiser in victory lane in front of his Budweiser logo car. Everywhere you look is the Budweiser logo. I pay attention to this because Kevin Harvick is an adventurous sports celebrity that I don’t mind checking out.

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