The Role Of Humor In Commercials

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Have you ever thought about how many commercials you watch a day that have an impact on you mentally and you aren’t even aware of it? Many commercials use humor to make you remember their product while others may use fear. The point of many advertisements is to make people wish to purchase their product. Companies use fear and humor so that their product and commercials will stay in your brain. In today’s world, going to bars and drinking is a popular thing to do. Many people associate bars with hanging out with a lot of friends and having a good time. The 2011 Heineken’s “The Switch” Commercial persuades the audience to believe that happiness, confidence, and a bright life begins with drinking Heineken beer. In this ad, three men, wearing …show more content…

Sex never fails as an attention-getter, and in a particularly competitive, and expensive, era for American marketing, advertisers like to bet on a sure thing” (Solomon). Although this commercial does not directly correlate their product with sex, it can be connected indirectly. At the beginning of the commercial when the men walk in there are only men sitting around the bar. After the men order their beer and begin to drink, more and more women come into sight in the club. This commercial suggests that once beer comes into the picture, the opposite sex will …show more content…

As the bar transforms into a flawless bar Clairy Browne & The Bangin’ Rackettes, an Australian band, begins to sing their song “Love Letter.” Some of the lyrics say “Ooh, I’m gonna write you a letter for good or for bad or for better. When it is yours I am yours baby now and forever.” The producers used this song to correlate their beer with love. The lyrics are indicating that once someone starts drinking Heineken it is their beer now and forever. This commercial is trying to convince viewers that once they begin to drink Heineken they will fall in love with their beer and perhaps never feel the need or desire to drink any other kind of beer. The main singer in the band appears to look exactly like Amy Winehouse. The producers included an Amy Winehouse look-a-like in this advertisement so that the commercial would appeal to more Americans and Amy lovers to drink

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