4.2 Creative advertising to create the image of a strong brand
Research Question 2: Can China create international advertisements that would be conducive to advancing its global image and make use of soft-power?
It has been well established by marketers and economists that a successful ad campaign is able to localize to the target audience and communicate messages in-line for the respective society. Advertisements often sell more of a “concept” of an ideal goal—that concept can vary slightly or dramatically from country to country, but its importance is undeniable. For example, the company, Kentucky Fried Chicken, owned by Yums Food Crops previously dominated in China, where the fast-food market is now worth $174 billion, and American fast food chains popped up everywhere throughout the nation (Song, 2013). As the society became increasingly wealthy and open, however, the novelty of the products wore off. The negative side effects of consuming the product, such as harm to a family’s health, became a great deterrent from purchasing the product and KFC began to see its market shares plunge. KFC’s May same-store sales even declined by around 25% in 2013 (Brandau, 2013)
However, the company ran a huge ad campaign that highlighted the company’s food safety and sanitation—currently a major concern for Chinese restaurant goers as the quality of food and inspection is quite poor. Vice Chairman of Yum’s, Sam Su said that the company would completely revamp the marketing campaign in China for 2013/14 and re-focused their ads (Julie, J. & Burkitt, L., 2014). KFC localized their ads and targeted an issue very specific to the Chinese market—concern over food quality and fear of avian flu. The company sold a “concept” of sanitary food...
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...rom the youth demographic (Lee, 2011) around the world—spreading both appreciation and knowledge of the culture. Products from the nation, such as the notorious Korean BB cream, are now at a point of advantage when it comes to marketing because the previously established media has already paved a pathway for the marketing of items.
China has many paths it can take to create a successful base for international marketing that will boost the nation’s soft-power. However, poor public relations, international relations, and lack of research can all result in negative consequences. If advertisements are done hastily, without knowledge of the target market, or are too conspicuous with propaganda, it is likely that a greater aversion to the products will exist. The importance of understanding the target nation cannot be stressed enough for a successful ad campaign.
Propaganda in today’s urban world is everywhere, taking on many forms found in magazines, newspapers, smart phone applications, and billboards. It is not bounded to what we may only think as being used as radical, totalitarian persuasion by countries that are very different from our own. Ann McClintock defines propaganda as “a systematic effort to influence people’s opinions, to win them over to a certain view or side.” We certainly saw during World War II, but propaganda is arguably more popular now than ever before, and the companies are skillfully using techniques they know will draw their customers in. L’oreal is a prime example of that. Their slogan, “Because you’re worth it” is well-known across the whole world. The way they advertise
The fast food industry is one of the largest sectors of the United States economy. Companies such as Burger King, Wendy's, Taco Bell, McDonalds and KFC have all become household names. Each of these companies operates under a similar mission statement: to serve a quick, filling meal for a very low cost. The primary marketing medium for these companies is television where via commercials, they can portray both their products and a lifestyle. Their intense advertising focus on minorities and children, however, has begun to exacerbate the epidemic of obesity that is sweeping our nation. Fast food's televised advertising is a significant contributor to obesity in today's minority youth. By promoting unhealthy tendencies and high-calorie foods as well as an attitude that promotes tolerance of diseases such as obesity, these companies are influencing people to such a degree that it is negatively affecting their health. This dangerous marketing method is not only sweeping America, but other countries as well. The emphasis on fast food companies' immoral marketing raises the question: Are people eating for hunger or because of an advertised, influenced habit? However, we must also address whether or not fast food companies are mainly responsible, or if the blame also covers their consumers.
In the article, Every Nook and Cranny: The Dangerous Spread of Commercialized Culture by Gary Ruskin and Juliet Schor (Ackley 361). Since the early 90s is when Commercialism has bombarded the society. Ruskin and Schor provide examples why advertising has an effect on people’s health. Marketing related diseases afflicting people in the United States, and especially children, such as obesity, type 2 diabetes and smoking-related illnesses. “Each day, about 2,000 U.S. children begin to smoke, and about one-third of them will die from tobacco-related illnesses” (Ackley 366). Children are inundated with advertising for high calorie junk food and fast food, and, predictably, 15 percent of U.S. children aged 6 to 19 are now overweight (Ackley 366). Commercialism promotes future negative effects and consumers don’t realize it.
Advertising contributes in a large way as to why massive amounts of people that eat junky food. There is no doubt that the rich, colorful commercial...
Out of the millions of ways to spend twelve hundred dollars yearly, American’s are found to spend this amount of money in the fast food industry. The working class, lower class, and children are mainly attracted through fast food marketing methods. These methods enable continuous growth within the fast food industry, and allow for it to be a staple for these socioeconomic groups. The nutritional value is not a top priority for both parties because it is inexpensive, made quickly, and taste good. These socioeconomic groups are vital towards the success of the fast food industry. It is producing billions of dollars in revenue from disadvantaged consumers, endangering meanwhile their health. They widely use the cradle-to-grave marketing strategy
In the east of Asia lies the sixty second largest country in the world, Japan. It has one of the strongest economies in the world. The Japanese is known for the unique clothing, food, hot springs and cherry blossoms. They have a unique way of life influenced by their culture. A culture would also influence how an advertisement would be illustrated when targeting a specific culture. The way the selling message is disseminated will be altered based on how a culture communicates with one another. This essay will be discussing how the Japanese culture can be captured through advertisements and how advertisements can be adjusted from an Asian audience to suit an American audience.
Even though American children are overweight or obese, fast food companies still continue to aim unhealthy food to children. For the most part, food that is aimed at these children is high in sugar, and fat, and is not beneficial to their developing bodies. Food advertisement companies use creative strategies in food promotion, such as characterization, animation, humor, and themes. They focus on using appeals and messages that are attracting to children. When children see a certain advertisement that is pertaining to food and play, they assimilate it faster than we know.
Culture tremendously affects people groups inclinations and recognition. Dialect is one of the parts of culture that advertisers must deal with, in term of interpreting item names, mottos and limited time messages so as not to pass on the wrong importance. Coca-Cola did not look much into this perspective when going into the business sectors of nations like China and Taiwan as the strict interpretation of Coca-Cola in Chinese characters mean, chomp the wax tadpole. Political structure and lawful contemplations likewise have encroached on Coca-Cola Company methodologies. “We do business in nearly 200 countries and believe that implementation of specific treaties and protocols should be left to national political processes.” (Coca-Cola 5). Legislatures of some Bedouin countries boycotted Coca-Cola’s items because of a political question and unhappy with the organization for keeping up wholesalers in Israel (Coca-Cola - Press
As a little girl I loved watching television shows on Saturday mornings. I’d get upset when a show would proceed to commercial. That is until I watched the shiny new toy being played with by the girl my age and of course the cool new one that came into the happy meal, then I’d forget. After seeing the appealing commercial I’d run to my mom and try to slickly mention it. “You know McDonalds has a new Monster’s Inc. toy in their happy meal. Isn’t that great? “Now I realize that back then I was targeted by big companies to beg my parents for things that I didn’t need or that wasn’t good for me in order to make money. Advertising today is affecting the health of today’s children because they eat the unhealthy foods advertised to them on: television, the internet, and even at school. Therefore, an impassioned discussion of possible solutions has been brewing.
Many marketing companies have realized the importance of celebrity endorsement as a marketing communication tool. Corporations hire celebrities because they are individuals with “Celebrity Equality”. The awareness and association celebrities portray firm’s hope this branding transfers to the product they are selling. When corporation sign on a celebrity, they are taking on the possibility and risk of the spokesperson may become involved in events that can have deleterious effects on the spokesperson company and the product their advertising. “They’re human. When you sign on to a celebrity, you sign on to the whole package –the good, the bad, and the ugly” ( L, Therese, & K, Robert & J, Robert). Through out my paper I will be using Tiger Wood as an example of the positive and negative affects of a spokesperson as a celebrity.
Advertising generally tries to sell the things that consumers want even if they should not wish for them. Adverting things that consumers do not yearn for is not effective use of the advertiser’s money. A majority of what advertisers sell consists of customer items like food, clothing, cars and services-- things that people desire to have. On the other hand it is believed by some advertising experts that the greatest influence in advertising happens in choosing a brand at the point of sale.
Advertisements are mainly focused on certain groups of people. These groups of people range from kids to adults and health freaks to junkie freaks. But the most important part of advertising is to draw attention from the consumers to buy their product. The food industry has made many attempts to advertise as many different ways so they can possibly get the consumers to buy their products. Through commercials on televisions and radios, advertising in the newspapers and magazines, advertising has made it possible for most people to go in the restaurant or store and to buy their products. Advertisement contains a lot of false promise. Advertisement may contain a lot of satisfaction, happiness and exaggeration. But people tend to become subcontious with that advertisement. The viewers would often feel like he or she wants to be associated with the advertisement. To make the consumers feel they are associated with the advertise, advertisement often contains a lot of satisfaction and exaggeration.
The fast food industry’s giant- McDonald’s has become the best-know fast food brand in the world. It employs advertising, sale promotion, public relations and sport sponsorship to promote McDonald’s as a global image (Vignali, 2001). In communication context, the maxim “brand globally, advertise locally” (Sandler & Shani, 1993) is McDonald’s promotio...
As Bangladesh is a densely populated country it has one of the emerging markets in Asia. That is why advertisement industry has much potential in this country. There are many advertising firms in Bangladesh. Asiatic, Grey advertising, Mediacom, Adcom, Clockwork there are some popular and well established advertising agencies in Bangladesh. These agencies are making advertisements for so many corporate and governmental organizations. They are producing world standard commercials and attracting large sum of consumers in this country. Local and international organizations are spending huge amount of money each year on advertising to increase consumers’ interest toward the advertised products. Now a days ad maker are concentrating on capturing the emotional feelings or thoughts on particular matter and making ads focusing on it so that it makes a deep impact on consumer’s behavior and attitude towards the product. As a result, people are seeing advertisements that contain love, passion, culture, celebration, joy, patriotism and historic attachment. This research will try to find out and analyze the impact of advertisements on consumer behavior and attitude in perspective of Bangladesh consumer market.
Advertising is an information source to inform people about the products and new prices of the company which can help them to make informed choices. More recently, huge amount of money has been spent on advertising throughout the world. Different types of advertisement such as television, radio, magazine, newspaper, the internet, billboards and posters can influence consumer’s behavior positively or negatively as there are different arguments and opinions. This essay will focus on the purpose of the advertisement for the company, the positive effects and negative effects of advertisement on consumer behavior.