Under Amour Ad Analysis Essay

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What is going to separates us from other competing brands? This is a question that many companies are presented with all the time. When we think of or hear of the brand Under Amour they have something that separates them from their competitors which is way they have become so successful. Things that separate them form competitors are their promotions they have, certain products, and their promotional ads. Some of their best promotional ads are staring Stephen Curry. This is the case in this particular ad. In this ad Under Amour is trying to promote Stephen Curry’s new shoe and at the same time they are trying to connect and persuade people to buy the shoe. This ad can connect with basketball players or athletes in general. For example, in the ad Stephen Curry first sentence is “I knew before it even left my hand" and as a basketball when you shoot the ball you …show more content…

A great deal of kids know who Stephen Curry is and if Curry is wearing the shoes then they need the shoes. The other piece of persuasion in this ad is toward the end and it shoes the different types of shoe colors that are shown. It can appel to customers because now they know they have options for different colors and this can open their minds up to buying a pair of these shoes. The very end of this commercial is persuading because Under Amour says “I will” which is their slogan. This is saying that it’s a commitment to them and that if you get these shoes you will train hard and it will push you to do better. This is a persuading ad because at this point when the ad was released most people new of Stephen Curry and the majority of people also new of Under Amour. So there was already some general awareness about the brand and its products. So there was already some knowledge there about how the product could fill a need. This ad just showed the need and pushed people closer to buying the

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