How does the cultural context of the advertisement affect the targeted audiences’ perceptions about the product?

CAN YOU FIND A COMMERICAL ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH OR SUBSTANCE ABUSE:
Choose a TV/visual advertisement that has caught your attention. The ad will need to convey identifiable values in some manner.

Consider the product being marketed through the ad and the values conveyed through the product.

Write a 1,050- to 1,200-word analysis that addresses the following:

The name of the product being advertised
The target audience for the product

How placement of the advertisement is intended to reach the audience being targeted

What aspects of the ad are meant to catch the audience’s attention?
Values being communicated through the advertisement.

What values does the company support? (You will need to research the company’s website and publicity documents, such as newspapers to find information about the company’s values.)

How the company’s values are reflected in the advertisement. Discuss the use of appeals used in the ad.

How does the cultural context of the advertisement affect the targeted audiences’ perceptions about the product?

What social group is the ad intended for? What social groups are represented in the advertisement?Does the advertisement reinforce or violate social norms? Explain.

5.3 Assignment: Deconstructing the world around us

What social group is the ad intended for? What social groups are represented in the advertisement?

Does the advertisement reinforce or violate social norms? Explain.

In addition to the product or service, what is the ad selling? Think about the time of day the commercial is running and on what channel. If your ad is in print, consider the source is it being advertised in. What does that have to say about the intended audience?

What does the ad convey about race, class, and gender in America?
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