Propaganda Techniques in Advertising 💥

WHAT IS THE PROPAGANDA

PLAIN FOLKS

GLITTERING GENERALITIES

TESTIMONIAL

Forms of testimonial

Polictical ads: lend star appeal to the presisential campaign

Capitalize on the admiration people have for a celebrity to make the product shine more brightly

Using vague term and strong affirmative overtones words

Ads for politicians and political

Using attractive-and-slippery-words and pharse

TRANSFER

Corporations : sponsor prestigious shows on radio or TV

Political ads: wrap in the flag

Improve the image of a product by asociating it with a symbol most people respect

BANDWAGON

CARD STACKING

folksy, warmhearted

Make buyers feel that all corporations have the same values they do

It means inviting normal people to advertise for products " Buy me or vote for me. I'm just like you"

Definition

Why it succeed?

Convince buyers to do something because many other people do it

Ex: slogans, print, Internet pop-up ads, commercials, billboards, trademarks, logos...

systematic effort to influence people's opinons

NAME CALLING

Stir positive felling in people

Buyers accept the products without thinking very much about what the words mean

Ex: freedom, democratic, all-American, progressive, Christian, justice

buzzwords

high- sounding but empty phrases

Ads for consumers goods

evoke good felling

vague but comforting phrases

Negatively charged names are hurled agaist the opposite side or competitor

Arouse feelings of mistrust, fear and hate in the audiences => damage opponent

Using in political ads and product ads

Prints and television ads

Selling movies

Newpapers ads for film

Pitching- books

reach educated, influential audiences

improve public image

Ex: Mobil: Masterpiece Theater
Guft Oil: National Geographic

increase patriotism and integrity

EX: the Stars and Stripes
Washington Monument

Polictical ads: convince voters that the candidates are average people, common citizens

suppress or distort evidence

tell half-truths

oversimplify the fact

set up a false target to divert attention

Forms of card stacking

weasel words

unfinished claim

words that slip right past us but make diffirent between reality and illusion

Ex: help control, most comparable...

scientific-sounding claim

vague claims

Ex: Oh, what a feeling
A taste of success

Ex: 400% quieter
The ingredient doctors recommend

People have deep desire not to be different

Buyers tend to fell comfortable doing what other do

Examples

"Follow the leader. He is on a Honda"

make buyers to belive the messengers being sent