Companies are constantly looking for new strategies to leave a lasting impression on their target audience in the ever-changing advertising world. They employ various techniques to do this, including using rhetorical appeals such as ethos, pathos, and logos. Coca-Cola’s "Share a Coke" campaign, which debuted in 2013 and has since grown to be one of the brand's most effective marketing techniques, is one example of a successful marketing campaign that employed similar appeals (Glavey, 2019). These rhetorical arguments were employed by the "Share a Coke" campaign to urge its audience to buy and dispense Coca-Cola goods, nurturing a sense of community and togetherness around the brand. In this paper, I will examine how the "Share a Coke" campaign
World War I Food Shortage Canadian’s involvement in World War I had an extremely negative influence on the country’s agricultural output. After the draft, the number of laborers involved in the rural economy decreased drastically, causing a consequential drop in harvest production (Imperial War Museum). This affected not only the nation’s food surplus, but the entire army’s source of nutrition which could ultimately affect the chances of being successful during combat. Experiencing this hardship, an organization was created to address the issue - the Canada Food Board (Imperial War Museum).
Extra -Gum Advertisement The purpose of this commercial is to encourage the viewer to realize the importance of a stick of Extra gum in their life. The commercial begins with a tender moment between a new father and his young daughter as he chews a piece of Extra gum and makes an origami bird out of the wrapper. The father’s act of giving an origami gum wrapper to his daughter is repeated through different stages of the daughter’s life: at her birthday, at the beach, at the ball game, at the house with a date, and an emotional moment ending with the father’s discovery that she has always kept the origami birds in a special box. The audience of this commercial is everybody who are chewing gum and there is no age limit.
The Volkswagen Darth Vader Kid Commercial (Television) This is a humorous commercial that heavily uses pathos. The commercials use of a childhood dream brings a happy and humor filled vibe that appeals to a large audience. In the commercial, a child dressed as Darth Vader attempts to use the force with no prevail. This appeals to the audience because Star Wars is so well known and has such a large fan base.
Almost 17% of the adult population in the United States smoke cigarettes. Smokers are more likely to develop heart disease, stroke, lung cancer or blindness. Cigarettes smoking is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, so there are ranges of advertisements showing the harmful effects of cigarettes, and always telling people to do not smoke it, either by images, statistics or phrases. Among all advertisements that shocks, there is one in particular that it was not necessary a single word on it to do that. This ad is a colorful one that was created by the Roy Castle which is a lung cancer foundation, and was released on December 2007 on magazines and newspapers in the United Kingdom.
Panda Cheese Commercials Advertisements are found every day in our lives you can find them just from being on the internet or outdoors. Why exactly are they everywhere? The more people see something the more they will remember it because of that memory they become more likely to buy. Why would the viewer even care to remember the advertisements? When on the internet advertisements are meant to be tailored to what the viewer is interested in.
The Audi R8 Big Game Commercial, "Commander" talks about an old man who is thinking about his time as an astronaut. He misses it and he just stares at a wall and doesn’t talk to anybody. His son comes with his Audi R8 and he gives the car keys to his dad to drive it. He becomes happy and excited and it makes him relive his time as an astronaut. The commercials purpose was to promote the Audi R8 car.
During this time period, anti-tobacco activists were just starting to make claims that cigarettes were bad for your health and because older people were already hooked on the products, the cigarette companies needed to convince the new smokers to either start or to continue smoking. Therefore they used a member of society who everyone listens to and trust for health advice, a doctor, to persuade readers to start smoking Camel cigarettes. I believe that this advertisement does successfully appeal to the audience because if what is stopping people from buying cigarettes is the health risks, then the doctors endorsing the product eliminates that risk. Since Camel is also the brand most trusted by doctors, the audience is more likely to purchase from that brand over
At the end, a sticker appears that says quit and gives the logo and the website of the antismoking company that engineered the ad. The commercial utilizes rhetorical appeals to draw the audience in, then persuade them to stop smoking. Quit’s aim is to reach older men and women who smoke and have kids. This is clear because they use a mother and child to convey their message.
During Super Bowl Sunday, millions of people across the globe tune in to watch the game while also gawking at some of the most popular commercials of the year. Coca-Cola presented its commercial “Love Story” during this past Super Bowl. They are known for having memorable and popular advertisements, this past one was no different. “Love Story” persuades the average person to drink a Coke with any meal along with the ones they cherish.
Nike is the biggest and most popular company when it comes to sports, closely followed by adidas. Nike releases many commercials in order to stay on top of their business and bring in more money. One of the best soccer related commercials they have made is ¨Winner Stays On¨.It is a sports commercial made in attempt to attract more people to purchase their soccer gear. This commercial could appeal to any soccer player or aspiring professional athlete because it revolves around the game of soccer they are playing to determine which team gets to stay. The phrase winner stays on is commonly used in all sports as a way of competing against each other.
It is not that simple to get 40 million viewers on a video in YouTube! Nike Sports Company made an astonishing advertisement that mixed the meanings of rhetoric with a sense of humor to make an advertisement that hooked the audience and filled them with inspiration. The smart use of logos, pathos, and ethos by showing actual people wining prizes, a commentary that motivate the commercial figures, and real professional players from different sports made the short video special and unique. The video demonstrates that it is only a blink of an eye between being born and becoming a champion, and that we can push our limits beyond expectations.
The three modes of persuasion are ethos, pathos, and logos. Ethos, pathos, and logos are used by individuals who desire to persuade an audience with a particular argument or claim. Persuasion techniques are often used by political figures, sales people, entrepreneurs, and just about anyone trying to persuade a target audience through emotions, character, and logic. The ad, I Am One, shows how these vehicles of persuasion are presented and used; rhetorical strategies like tone, attitude, and non-rhetorical strategies related, patriotism and history references.
The weapons stand out due to the solid black background, but the weapons that are made from the smoke from the cigarette. There isn’t much repetition in this ad, but one thing that is repeated is the use of weapons demonstrating the effects that smoking has on one’s health. The ad used two effects to emphasize the amount of effects smoking can cause. The alignment plays a role in this ad by putting the noose in the ad. When people look at ads, they generally look at the center first, so putting the noose around the models neck immediately grabs people’s attention.
Rhetorical Analysis of Colgate Advertisement Most people take care of their teeth, and in doing such, need to buy products to keep their teeth clean, and healthy. Advertisements for a toothpaste company need to be persuasive to their customers so they can keep the business. Color schemes, rhetoric, statistics, and even celebrity endorsements can all be used in advertisements to hook a customer on a product. Dental hygiene products are extremely important to some, and companies must be careful, and meticulous about how their merchandise is being portrayed.
