These qualities make it the best place to find items you would buy for sports or travel. They sell items from tons of major brands for clothing and sports but for cheaper than it is priced at from the actual store. The clothes, footwear, or other merchandise last longer than from other retail stores. Normally, when retail stores sell merchandise from big brands, they last about a week before they shrink in the wash or rip while it is in use. Their broad collection of every item in the store makes sure that people can get what they came to buy.
The multinational apparel corporation, Nike, in their commercials “Shades of Unlimited,” Oscar Isaac narrates a variety of athletes, known and unknown, are putting themselves through rigorous training and preforming amazing feats, Chance the Rapper raps over videos of NBA and WNBA players, A cover of Pursuit of Happiness, by artist “Lissie” plays over female athletes training, Bobby Cannavale giving an inspirational speech to current famous athletes infant selves, Mo Farah narrating over himself training, Allyson Felix’s brother narrates in the background, explaining what drives her and why he admires her, Serena Williams talking about her struggles both on her path to being one of the best, and the present. Nike’s purpose is to redefine their tag line, “Just Do It,” by showing a multitude of athletes preforming different stunts which seem impossible to do and the narrator freaking out over said stunts. Isaac first speaks with an inspirational tone, saying anyone has the ability to be an amazing athlete in their own right, then becoming excited when the athletes begin preforming more intense feats, in order to appeal to the audience that they’re experiencing the same state of awe.
In a world where women’s sensuality is a sign of alluring power, Victoria’s Secret is undoubtedly one of the most successful companies to capitalize from this aspect of women. From sleepwear to sportswear, Victoria’s Secret has expanded its production to fit every woman’s daily agenda, ensuring that no matter the event, Victoria’s Secret is there for you. In the company’s 2016 Sport TV Commercial, Victoria’s Secret markets sports bras to young women across the nation, as the company continues its prominent influence in the fashion industry. The reason behind the Victoria’s Secret ad’s success is through its strong use of pathos and ethos, although the ad lacks logos.
This further appeals to the desire of people to be like those who have exceled, by suggesting that he is using Nike for its inherent features, not due to advertising revenue from the
The sporting goods industry has a long history from the mid- 1800s until the early 1980s. Since then public ownership led to the expansion of footwear and apparel products in an exploding marketplace. This allowed the top 20 firms to have sales of at least $1 billion. (Lipsey, 2006) After 1980s, sports equipment manufacturing is estimated above a $70 billion industry and is continuously growing worldwide (statista.com, 2014). The production of sports equipment is one of the biggest and most profitable industries nowadays and it gathers all the attention of big brands with powerful marketing techniques which compete in global scale.
In this Under Armour basketball shoe advertisement featuring National Basketball Association player Stephen Curry, Under Armour portrays the idea of masculinity with vibrant futuristic elements, such as being athletic, skilled, fast, and determined to win and achieve success. Although the manufacture of the shoe is marketed toward men, however woman can purchase this product for themselves to achieve the same. This definition of Under Armour is achieved through the reputation of Stephen Curry. It is also achieved through the body language of Mr. Curry, and the overall setting of the advertisement.
One of the most effective military formations in ancient warfare was the Greek Phalanx. A phalanx is a formation in which soldiers line up in close order to each other, locking their shields together to make a human wall. Then the formation would march towards their adversaries until they got close proximity and then charge to a quicker pace before rushing their opposition. All while they would also have their spears projected out between their shields. The Greeks used the principles of war mass and maneuver.
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.
“Those who make [idols] will be like them, and so will all who trust in them.” (New International Version, Ps. 115.8) When a man spends immense amounts of time worshiping something, he grows to be like it. Whatever someone views as his god will shape him into behaving like that thing. Thus, those who worship a false god will become false and their ways will fail, while people who worship the true God will have eternal life in Him. These differences in worship are especially apparent when dealing with difficult circumstances which reveal people’s true natures.
Ads today use propaganda and empty words to trick consumers into buying their products. In the essay “With These Words I Can Sell You Anything” by William Lutz talks about weasel words and how they give empty meaning to consumers into buying a product. Weasel words are words that give the illusion that means something but mean nothing or don’t make sense. In the second essay “Propaganda: How Not to Be Bamboozled” by Donna Woolfolk Cross talks about the different terms used in propaganda/advertising like Glittering Generalities, which means associating a product/person/place with good names. An ad that uses all these techniques is a Nike ad advertising a new nike soccer shoe.
Most argument seen in the shield of Achilles poem is the fact that war is so destructive. Especially when one part of the poem talks about them bearing the belief of another. Which shows that war forces people to change for the worst of them or not for the better. That people are weeping for another one lost or another one problem. That war can united people together under one government and people with the same problem can be relatable to each other in certain crisis because they had gone through it themself.
Achilles is an example of losing and gaining back arete. In book one, Agamemnon is forced to give Chrysies back only if Achilles gives up his prize, Briseis, to him (1.220). This infuriated Achilles and humiliated him. At the end of their quarrel, Achilles decided he would not fight for Briseis and he would simply withdraw from the battle and he would not fight. This was Achilles’s way of revenge for Agamemnon because he too away the one thing that gave him honor and respect.
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Introduction Critiquing this ad on how it attracts customer to buy their product. I will talk about what is motivating or attracting the customer. Sometimes it’s the meaning behind the ad or how the product is represented. Nikes is using one of the most popular strategies that are successful in promoting its product and increasing income. When I first saw this ad I immediately knew they were comparing the iron man suit to the shoes showed in the ad.
Therefore, the social classes of their target customers are middle class, upper middles, and lower uppers. They could afford buying Nike’s products .The lifestyles of them are achievers and strivers. Their target is people whose personality is outgoing and sporty.
