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Persuasive Techniques

Persuasive Techniques. How the Advertisers Hook You. Bandwagon. Stresses popularity of the product Viewers buy because they want to fit in If everyone’s buying it, it must be good. “…everyone wants to be a pepper, too”. Testimonial or Celebrity Endorsement.

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Persuasive Techniques

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  1. Persuasive Techniques How the Advertisers Hook You

  2. Bandwagon • Stresses popularity of the product • Viewers buy because they want to fit in • If everyone’s buying it, it must be good

  3. “…everyone wants to be a pepper, too”

  4. Testimonial or Celebrity Endorsement • Picture or statement from a famous person • Viewers associate the product with the celebrity • Viewers like the product because they like the celebrity

  5. Tiger says, “Buy it from Nike!”

  6. Transfer • Associating love, respect or admiration we have for a person or symbol, and transferring it to a product. • Viewers transfer the feeling for the symbol to the product • Viewers think if they buy the product, they’ll get the feelings associated with it

  7. Transfer examples • Put a picture of a flag on a company logo or package product feel patriotic; buy American and support the troops • Car ad shows cute girl in the passenger seat buy the car, get the girl, too. • Soap ad under a waterfall  feel cool and fresh

  8. From the official Chevy website

  9. Ad for Super-Chevy magazine subscription

  10. Purr Words…glittering generalities • Words have no specific meaning, but sound good • Words make product seem more desirable • Words appeal to emotion rather than reason

  11. It's Tasty The Best! Used by the pros! Incredible! Smooth & silky It's good for you!

  12. Ad for a dandruff shampoo called Nozoral

  13. Emotional Appeal • Commercials are designed to trigger certain emotions • If viewers feel good about the commercial, they’ll feel good about the product

  14. Excerpts from a Hallmark Commercial Girl is late for music lesson… knows it’s her grumpy teacher’s birthday, so she writes him a card…

  15. Grumpy teacher can’t stay grumpy when he reads the sweet card…. Girl is happy she made him smile… Everyone feels good!

  16. Product comparison --cardstacking • All facts and figures support one product and not the other • Viewers question the quality of the other product • Viewers believe the featured product is better

  17. OUR BRAND BRAND X X FRESH X X TASTES GREAT X X WHITENS NO X BRIGHTENS NO

  18. Name-Calling • Give someone or something a ‘bad name’ so others will dislike him or it • Viewers will dislike and distrust the person/product • Viewers question the value / honesty / worth of the person or product

  19. Plain Folk or Elitism • Ads appeal to the common man or to the rich/elite • Viewers think the ad/politician can relate to them because they are like them • Viewers want to be elite, so they buy the product.

  20. “Pardon me, would you have any Grey Poupon?”

  21. Repetition • Commercial features words or images that are stated or shown over and over again. • Viewers will be more likely to remember the product.

  22. Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow… Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow…

  23. Security (fear) • Draws on viewers fears by telling them their jobs or lives are in danger • Makes viewers feel unsafe • Viewers believe product will protect them.

  24. This could happen to YOU!

  25. Slogan • “A memorable phrase is used in a campaign, or a series of commercials for a product or company. • Viewers remember the slogan and associate it with the product. • Effective slogans can become part of everyday language.

  26. Things go better with Coke!

  27. You deserve a break today, so get up and get away to McDonald’s…

  28. Be All that You Can Be --- In the Army

  29. One Thou-sand Points of Light…

  30. Just Do It!

  31. got milk?

  32. ReviewPersuasiveTechniques

  33. Bandwagon • Stresses popularity of the product • Viewers buy because they want to fit in • If everyone’s buying it, it must be good

  34. Testimonial or Celebrity Endorsement • Picture or statement from a famous person • Viewers associate the product with the celebrity • Viewers like the product because they like the celebrity

  35. Transfer • Associating love, respect or admiration we have for a person or symbol, and transferring it to a product. • Viewers transfer the feeling for the symbol to the product • Viewers think if they buy the product, they’ll get the feelings associated with it

  36. Purr Words…glittering generalities • Words have no specific meaning, but sound good • Words make product seem more desirable • Words appeal to emotion rather than reason

  37. Emotional Appeal • Commercials are designed to trigger certain emotions • If viewers feel good about the commercial, they’ll feel good about the product

  38. Product comparison --cardstacking • All facts and figures support one product and not the other • Viewers question the quality of the other product • Viewers believe the featured product is better

  39. Name-Calling • Give someone or something a ‘bad name’ so others will dislike him or it • Viewers will dislike and distrust the person/product • Viewers question the value / honesty / worth of the person or product

  40. Plain Folk or Elitism • Ads appeal to the common man or to the rich/elite • Viewers think the ad/politician can relate to them because they are like them • Viewers want to be elite, so they buy the product.

  41. Repetition • Commercial features words or images that are stated or shown over and over again. • Viewers will be more likely to remember the product.

  42. Security (fear) • Draws on viewers fears by telling them their jobs or lives are in danger • Makes viewers feel unsafe • Viewers believe product will protect them.

  43. Slogan • “A memorable phrase is used in a campaign, or a series of commercials for a product or company. • Viewers remember the slogan and associate it with the product. • Effective slogans can become part of everyday language.

  44. DON’T TAKE THE BAIT!

  45. Don’t let advertisers hook you….

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