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Persuasion Is All Around You!

Explore the art of persuasion in advertising, learn common techniques like repetition, bandwagon, and emotional appeal. Discover how advertisers target audiences and influence consumer behavior.

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Persuasion Is All Around You!

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  1. Persuasion Is All Around You! “Can You Hear Me Now?”

  2. What is persuasion? A means of convincing people: • to buy a certain product • to believe something or act in a certain way • to agree with a point of view

  3. Common persuasive techniques often used in advertising • Slogan • Repetition • Bandwagon • Testimonial • Emotional Appeal • Expert Opinion Purpose?

  4. Repetition: The name of a product is repeated many times HEAD ON Apply directly to the forehead HEAD ON Apply directly to the forehead HEAD ON Apply directly to the forehead

  5. Bandwagon A statement suggesting that everyone is using a specific product, so you should too

  6. Testimonial A well-known person supports a product or service. • Selena Gomez uses only Pantene shampoo, so should you.

  7. Emotional Appeal A person is made to have strong feelings about a situation or product Example: Your donation might just get this puppy off the street and into a good home.

  8. Expert opinion Experts approve this product, so you should use it “Four out of five dentists recommend sugarless gum for their patients who chew gum”

  9. Logical Appeal Facts, numbers, logical reasoning, and information that sounds “scientific”. Example: A Snickers bar has 280 calories and 30 grams of sugar. That’s not very healthy.

  10. Plain Folks Appeal Ordinary people sell a message. If people believe and trust in you, you’re more likely to persuade them. Example: Believe me! I’ve been there before. I’m just like you. I understand.

  11. Propaganda • Propaganda – the use of language, ideas, information, and rumors to support one side of an argument and /or discredit another.

  12. Quick review • Slogan • Repetition • Bandwagon • Testimonial • Emotional Appeal • Expert Opinion

  13. Audience Awareness Advertisers know how to • target their audiences • use appropriate persuasive technique

  14. Who’s the audience?

  15. Audience?

  16. Audience? Purpose? Persuasive technique?

  17. Audience? Purpose? Persuasive technique?

  18. Audience?

  19. Audience? Purpose?

  20. Audience? Purpose? Persuasive technique?

  21. Relevant facts • Advertisers spend about $200 billion a year on TV advertising • The average cost for Super Bowl ads is $2.6 million per 30 second spot • The average American watches about 24,000 TV commercials a year http://television-commercial.net/

  22. Making Connections • What is your favorite jingle? • What slogan for a product do you find yourself saying? • What TV commercial has influenced you to make a purchase? • Since Miranda Crosgrove shops at American Eagle, does that mean we should too?

  23. Reflection “Persuasion is all around you” In addition to TV commercials, where else do you see persuasion all around you? Is that persuasion influencing you or your family in any way? Explain.

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