Essays and Research Papers on Advertising Issues

Approximately 4 pages in length. Paper analyzes contemporary (mid-1990's) trends in footwear based upon advertisements promoting designer brands. Excellent for those studying advertising as well as fashion and various other areas of marketing. No Bibliography.

A 6 page paper on the role and effectiveness of print media in influencing public opinion. Specific magazine ads are analyzed and the usefulness of this media is compared with that of television, radio, etc; Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 7 page paper on the corporate background of State Farm, and how a local insurance agent is organized. The writer argues that the agent could cut its advertising budget by utilizing press releases around the varied community activities in which it participates. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

A 5 page paper on the use of advertisements designed to instill fear into the heart of the viewer or reader. The paper assesses the effectiveness of such advertisements, using evidence from a number of scholarly journals, concluding that there are more effective way of imparting important information. Bibliography lists four sources.

5 pages in length. The objective is to determine the effectiveness of advertising with SPSS. Given the applicable outline, one will assess both the negative and positive aspects associated with the product. The analysis is pertinent to the ultimate sales outcome of a chain of record stores where thirty-six randomly chosen stores ...

A 7 page research paper that provides a business analysis of the recent merger between CDNow and N2K. CDNow and N2K had many problems in common. Both companies had expanded revenue and losses for the fourth quarter and all of 1998. Both companies were facing stiff competition form Amazon.com. They both had to devise methods ...

5 pages in length. Takes a close look at the effects of advertising on firms in monopolistic and oligopolistic competitions and how limited advertising could affect these situations. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

A 5 page paper discussing quality management for both production and services. The current evolution of the principles of Total Quality Management (TQM), total quality is that concept by which the organization uses all resources available to it, builds long-term relationships with both employees and customers, and remains open to ways in which processes ...

6 pages in length. It is a well-known fact that Coca-Cola and Pepsi have gone head to head in competitive business for many years, and have struggled to lure the consumer away from each other. Although Coca-Cola has maintained a healthy lead over Pepsi, Pepsi is in fact becoming a formidable opponent. ...

An 8 page paper that looks into Sprint PCS and their marketing campaign. Sprint is compared to its two primary competitors, AT&T and Vodafone/Air Touch in terms of size. The writer then discusses: the marketing environment, such as target market, legal/political, socio-cultural, competition; industry trends; recent developments and finally comments on future directions for the ...

5 pages. Not only do consumers rate Internet ads as the least trustworthy, but they rate them as the most annoying as well. Unlike television ads or radio ads which you can simply ignore, the pesky banner and pop-up ads jump into your vision on every website, making it increasingly difficult to concentrate ...

This 15 page report discusses the ways in which marketers must develop different marketing strategies if they intend to be successful in selling their products to both men and women via the Internet. Marketing experts and social scientists have become increasingly aware of the fact that men and women, boys and girls, use the Internet differently than ...

7 pages in length. While print advertisements of the 1940's were significantly reflective of the advancements of war and technology, there was an even more obvious social aspect surrounding the marketing format: gender bias. Based upon a handful of advertisements from that period, the writer discusses that if the product in question were ...

This 5 page paper discusses the importance of selecting color schemes in marketing efforts. Research has shown that colors convey messages and create emotional responses in people. Color selections has become a competitive advantage. Specific examples are included. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

3 pages in length. Compares this book by David Ogilvy to that of Market Segmentation by Art Weinstein and The Marketing Imagination by Theodore Levitt. The focus of this paper in on the book by David Ogilvy and the interesting and informative impact of this book on the field of advertising. ...

This five-page-paper presents an analysis of a print advertisement . Who the targeted audience is as well as the plusses and minus of the ad's design are all detailed. In addition there are examples of unsuccessful ads to contrast the advertisement being analyzed. Bibliography lists two sources.

This 12 page paper examines advertising in its latest internet form, "international contests. The "information highway" has increased our accessibility to products of the world, and added a new glitch to those advertising "road" signs: the international contest. Are these international contest ads valid, or just another form of gambling, or is ...

A 5 page paper that challenges the advertisement of Pamprin, which states that "If you hate periods, you'll love Pamprin." The paper presents a study to investigate the claim. Bibliography lists 4 sources.

(9 pp) The stereotype mindset may show women as junkies, stick figures, mannequins, bimbos and inanimate objects. In the past, even the physical size of a woman has been open to stereotypes: large women, even an Aunt Jemima is typically depicted as a selfless nurturer, a glutton or a buffoon, and that ...

This 7 page report discusses the numerous components necessary to create an effective advertising campaign and the fact that an advertising agency that bills itself as “full-service” must be able to provide all components of the marketing-advertising -public relations mix. A hypothetical situation is presented in which a potential client is the local cable television conglomerate and could mean as much ...

A 9 page paper which discusses how mass media effects advertising. The paper illustrates that the relationship between the two is very similar, in that the mass media, no matter the organization, group, company, station, or corporation, has need of involving itself in advertising their particular entity in order to gain attention from the public. In this, it is ...

8 pages in length. Advertising self-regulation is a critical component of corporate social responsibility. Such efforts much exist inasmuch as the ethical approaches of purpose, principle and consequence are integral components of business social performance; itemizing these contributions finds one incorporating the interests of ethics and morality within the corporate structure, essential concepts that are ...

5 pages in length. This hard-hitting paper examines the ad campaign by Philip Morris to discourage teens from smoking. But is that what the campaign is really about? Discussion includes the use of logos, pathos and ethos, descriptions of the commercials in questions, as well as their underlying meaning. Bibliography lists 5 sources.

5 pages in length. Rebel advertising is a technique of grabbing the public's attention through the use of sarcasm, irony, humor or shock, or a combination of these things. This descriptive paper investigates the use of rebellion in advertising and the reasons it is so successful. Describes several ads which use rebellion in advertising as well. Bibliography ...

An 8 page paper discussing issues of consumer behavior, promotion strategy and product positioning on the Internet as its use continues to grow. With all that is uncertain about the evolution of Internet commerce and the final path it will take as it continues to change, marketers can be certain that they will be required less to guess ...