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Please
keep close track of and count to the best of your ability how many
advertisements you encounter in ONE day/24-hour period via the 7 major MASS
MEDIA CHANNELS:
Print
Recordings
Cinema/Film
Radio
TV
Internet/Video
Games
Mobile
Then
you are to report on
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(A) HOW MANY ADS OF ALL TYPES/MEDIA DID YOU SEE AND IN WHAT MEDIA DID YOU SEE
THEM?
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(B) WHICH ONES DID YOU FIND MOST EFFECTIVE AND WHY? DID ANY OF THEM “WORK” ON
YOU?
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(C) DID ANY ADS SEEM PARTICULARLY DESIGNED TO MAKE YOU FEEL BAD/WORSE ABOUT
YOURSELF IN SOME WAY? IF SO, WHICH ONES AND IN WHAT WAY?
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(D) YOUR PERSONAL REFLECTIONS ON MASS MEDIA ADVERTISING AND ITS ROLE IS SOCIETY
AND CULTURE
Divide
your project into the 4 separate sections as outlined above.
THINGS
TO REMEMBER:
WHAT
IS AN ADVERTISEMENT?
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A notice, such as a poster or a paid announcement in the
print, broadcast, or electronic media, designed to attract public attention or
patronage.
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Something designed to impact your behavior and/or thoughts
– to get you to buy, think, or behave in a specific manner
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Advertising is also about raising “brand awareness” so
PRODUCT PLACEMENT = ADVERTISING
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Professor’s Name
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Reflection: Communication and Media
Types of ads I encounter
It is difficult to have an exact number of Ads
in memory that I have encountered, but the average number of adverts that I
come across are many amounting to not less than two thousand. Given that I am a
student and do a lot of research work, I encounter a lot of Ads on the internet
providing companies. Youtube, Google, WhatsApp, Skye, and all other social
media are rich in adverts. As I do research work with my laptop and phone, I
have to stop occasionally from popping up ads that even cover content; the number
of Ads has just increased in the last few years. On a plain day when I am not
busy, I get to encounter a lot of Ads. I have like today met Tv ads, print ads
as a go out for shopping; I have also seen ads on my phone when browsing and
playing my DLS-2022.
The positive influence of Ads
There are many of the adverts which I found good and effective as if the audience was aimed at me; for instance, I have come across ads that suggest and Promote the use of Grammarly as an aid in doing good academic writing. Some Ads are important to me as they cover a serious issue to aid in my writing prowess. It would be more than tedious to be able to identify all the errors that I make in simple writing. Also, some other ads pop up like a suggestion for a new phone game;...
